The heartwarming story of Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha-Jaya Bachchan triangle, when love on screen became real
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Jaya’s Tears: The Untold Story
When the lights dimmed during the trial screening of “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”, no one noticed that Jaya Bachchan was crying silently—no one, only Rekha.
70s Hottest Gossip
During the 70s, a story in Bollywood shook everyone—the rumored affair between Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.
Their on-screen chemistry made the audience crazy, but the real excitement was created when off-screen relationship rumors started spreading, as Amitabh was already married to Jaya.
A heartbreaking moment
Rekha once told Stardust magazine a heart-wrenching story.
From the projection room, she saw something that no one else had noticed.
“Jaya was sitting in the front row, and Amitabh was behind her with his parents,” Rekha recalled.
“During our love scenes, I could see tears rolling down their eyes.”
What happened after that
The reaction came quickly. Within a week, the news spread in the industry that Amitabh had made it clear—he would no longer work with Rekha.
It seems that this decision was the answer to his wife’s silent pain.
Behind the Drama: A Strange Friendship
Despite all these complications, Rekha spoke lovingly about Jaya in Simi Garewal’s interview, calling her “Didibhai”.
“I have never seen such a composed woman to date,” Rekha admitted. “She has dignity, class, and strength.
We had a relationship before the media ruined everything.”
Full Circle Moment
A twist that can only happen in Bollywood—teen stars finally came together in Yash Chopra’s film “Silsila” (1981)—a film that mirrored their real-life triangle.
Why does this decades-old story still attract us? Maybe because there are real emotions behind the glamour—it reminds us that even film stars are not immune to heartbreak.
