Actress and politician Jaya Bachchan today (April 9) turned 70 and is ringing her birthday with the love and togetherness of her family members.
Amitabh Bachchan posted midnight birthday celebrations post on his blog while Abhishek took wishes to his Twitter handle with a beautiful picture of Jaya Bachchan.
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“At the stroke of the midnight hour, the greetings and wishes and calls and the feeding of sweetmeats; the gifting of love and togetherness and the welcoming of the lady on her 70th! She be wife and mother… and she be with her ‘progress report’
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“Feelings and love delivered… writings of occasion hand-written on card… the gratitude of the special day and spending the time with all about, reminiscing… Quiet… still and intimate… The best way to bring in a remembrance and the passage of time over the year gone by,” Big B wrote on his blog.
He shared a photograph of Jaya seated in the midst of their son Abhishek and daughter Shweta as they embrace the doting mother for a hug.
Abhishek shared an old picture of his mom Jaya and wrote, “Happy birthday, Ma. You are the world to me, love you!”
With films like Guddi, Abhimaan, and Mili, the actress became synonymous with roles that exuded innocence. Then there were titles like Silsila, Chupke Chupke, Koshish, and Sholay, she displayed her range as an actor.
On the political front, she is a candidate of the Samajwadi Party.
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