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Portrait of Jaya Bachchan

Acting

Jaya Bachchan

Career

Active from 1963 to 2024, with a break from 2012 to 2022, busiest in 1972 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

1

The characters Jaya Bachchan played, best-known titles first.

Jaya Bachchan as Nandini C. Raichand

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jaya Bachchan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Melodrama 5
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Bollywood Romance 4
  • Emotional Storytelling 4
  • Family Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Indian Cinema 4
  • Traditional Values 3
  • Classic Bollywood 3
  • Indian Social Drama 2
  • Emotional Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 76
Sadabahar
Sadabahar (2024)

as Nini

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dhanlakshmi Randhawa

2010s

1 title · average score 33
Meherjaan
Meherjaan (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Meher

2000s

8 titles · average score 50
Paa
Paa (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

as Narrator

Drona
Drona (2008)
GoodWatch score 28

as Queen Jayanti

Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as Shabitri Sahay

Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jennifer Kapur

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002)
GoodWatch score 32

as Mansi Devi (as Jaya Bachchan)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
GoodWatch score 89

as Nandini Chandran Raichand

Daughters of This Century
Daughters of This Century (2001)

as Abhagi

Fiza
Fiza (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nishatbi Ikramullah

1990s

1 title · average score 77
Mother of 1084
Mother of 1084 (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sujata Chatterjee

1980s

3 titles · average score 66
Shahenshah
Shahenshah (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Yeh Vaada Raha
Yeh Vaada Raha (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sunita Sikkan

Silsila
Silsila (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shobha Malhotra

1970s

25 titles · average score 74
Nauker
Nauker (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

as Geeta

Mili
Mili (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mili

Sholay
Sholay (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

as Radha

Chupke Chupke
Chupke Chupke (1975)
GoodWatch score 82

as Vasudha

Naya Din Nai Raat
Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sushma

Anamika
Anamika (1973)
GoodWatch score 69

as Anamika/Kanchan/Archana

Zanjeer
Zanjeer (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mala

Abhimaan
Abhimaan (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Uma Kumar

Bawarchi
Bawarchi (1972)
GoodWatch score 81

as Krishna

Parichay
Parichay (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Rama

Koshish
Koshish (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

as Aarti Mathur

Guddi
Guddi (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Guddi

1960s

1 title · average score 80
The Big City
The Big City (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bani Mazumdar