Bachchan V/s Nehru-Gandhi family, why did love relations turn into hate?
- Coincidentally, Rahul did this in Prayagraj, from where Amitabh Bachchan contested elections in 1984 on the insistence of Rahul's father Rajiv Gandhi and was elected to the Lok Sabha.
- Sonia has called Amitabh's mother Teji Bachchan as her third mother. When Sonia came to India to marry Rajiv, Amitabh went to the airport to pick her up. There were 43 days between Sonia's arrival in India and her marriage. Sonia stayed at Amitabh's house for these 43 days with Teji and Harivanshrai. Sonia herself has said in an interview that the Bachchan family gave Sonia an understanding of Indian customs and rites, calling Amit and Bunty (Ajitabh) her brothers. This is why Rahul and Priyanka Bachchan are addressed as Mama only. Sonia's kanyadan was also done to Harivanshrai-Teji Bachchan.
Rahul Gandhi caused surprise by mentioning Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai to attack Narendra Modi in Bharat Nyaya Jodo Yatra. In Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Rahul referred to the Pran Pratishta program of Lord Shri Ram's temple in Ayodhya and said, Did any OBC, Dalit or tribal face appear in the Pran Pratishta program? Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Narendra Modi showed up, but none from the community, which makes up 73 percent of the country's population.
Once two sides of the same coin, the relationship between the Bachchan and Nehru-Gandhi families has soured over the years, but both families avoid speaking against each other. If you consider the shame of old relations, if you consider shame and the mindset of ignoring each other, then the mentality, but both the families avoid even mentioning each other, when Rahul raised the issue of the closeness of the Bachchan family to Narendra Modi. Coincidentally, Rahul did this in Prayagraj, from where Amitabh Bachchan contested the election in 1984 on the insistence of Rahul's father Rajiv Gandhi and was elected to the Lok Sabha.
Rahul's mention has brought back memories of the love-hate relationship between Nehru-Gandhi and the Bachchan family. Love-hate in such a way that at one time there was so much love between the two families that they could not be separated from each other and then they became so hated that they could not even stand together. A family that lives together and eats together is not even speaking.
The closeness between Bachchan and the Nehru-Gandhi family dates back to the Allahabad days. Amitabh's father Harivanshrai Bachchan was a great poet. Jawaharlal Nehru was a fan of Bachchan's poems so he gave him a job in the Government of India. Bachchan created a stir by marrying Teji from a Sikh family. Teji has modern ideas so he befriends Indira. Rajiv and Amitabh were also childhood friends.
Often these old relations are forgotten after the arrival of the new generation, but in the case of these two families, even after the arrival of Sonia Gandhi, these relations were not maintained but deepened. Sonia always addressed Amitabh as Amit and considered him as her brother.
Sonia has called Amitabh's mother Teji Bachchan as her third mother. Sonia fell in love with Rajiv and they both decided to get married, then when Sonia came to India for the wedding, Amitabh went to the airport to pick her up. On January 13, 1968, Sonia landed at Palam Airport in Delhi and went straight to Amitabh's house. Rajiv and Sonia got married on February 25, 1969. Indira Sonia did not want to stay in a hotel or her own house, so the house of the Bachchan family was chosen. Sonia's kanyadan was also done to Harivanshrai-Teji Bachchan.
There were 43 days between Sonia's arrival in India and her marriage. Sonia stayed at Amitabh's house for 43 days with Teji and Harivanshrai. Sonia herself has said in an interview that the Bachchan family gave Sonia an understanding of Indian customs and rites, calling Amit and Bunty (Ajitabh) her brothers. This is why Rahul and Priyanka Bachchan are addressed as Mama only. Such was the friendship between Rajiv and Amitabh that when Rajiv became Prime Minister after the assassination of Indira, when he asked Bachchan to stand from the Allahabad Lok Sabha seat, Amitabh said yes without a second thought.
