Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan secretly married in 1973, despite initial objections from a Bengali priest over caste differences. Amitabh's success with Zanjeer before their marriage and Jaya's strong will were highlighted.

Taroon Coomar Bhadhuri also talked about Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's wedding. He revealed that the Bengali priest they hired for the wedding was against it. He wrote in the article, “The Bengali priest (who was located with great difficulty) at first protested against having to preside over a marriage between a Bengali brahmin (Jaya) and a non-Bengali non-brahmin (Amit).

In a time when women were expected to adopt their husband's surname after marriage, Amitabh Bachchan set an example by allowing his wife, Jaya Bachchan, to retain her maiden name, Bhaduri, for her professional career.

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.”

In an article published in 1989, Jaya Bachchan's father denied rumours that he was against her marriage to Amitabh Bachchan. "This is slander, plain and simple," he wrote.

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.