(B) "Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's desire to shoulder responsibility: Shweta Bachchan speaks out"

Once, Jaya Bachchan talked about her desire to allow her ‘bahu’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, to shoulder all her burdens. Here’s how her daughter, Shweta Bachchan reacted to it.

The Bachchan Parivaar enjoys huge popularity, and the anecdotes about their lives always excite us. While Jaya Bachchan often makes headlines for her strict behaviour, Amitabh Bachchan rules the internet with his acting prowess. Meanwhile, the Bachchan bahu, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has been garnering a lot of attention for her alleged separation from her husband, Abhishek Bachchan.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s marriage

Aishwarya Rai married Abhishek Bachchan on April 20, 2007, at the Bachchan residence, Jalsa, in an intimate wedding ceremony. Time and again reports about her sweet and sour relationship with the Bachchan clan hit the headlines, irking her fans. However, not many know that once the veteran actress-turned-politician, Jaya Bachchan opened up about sharing some burden with her daughter-in-law, Aishwarya, but her daughter, Shweta warned her not to do so.

Jaya Bachchan on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan taking her burden after her wedding

It happened when Jaya Bachchan, along with her daughter, Shweta Bachchan, appeared on one of the episodes of Karan Johar’s chat show, Koffee With Karan. The episode dates back to the time when Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were all set to tie the knot. During the same, Karan Johar talked to Jaya Bachchan about the feeling of becoming a mother-in-law and remarked that she would have Aishwarya Rai to take some of the burdens off her shoulders. KJo said:

“Now you’ll be sharing some of the issues with your daughter-in-law. There will be Ash, who will come and take some of the burdens off your shoulders.”

Responding to the same, Jaya Bachchan gave an affirmative response and said that she was looking forward to sharing her burden with Aishwarya Rai. Jaya was heard saying:

“Hopefully. I am hoping that she will take a lot more than just ‘some.”

Shweta Bachchan warned her mother against intimidating Aishwarya Rai

However, it looked like Shweta Bachchan was unhappy with her mother’s remark about sharing her burden with her daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai, and she instantly reacted to it. Shweta looked off, and she quickly warned Jaya not to do so, as it might look scary and intimidating. Shweta said:

“Don’t do that mom. It’s scary and intimidating. Slowly ease her into it. It’s not that hard.”

When Abhishek Bachchan revealed why his and Aishwarya Rai’s royal wedding was incredibly intimate

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s royal wedding was incredibly intimate and very selective people were invited to the ceremony. In 2010, when Abhishek graced the cult show, Koffee With Karan, he explained the reason behind his private wedding. Recalling how his ailing grandmother was in the hospital and how it had made them feel upset, the actor had said:

“People are forgetting a major reason why our family wanted to keep it intimate. I had an ailing grandmother in hospital and my father said, ‘You know, we do not feel good about going out there and having a good celebration’. Did I want to invite? Did her family want to invite the whole world? Yes. Our parents, altogether, sent out a card seeking the blessings of everybody.”