Jaya Bachchan used to call Amitabh Bachchan by this strange name in front of her father-in-law Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the actress improved after her father-in-law’s scolding.


Whenever the strongest, evergreen and iconic couples are mentioned in the corridors of Bollywood, then the first Amitabh Bachchan And Jaya Bachchan Only name comes to mind. This power couple, who have been holding each other’s hands for more than 53 years, still remains in the headlines for their family bonding and old memories. Recently, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared a very funny and unheard anecdote from the initial days of his marriage on the stage of his popular television reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC). Big B told that in the initial phase of their marriage, Jaya Bachchan used to affectionately call him by a special nickname, which his late father and great poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan did not like at all. After severe scolding and interruption from her father-in-law, Jaya Bachchan stopped calling her by this name. Let us know in detail what is this interesting story related to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and how they revealed this interesting secret.

Big B reveals interesting secret of his marriage to Ranbir Kapoor on KBC stage

When actor Ranbir Kapoor arrived on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati to promote his upcoming film, his informal chat with megastar Amitabh Bachchan brought back many old memories. This series of conversations started when Ranbir Kapoor, while referring to the pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, compared the height difference between himself and his wife Alia Bhatt.

Ranbir laughingly said that he always has a picture in his mind in which he finds himself tall like Amitabh Bachchan and Alia Bhatt is a little less tall like Jaya Bachchan. Ranbir also believed that this height difference between couples looks quite cute. When Ranbir asked Big B about his and Jaya’s actual height, Amitabh Bachchan replied that his own height is around 6 feet 2 inches, while Jaya Bachchan’s height is around 5 feet 3 or 4 inches. Amidst this height difference and old memories, Big B made a fun revelation about an old nickname given to him by Jaya Bachchan.

“For many years Jaya used to call us Lambu ji…”: Amitabh Bachchan’s funny revelation

Recalling his early days with his wife Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan told on the show that initially after marriage, Jaya used to call him by a different name instead of calling him by his name. Big B said smilingly, “For many years Jaya used to call me ‘Lambu ji’.”

Since Amitabh Bachchan’s height has always been the tallest and most impressive in Bollywood, Jaya ji started calling him by this name. However, on being called by such nicknames in front of everyone inside the house, the megastar’s father and famous litterateur Harivansh Rai Bachchan (whom Big B fondly called Babuji) His eyes fell on this, and he did not like it at all.

When father-in-law Harivansh Rai Bachchan lovingly scolded Jaya Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan further shared the story and said that when his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan heard Jaya calling him ‘Lambu ji’, he took it seriously and scolded his daughter-in-law lovingly. Babuji told Jaya Bachchan, “Look, don’t say like that… either use the name properly or call me by some other name.”

After that strict and clear instruction from father-in-law Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan had stopped calling Amitabh Bachchan ‘Lambu ji’ forever. After this he started calling Big B by his real name. Hearing this family and light-hearted anecdote narrated by Amitabh Bachchan, everyone present on the set and Ranbir Kapoor himself could not stop laughing.

Discussions also intensify regarding Ranbir Kapoor’s much awaited film ‘Ramayana’

In this wonderful episode of KBC, not only old memories were refreshed, but there was also a lot of discussion about the upcoming films. During this time, the much talked about film with Ranbir Kapoor ‘Ramayana Part 1’ The beautiful actress who played the role of Mata Sita in Sai Pallavi Also came to grace the stage.

The film ‘Ramayana’, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is all set to be released in theaters on the special occasion of Diwali this year. First part of the film upcoming 5 November 2026 Will hit the big screen, in which apart from Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi, all the veteran actors like Yash, Sunny Deol, Arun Govil, Lara Dutta and Rakul Preet Singh will be seen in important roles. Even today, this story of this lovely relationship between Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan is becoming increasingly viral on social media among the fans and people are praising the simplicity of this couple.