Reddit unearthed an old article penned by Taroon Coomar Bhaduri in 1989, where he spilled unknown facts about Amitabh Bachchan.

Jaya Bachchan objected to being called by her husband Amitabh Bachchan's name in the Rajya Sabha, asserting women's individual identities. Her father’s old article revealed Amitabh supported Jaya using her maiden name professionally.

Jaya Bhaduri and Amitabh Bachchan got married in 1973 after a courting for a couple of years. According to Jaya’s father, Taroon Coomar Bhadhuri, their decision to wed was “a bolt from the blue.”

Did you know that Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan's wedding priest was against the marriage due to caste differences? Here's what we know Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan married in 1973 in a'secret' wedding.