Jaya Bachchan

Biography

Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress who started performing as a teenager, making her screen debut at 15 in the Bengali film Mahanagar. Born in 1948 into a Bengali-speaking family and schooled at St. Joseph's Convent School in Bhopal, she came into her own in Hindi cinema with Guddi and went on to appear in a long run of popular Hindi films, among them Jawani Diwani, Uphaar, Anamika, Abhimaan (1973), Sholay (1975), Bawarchi, Chupke Chupke and Zanjeer. Her acting career ran from 1963 to 1981, when she stepped away from the screen, and she also wrote the script for Shahenshah. Her work in Bollywood brought her a number of awards.

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 51 years1973 to 2024

Genres

Drama75%, 6 films
Comedy50%, 4 films
Romance50%, 4 films
Musical25%, 2 films
Action13%, 1 film

First and latest

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Jaya Bachchan movies on Netflix

Sadabahar2024IMDb rating 7.4as Nini
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani2023IMDb rating 6.5as Dhanlakshmi Randhawa
Ki & Ka2016IMDb rating 5.7as Jaya Bhaduri
Kal Ho Naa Ho2003IMDb rating 7.9as Jennifer Kapur
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5as Nandini Raichand
Fiza2000IMDb rating 6.0as Nishatbi Ikramullah
Sholay1975IMDb rating 8.1as Radha
Abhimaan1973IMDb rating 7.8as Uma Kumar

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho2003 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Jennifer Kapur
IMDb rating 7.983K votes
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani2023 Comedy, Drama, Familyas Dhanlakshmi Randhawa
IMDb rating 6.551K votes
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001as Nandini Raichand
IMDb rating 7.564K votes
Sholay1975as Radha
IMDb rating 8.164K votes
Fiza2000as Nishatbi Ikramullah
IMDb rating 6.04.8K votes
Abhimaan1973as Uma Kumar
IMDb rating 7.83.3K votes
Ki & Ka2016as Jaya Bhaduri
IMDb rating 5.76.8K votes
Sadabahar2024as Nini
IMDb rating 7.464 votes

Most often with

Karan Johar directed two of these films. Amitabh Bachchan appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Amitabh Bachchan

Shah Rukh Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Asrani

Kareena Kapoor

Rani Mukerji

Karan JoharDirector, 2 films

Films together

Amitabh Bachchan4 films together, 1973 to 2016
Amitabh Bachchan's page
- Ki & Ka2016IMDb rating 5.7Bachchan as Jaya BhaduriBachchan as Self (Special Appearance)
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini RaichandBachchan as Yashvardhan Raichand
- Sholay1975IMDb rating 8.1Bachchan as RadhaBachchan as Jai
- Abhimaan1973IMDb rating 7.8Bachchan as Uma KumarBachchan as Subir Kumar (Beeru)
Shah Rukh Khan2 films together, 2001 to 2003
Shah Rukh Khan's page
- Kal Ho Naa Ho2003IMDb rating 7.9Bachchan as Jennifer KapurKhan as Aman Mathur
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini RaichandKhan as Rahul Raichand
Kareena Kapoor Khan2 films together, 2001 to 2016
Kareena Kapoor Khan's page
- Ki & Ka2016IMDb rating 5.7Bachchan as Jaya BhaduriKhan as Kia Bansal
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini RaichandKhan as Pooja “Poo” Sharma Raichand
Asrani2 films together, 1973 to 1975
Asrani's page
- Sholay1975IMDb rating 8.1Bachchan as RadhaAsrani as Jailor
- Abhimaan1973IMDb rating 7.8Bachchan as Uma KumarAsrani as Chandru Kriplani
Kareena Kapoor2 films together, 2001 to 2016
Kareena Kapoor's page
- Ki & Ka2016IMDb rating 5.7Bachchan as Jaya BhaduriKapoor as Kia Bansal
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini RaichandKapoor as Pooja Sharma
Rani Mukerji2 films together, 2001 to 2003
Rani Mukerji's page
- Kal Ho Naa Ho2003IMDb rating 7.9Bachchan as Jennifer KapurMukerji as Special Appearance
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini RaichandMukerji as Naina Kapoor
Karan JoharDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2023
- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani2023IMDb rating 6.5Bachchan as Dhanlakshmi Randhawa
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2001IMDb rating 7.5Bachchan as Nandini Raichand
Also two films together5 more actors
- Johnny LeverKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Fiza (2000)
- Hrithik RoshanKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Fiza (2000)
- Rajat KapoorSadabahar (2024) and Ki & Ka (2016)
- A.K. HangalSholay (1975) and Abhimaan (1973)
- DharmendraRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) and Sholay (1975)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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