Bachchan family

Bachchan family
Current regionMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place of originBabupatti, Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
MembersHarivansh Rai Bachchan
Teji Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Connected membersJaya Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Nikhil Nanda
Connected familiesKapoor family
TraditionsHinduism
Estate(s)Jalsa Bungalow
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The Bachchan family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry and Indian politics.

Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan, his wife, actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan; his parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; their daughter, author Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai. In 2007, Time listed Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.[1]

  1. ^ Robinson, Simon (15 August 2007). "India's Most Influential". Time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.