The Bachchan connection with Umrao Jaan
By:
Chanakya
Dhanda,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
12,
2006
Umrao
Jaan,
the
divine
courtesan
left
many
spellbound.
Those
who
read
the
book
as
well
as
those
who
saw
the
movie,
were
bewildered
by
the
courtesan.
But
there
is
something
very
strange
about
Umrao
Jaan
and
the
Bachchan
family.
There
is
a
connection
which
binds
them
yet
makes
them
reluctant
to
admit
their
liking
for
Umrao
Jaan.
Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the poet, the writer, the man who made the world realize that pen is mightier than sword. Well the seeds of Umrao Jaan start here. It is a known fact that Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a good reader. Umrao Jaan the book was a wonderful peace of writing. So being a connoisseur for good books, we assume Harivansh Rai Bachchan must have read the Umrao Jaan and the seeds of falling in love with her started there. This may just have been the beginning.
Amitabh Bachchan, the superstar, the legend, the icon was at his peak during the 70's and 80's as a leading hero. He had a fan following of millions amongst whom maximum were girls. He was married to another superstar, Jaya Bachchan. But then there was Umrao Jaan. Rekha, the sweetheart of many, played the character of Umrao Jaan. Playing the character of Umrao Jaan, even the most eligible bachelors along with married men could not resist falling in love with her. One of the men was Amitabh Bachchan. Rumors were rife at that time that Amitabh Bachchan was in a relation with Rekha. And the grapevine said that Amitabh was so much into the relation that he left his house with Jaya and went in to stay with Rekha. He was supposedly in love with Rekha, the Umrao Jaan. Throughout his career, Amitabh never commented on Rekha and his love story for reasons best known to them.
Two decades later, things have changed. Another Umrao Jaan is in the making. This time it is Aishwarya who plays Umrao Jaan. But one thing that has not changed is a Bachchan falling in love with the new Umrao Jaan. This time it is Amitabh's son, Abhishek Bachchan's turn to continue the legacy of falling in love with Umrao Jaan. Like his father, he also refuses to comment on his relation with Aishwarya. Well, we are not saying anything. But as they say, History speaks.
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