Bachchan family | |
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Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Place of origin | Babupatti, Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Members | Harivansh Rai Bachchan Teji Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Shweta Bachchan Nanda |
Connected members | Jaya Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Nikhil Nanda |
Connected families | Kapoor family |
Traditions | Hinduism |
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]