'She wants Aishwarya to stay behind': Jaya Bachchan slammed for refusing to use husband's name
Old video of Jaya Bachchan from Koffee With Karan has resurfaced in which praises daughter-in-law Aishwarya for staying behind and keeping quiet. Now the actress turned politician is getting trolled for refusing to be addressed by her husband Amitabh Bachchan's name.
In the recent Rajya Sabha session, Jaya Bachchan was addressed as Shrimati Jaya Amitabh Bachchan. However, the actress-turned-politician was quite unhappy with this. She objected to Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh and reminded everyone that a woman has her own identity too and doesn't need to be identified by her husband's name.
Jaya Bachchan slammed for refusing to use husband's name
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As Harivansh Narayan Singh called out her name to let her speak, he said, "Shrimati Jaya Amitabh Bachchan ji, please". Jaya's (who was born as Jaya Bhaduri) instant reaction was, "Sir, sirf Jaya Bachchan bolte to kaafi hojata (It would've been enough to call me Jaya Bachchan)". Singh then pointed out that that he used her officially registered name. However, Jaya continued, "Some new method has emerged that women have to be known by their husband¡¯s name. Women have no identity. They have no achievements, no identity of their own. This new thing."
As the video went viral, now Jaya Bachchan is getting slammed for two reasons - for herself using her husband's name in her official papers and for an old Koffee With Karan video in which she said that she likes how her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stays behind. Here's what fans are saying.
Jaya Bachchan being #JayaBachchan. This was so unnecessary. If that is how the name is registered, and if the chair addresses her exactly how it is written, then why this over reaction. pic.twitter.com/CG7elJ9lmS
¡ª Sneha Mordani (@snehamordani) July 30, 2024
"Speak about women ka astitva and shit! Lekin KWK me bol rahi hai, She likes that her daughter in law, stays behind and quiet! Dogli aurat! Also agar itna hi problem hai, then change the name! Paper pe jo name likha hai, usi se usko sambodhit karenge," one of the users commented on Reddit.
"If she has so much angst against being called by her husband's name, why would she change it at first place? If changed, why not just drop it now? Also, why would she assume that the speaker is patriarchal? He could be just calling her by her official name written (which he claimed he did)!", wrote another user while a third one said, "She hates Amitabh it's that simple".
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Amid the divorce rumours of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan doing the rounds, fans were once again reminded of how Jaya Bachchan had once said that she likes how her daughter-in-law stays behind, is quiet and listens. She said that when she appeared on Karan Johar's show in season 2 episode 10. On being asked if Aish was the perfect choice for family, Jaya said, "I think so. It's wonderful because she is such a big star herself but when we are all together I have never ever seen her push herself. I like that quality. I like it that she stands behind, she is quiet, she listens."
Watch what Jaya Bachchan said about Aishwarya in the video below.
Jaya Bachchan on Aishwariya Rai and how she likes that Aish never pushes herself, stays behind, is quiet and that she listens. Hence perfect DIL for the Bachchan family.
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