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On KBC 17, Amitabh Bachchan Says Jaya Walked Out Over 'Mere Angne Mein'

He shared the 1981 song’s trial-screening story during an 83rd-birthday episode featuring Farhan and Javed Akhtar.

Overview

  • Amitabh Bachchan said Jaya Bachchan left a Laawaris trial screening when the song began and later scolded him, asking how he could do it.
  • He explained that for the filmed sequence he dressed up to play all the different wife-types mentioned in the lyrics.
  • He described later live shows where he invited women from the audience for each verse and once lifted Jaya onstage as she wiped lipstick marks from his cheek.
  • He characterized Jaya as forthright about his work, saying she immediately points out any mistake she sees on screen.
  • The recollection aired on a Kaun Banega Crorepati 17 special with Farhan and Javed Akhtar around his 83rd birthday.