The Asian Age

When Jaya got angry with a priest

THE VETERAN ACTRESS REPRIMANDE­D THE PRIEST AT ESHA DEOL’S BABY SHOWER, WHO WAS TAKING SELFIES WITH STAR GUESTS

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

Jaya Bachchan is not known to mince words. Outspoken to the core, she has lost her cool with the media more than once. When some excited photograph­ers referred to her bahu as ‘Aishwarya’, the sharptongu­ed Mrs B snapped back, “Is she your friend.”

At a high profile wedding in Hyderabad, when a young guest at the do requested her for a selfie, she said “No” very rudely.

Now it was the turn of a priest at Esha Deol’s god-bharai ceremony, who got carried away and started taking selfies with star guests.

Jaya reprimande­d the priest, and said, “Please focus on your prayers.”

A family friend who happened to be present laughs and clarifies, “Jayaji didn’t snap at the priest. She just told him to concentrat­e on his work! People around laughed too. Jayaji is known to be extremely curt when she sees bad behaviour in public.

“She’d have probably given the priest a dressing-down if he had persisted with his star-struck behaviour. Luckily he saw sense in Jayaji’s advice and all went well thereafter.”

The family friend reveals that Jaya’s sharp tongue is a matter of embarrassm­ent for the Bachchan family.

“Bachchan saab, Abhi and Aishwarya are very diplomatic. You will never find them losing their cool in public no matter what the provocatio­n. Mrs Bachchan is different.”

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