cp-webdeskAmar Singh, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jaya Bachchan were close friends and political allies, but their relationship turned sour, leading to a public fallout and scandalous revelations. The fallout damaged Singh’s reputation, Bachchan’s image, and Jaya Bachchan’s career, but she continued to work in politics and Bollywood.
Singh helped Amitabh Bachchan recover from debt and enter politics, leading to his election to the Rajya Sabha in 1998. However, Singh’s relationship with Bachchans sourdened in the early 2010s, with reports of Singh demanding money and using their name for political purposes.
In 2017, Singh made a series of controversial remarks about the Bachchans. In an interview with media channels, he said, “Amar Singh panauti hai (brings bad omen). In the Ambani family, the fight was for Dhirubhai’s money between the brothers but it was told that I am responsible for it. I am accused of making Aishwarya and Jaya Bacchan fight. For everything bad happening around, I am being held responsible. Even before I met Bachchans, Amitabh and Jaya were living in separate houses. One of them was living in Pratiksha and the other lived in Janak. When I was with them, then too they weren’t living together, as quoted by ABP”.
The revelation of Amitabh Bachchan’s relationship with Jaya Bachchan shattered their perfect family reputation, leading to rumors of a fallout with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In 2015, the politician called out Amitabh Bachchan’s emotional uprooting of the family, stating that he is contrary to the role of a gardener on screen.
The fallout between Amar Singh, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jaya Bachchan was a reminder that even the closest of friends can be torn apart by ambition and jealousy. Amar Singh’s death in 2020 brought an end to the public feud between him and the Bachchans.
