New Delhi. Amitabh Bachchan does not shy away from sharing stories of his life with fans. In the recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16, Amitabh Bachchan talked about his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Do you know that Teji Bachchan was the second wife of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Were you surprised? But this is true. Big B himself revealed this and told how his father was devastated after the death of his first wife Shyama. How then he met Teji Bachchan and the talk reached the point of marriage. Amitabh talked about this recently.
These days Amitabh Bachchan is seen in season 16 of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. He keeps sharing stories related to his family in the show. Now he shared an anecdote related to his father Harivanshrai Bachchan and told that his father had married twice. His first wife had passed away, which left him devastated.
Harivansh Rai Bachchan was heartbroken after the death of his first wife.
Amitabh Bachchan told, ‘My father’s first wife had passed away. After the death of his wife, he was in a very serious condition. He started feeling sad. There is a glimpse of sorrow and pain in all the poems he wrote after the death of his first wife. After a few years, he started going to Kavi Sammelan to earn money.
How Harivansh-Teji met in Bareilly
Big B also shared the story of his arrival in Bareilly and his meeting with Teji Bachchan. He said- ‘A friend of his lived in Bareilly, he called Babuji to meet him. Babuji went to meet him. During dinner, Babuji’s friend requested him to recite a poem. But, before my father could start reciting the poem, his friend asked his wife to call my mother (Teji Bachchan). It was there that Babuji had his first meeting with our mother. After mother’s arrival, Babuji started reciting the poem ‘What should I do with sympathy for you’ and mother started crying after listening to this poem. Dad’s friend left mom and dad alone in the room and went out himself.
‘When Babuji decided to spend his life with mother only’
‘After some time, Babuji’s friends brought a garland and asked him to make her wear it. Just that day, Babuji had decided that now he will spend his entire life with our mother (Teji Bachchan).’
Harivansh-Teji got married in 1941
Let us tell you that Harivansh Rai Bachchan married Teji Bachchan in 1941. From this marriage, both of them had two children, who were named Amitabh and Ajitabh Bachchan. Amitabh, who recently turned 82.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 16, 2024, 08:49 IST