Amitabh's decision to enter politics became a source of sourness between the two families as the controversy started after Amitabh's name was raised in the 1987 Bofors scam. Amitabh resigned from the Lok Sabha following allegations that he had betrayed the country by brokering the country's defense deal. Many believe that Bachan should have fought instead of running away from the field. Amitabh could not show that courage, so Rajiv considered him a traitor and according to a journalist, he called Amitabh a snake raised by drinking milk. On the other hand, sources close to Bachchan say that Rajiv had left Bachchan for Rambharos during that difficult time.
At the time of Rajiv's murder, Amitabh was on the side of the Nehru-Gandhi nobility, but it is said that Sonia became bitter when Bachchan did not pay for Rahul's trip to London. In turn, the Nehru-Gandhi nobility did not help when the Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) collapsed and the Bachchans were in debt. Amar Singh took the advantage and helped Bachchan and in return campaigned for Mulayam Singh Yadav. Mulayam Singh was attacking Sonia on the issue of foreign origin and Bachchan joined his ranks, so Sonia was upset. The relationship of both the families deteriorated completely due to Mulayam.
Mulayam has saved Amitabh's family perfectly. Jaya Bachchan has been a member of the Rajya Sabha for the last four terms and will be elected for the fifth term also thanks to Mulayam. Amitabh Bachchan's closeness with Narangek Modi is also not liked by the Nehru-Gandhi nobility.
Indira helped Amitabh a lot in making his film career and was with him in every difficulty. On the other hand, the Bachchan family has also remained with Rajiv-Sonia and the same families are facing each other today. Both the families blame each other for the strained relationship. Ram knows who is right and who is wrong, but the quarrel between the two families is a proof that even the so-called big people have small hearts. Can the close family relations of five decades deteriorate?
Did Amitabh not pay Rahul's fee in London?
How close the relationship between Amitabh Bachchan and the Nehru-Gandhi nobility was can be estimated from the fact that when Rajiv Gandhi was cremated after his assassination, Amitabh Bachchan was the only person other than the Nehru-Gandhi nobility near the pyre. If you watch the old footage of Rajiv Gandhi's funeral, you will know that none of the veteran Congress leaders were even near the stage erected for the funeral. At that time only Amitabh was with Rahul Gandhi.
Sonia considered Amitabh as a brother. Rahul-Priyanka used to call Amitabh as Mamu, but after Rajiv's death, the relationship between the two families started to deteriorate. As claimed in Santosh Bharatiya's book, Sonia requested Amitabh to take care of Rahul Gandhi, who was studying in London after Rajiv's death. Amitabh's brother Ajitabh lived in London and Bachchan had his own Hindi news channel in London.
The Indian claims that Bachchan was reluctant to pay Rahul's fee. Due to this, Sonia's mind became sour. Amitabh also alleged that captain Satish Sharma and Lalit Suri, who are close to Rajiv, were involved in money laundering. Sharma and Suri were extremely loyal to the Nehru-Gandhi family and stayed with Sonia till the end.
Bachchan quips: Wo Raja Hain, Hum Rank Hain...
When Amitabh Bachchan was involved in the Bofors case, Rajiv Gandhi abandoned his support and then did not help even in times of economic trouble, so the relationship between Bachchan and the Nehru-Gandhi family is believed to have deteriorated. Amitabh has avoided speaking publicly about the deterioration of relations with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, but Jaya Bachchan attacked the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty at a Samajwadi Party election meeting in Uttar Pradesh in 2004, saying, "The people who brought us into politics left us halfway." When we were in trouble, those people used to leave us. Even so, those people are known to betray others.
Rahul Gandhi replied that the Bachchan family is lying. Why are these allegations being made after so many years? Amitabh entered politics two decades ago but now he has changed the party so he is talking like this. Those who know the rest of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty know that we never betray anyone. Everyone knows who has betrayed whom.
Amitabh replied to Rahul and said, Wo Log Raja Hain Aur Hum Rank Hain. Who to relate to and who not to relate to depends on their mood. After years of relationship now they are calling my family liars.
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