Amitabh Bachchan has recently spoken candidly about his struggle with wife Jaya Bachchan’s calls during work hours. The actor interacted with contestant Bhupendra Chaudhary on his quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 as he confessed that missing his wife’s calls is not the only one he has a hard time with.
Bhupendra, a program manager at a Gujarat-based NGO, shared that he used a different ringtone for his wife’s calls as it’s trouble to miss her. Amitabh replied: Ye keval aapki samasya nahi hai, jitne bhi purush hain, sabki samasya hai. Udhar se phone aaya aur aapne na udhaya ho, to bass, gaye kaam se (It’s not just your problem, it’s every man’s problem. If you don’t take a call from your wife, you’re done).”
Bhupendra asked Amitabh Bachchan what happens if he misses Jaya’s call and there are three-four missed calls from her. He asked Amitabh if he could say something to Jaya or if only she was talking.
Amitabh replied: “Kya hai sir ki stree ko ye anumaan hi nahi hai ki hum log kaam kar rahe hain, vyast hain, koi wajah hogi jis wajah se hum nahi udha rahe hain. Lekin unka kaaran ye hai ki jab phone aaye unka, to aap aisi stithi mein ho ki aapko udhana padega (Women have no idea we work and are busy which is why we don’t take calls. But they want us to always be able to are able to take calls).”
Amitabh said there is a solution but laughed that even that solution has consequences. He said: “Iska ek upaaye hai (laughs), kisi apne colleague ko bata dein ki ye number aaye an udha lena, patni ji ko bol dijiye ki agar aapko humari jaankari chahiye an inko aap bol sakte hain kyunki hum vyast hain . Iske upar bhi bahut saare dande pad jaate hain, yani ki ‘ab secretary se baat karna padega aap se baat karne ke liye’ (Tell your colleague or secretary to answer calls from this number. Tell your wife to that person for information you ask when you are busy. But that also has repercussions as they say ‘now I need to talk to your secretary to talk to you’)?”