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‘I don’t want a 9-5 wife’: Jaya Bachchan once revealed Amitabh Bachchan’s objection to her working after marriage
Updated On: 17 August, 2026 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Jaya Bachchan once opened up about stepping away from films after marriage to Amitabh Bachchan, recalling how he told her he did not want a 9-to-5 wife. On Koffee With Karan, the veteran actress also remembered daughter Shweta asking her not to leave for a shoot

Jaya Bachchan
The veteran actress once revealed that it was her husband, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who objected to her working in films after marriage.
An old clip from Bollywood multi-hyphenate Karan Johar’s chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ has resurfaced on the Internet, and is shows the host probing her in order to understand whose decision it was behind her choosing to stay away from films until her kids reached a certain age.


