Jaya Bachchan feels she didn’t get enough recognition for her pioneering work: ‘I felt bad, it was unfair’

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Jaya Bachchan has been the leading lady in several watershed movies that were also huge hits. Sample her filmography: Guddi, Piya Ka Ghar, Parichay, Anamika, Abhimaan, Zanjeer, Mili, Sholay, Silsila, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, and most recently, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. However, on her granddaughter’s podcast What The Hell Navya, the veteran actor confessed she wasn’t recognized for all the great work she did. (Also Read: Jaya Bachchan blames the internet for anxiety attacks in the younger generation)

Jaya Bachchan says she didn’t get enough recognition for her pioneering work

What did Jaya say?

“It feels very bad when an artiste does not get recognition. Sometimes, I feel that we have done so much pioneering, unique, redefining work, but the recognition we get for it is not enough. I am talking about recognition, not praise. Then consider that this is my fate. I wouldn’t say I’m impressed. I felt bad, it was inappropriate,” Jaya said in Hindi.

Jaya’s daughter Shweta Bachchan also spoke about her failures when she said that the negative reviews for her first book, Paradise Towers (2018), affected her deeply. “I also suffered professional failure. I wrote a book, it’s not like it became a bestseller or anything. But I’m not that person to say, ‘Okay, I’ll just bounce back and…’ I take it personally. If there are bad reviews, I can’t look at it objectively. Like, ‘Okay, someone might not have liked my book.’ It took me a really long time. Like, I just stopped writing. And it made me doubt myself,” she said.

not the first time

Jaya and Shweta appeared on the podcast hosted by Navya Naveli Nanda, which is currently in its second season.

This is not the first statement of Jaya in this season which has attracted everyone’s attention. In an earlier episode, when asked about women paying the same bills as men, he had said, “Those women are so stupid. You should let the men pay. Basically, what they’re trying to say is – don’t be polite. How stupid is this?”

On the work front, Jaya Bachchan was last seen alongside Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi in Karan Johar’s directorial Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

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