Amitabh Bachchan is a veteran actor of the Bollywood industry and behind his successful career, even at the age of 80, there has always been the hand of his wife Jaya Bachchan. Amitabh and Jaya are one of the evergreen couples in the Bollywood industry. There have been many twists and turns in their relationship that came under strain many times. However, very few people are aware about the intensity of their never-ending love story. With mutual love and respect, they have completed 49 years together. Let's take a look at the angelic love story of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Also read | Break-up story: Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan

After completing higher secondary education, Jaya Bachchan took admission to the Pune film institute where she met Amitabh Bachchan first time. In those days Amitabh Bachchan was a struggling actor.

In an interview, Amitabh Bachchan had said that he wanted a girl who looked good in traditional as well as in modern attire. Jaya Bachchan was obviously perfectly suited for him.

There was a time when Amitabh Bachchan was declared a flop actor and leading actresses didn't want to work with him. However, even at that time, Jaya Bachchan stood with him.

During a KBC episode, Amitabh Bachchan revealed that, after the success of Zanjeer movie, Amitabh decided to go to London with his friends including Jaya Bachchan. However, his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan asked him to marry Jaya first if wanted to go overseas with her. So Amitabh decided to marry Jaya Bachchan.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan worked together in many Bollywood movies, some of their superhit movies are Sholay, Silsila, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Zanjeer, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan have been married for over five decades and have been setting an example of a successful love story. They have just completed 49 years of togetherness

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan are the parents of Abhishek Bachchan, who is a famous Bollywood actor, and Shweta Bachchan Nanda, who is an Indian columnist, author, and former model.

There were twists and turns in their happily married life because of Amitabh and Rekha's relationship. However, it was reported that, after Jaya came to know about their affair, she called Rekha home for dinner and told her that she would never leave her husband, no matter what happens, and as we see, Jaya kept her promise.