5 fascinating about Amitabh-Jaya's marriage

Their wedding may have looked perfect from the outside, but behind the scenes, there was a moment of drama. Jaya’s father, journalist Taroon Coomar Bhaduri, once wrote about it in The Illustrated Weekly of India. He revealed that the priest almost refused to officiate the marriage because of caste differences.

Taroon recalled, “The Bengali priest (who was located with great difficulty) at first protested against having to preside over a marriage between a Bengali Brahmin (Jaya) and a non-Bengali non-Brahmin (Amit). After a lot of hassle, this was sorted out. Amit went through all the rituals, offending no one, and the ceremony went on until early the next morning.” Despite this initial objection, the couple’s wedding went ahead and has since become one of Bollywood’s most iconic unions.