Updated On: 08 April, 2024 08:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Jaya Bachchan Birthday 2024: The veteran actress has been a part of the film industry for decades now. Here`s looking at some unknown facts about her

Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan was born as Jaya Bhaduri in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on April 9, 1948. She is known for her relevant and naturalistic style of acting in Hindi cinema. Jaya Bachchan has won countless accolades in her long cinematic career, including the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1992.
Jaya Bachchan started her journey in films with the Bengali movie `Mahanagar`, which came out in 1963. The actress, however, entered Bollywood with the much-acclaimed film Guddi, in which her performance as a schoolgirl obsessed with Dharmendra is still widely regarded.