Teji Bachchan (1914-2007) Biography, Family

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Profession	Social Activist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/08/1914
Age	93 years (died on 21, Dec, 2007)
Birthplace	Lyallpur, Punjab, British India (present-day Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan)
Date of Death	21/12/2007

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Birth name	Tejwant Kaur Suri
Nickname	Teji

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Widow
Marriage Date	Year, 1941

Father

Khazan Singh Suri (Barrister in British India)

Mother

Name Not Known

Spouse

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (poet)

Children

Son	2
Daughter	None

Daughter-in-law

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress)

Grandson

Abhishek Bachchan (actor)

Granddaughter

Shweta Bachchan Nanda

Great-granddaughter

Aaradhya Bachchan

1. Teji Bachchan was a prominent Indian social activist and mother of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.
2. She was born in an affluent Punjabi Khatri family in Lahore, with her father being the famous Barrister Khazan Singh Suri.
3. Teji and Harivansh Rai Bachchan first met in Bareilly at the house of a mutual friend named Prakash.
4. Teji married the renowned Indian poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan out of love.
5. The couple made a cameo appearance in Yash Chopra's film "Kabhie Kabhie" in 1976.
6. Teji became close to Indira Gandhi during their time in Delhi in the late '50s.
7. She played a crucial role in guiding Amitabh Bachchan towards an acting career against his father's wish for him to focus on studies.
8. Despite her Western upbringing, Teji ensured her children were well-versed in Indian culture.
9. She affectionately called her son Amitabh by the nickname 'Munna'.
10. Amitabh Bachchan often expresses his deep emotional connection to his mother on social media.
11. Amitabh revealed that his mother used to sing hymns to him in a Facebook post dedicated to her memory.
12. Teji Bachchan passed away at the age of 93 on December 21, 2007, at 1:05 pm at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after a long illness.