Amitabh Bachchan Had A 'Pure Friendship' With Sister-In-Law Ramola Before She Married Ajitabh
Amitabh Bachchan met Ramola in Kolkata and played cupid for her and younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan’s sister-in-law, Ramola Bachchan, once revealed how the legendary actor played cupid for her and his younger brother, Ajitabh Bachchan. Speaking to Rediff, Ramola had revealed that Amitabh Bachchan was the one who set her up with Ajitabh, having been friends with her for years.
Ramola said, “My friendship with Amitabh goes back to before he or I got married and even before I met Ajitabh. Amitabh was working in Kolkata in his pre-film days. We moved in the same circle and were very good friends. It was through him that I met Ajitabh."
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She recalled, “It was pure friendship. This was in the 1960s, before he had thought of joining the films. I think he had a secret yearning for films, but it was not prominent then." For the unversed, Ajitabh Bachchan is Amitabh Bachchan’s brother, younger by five years.
Unlike Amitabh Bachchan, Ajitabh Bachchan moved to London and is a prominent businessman. However, Ramola said that despite the distance, the families share a close bond. Ramola added, “We have been out of India for a while, but whenever Amitabh is in London or whenever we are in India, we see a lot of him.
Ramola described Amitabh Bachchan and said, “He is primarily a family man." She continued, “His commitments to his family are of the greatest importance to him. That is how I know him. I know him as a family man, a loving family man. He is very good at remembering special family occasions. In spite of his very busy life, he never fails to remember family occasions. He calls us and wishes us from wherever he is."
She added, “Our children get on with him very well. They know and respect him as their uncle, but they also have a very informal relationship with him. He has the capacity of coming down to their level, chatting with them, having fun with them." Ramola and Ajitabh Bachchan are parents to parents to Bhim Bachchan, Namrata Bachchan, Naina Bachchan and Nilima Bachchan.
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