Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan doesn’t mince phrases in terms of expressing her opinions. In the most recent episode of her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast, whose topic was ‘Modern Love: Romance & Regrets’, Jaya emphasised the significance of bodily intimacy in a relationship. According to her, individuals ought to cease attaching taboos to bodily intimacy, because it’s the important thing to long-lasting relationships.
Giving some relationship recommendation, the Abhimaan actor mentioned, “People might find it objectionable coming from me, but physical attraction and compatibility are very important. In our times, we could not experiment. But today’s generation, they do, and why shouldn’t they, because that is also responsible for a long-lasting relationship. If there is no physical relationship, it’s not going to last very long. You just can’t be lasting on love, fresh air and adjustments.”
The 74-year-old actor opined that the youthful technology shouldn’t really feel responsible about bodily relationships. She added, “A lot of the younger generation would feel guilty going through that experience. It’s very wrong. It’s okay if you had a physical relationship and still you feel your relationship has otherwise not worked out, you can be nice about it. But why are we being hypocrites? Every young girl goes through it. They hide it from their family, which is okay, maybe you do not talk about your physical relationships. But why are we putting taboos on people?”
Jaya’s daughter, Shweta Bachchan, felt all these taboos are put round bodily relationships to “control women”. She mentioned on the podcast, “It’s to control women. Women do not have a say about their bodies. All their decisions are made by men.” Listening to the argument put throughout by Shweta, Jaya Bachchan felt “terrible”.
The veteran star additionally informed her granddaughter Navya that although societal requirements dictate that girls must be married earlier than having children, she doesn’t agree.