Meet Amitabh Bachchan's 'mother' and sometimes his 'wife', is five years older than Big B, her name is…

India.com

15-05-2025

Amitabh Bachchan, the superstar of the century, achieved a lot in his career. He did many types of films and characters and also did many experimental roles. He has been active for many decades and is still working. He became the biggest hero of action and his pairing with big heroines was quite a hit. But do you know the heroine of Amitabh Bachchan who played the role of his mother and wife? Yes, she is a big heroine who ruled the screen and was also counted among the highest-paid actresses. The most amazing thing is that she is also 5 years older than Amitabh Bachchan. So let us tell you about this pair.
We are talking about Amitabh Bachchan's co-star and veteran actress Waheeda Rehman. Waheeda and Amitabh Bachchan have worked together in many films. But the amazing coincidence is that Waheeda Rehman played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife in a film and she has played the role of his mother in many films.
First of all, let us tell you the age difference between Amitabh Bachchan and Waheeda Rehman. Amitabh Bachchan of Allahabad was born on 11 October 1942. He is currently 82 years old. Whereas Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938. She is currently 87 years old. According to this, Waheeda Rehman is 5 years older than the actor.
Iconic actress Waheeda Rehman played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife in the film 'Kabhi Kabhi'. In 'Kabhi Kabhi', Amitabh Bachchan was seen in the role of Amit Malhotra and Waheeda Rehman in the role of Anjali Malhotra. Rakhi Gulzar and Shashi Kapoor were also in the film. Where a love story and the meaning of relationships were shown. This film was made under the direction of Yash Chopra.
In this way, Waheeda Rehman played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's wife in 'Kabhie Kabhie', apart from this she played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in films like 'Trishul' (1978), 'Namak Halal' (1982) and 'Coolie' (1993). There was a time when Waheeda Rehman ruled the industry. She was also the highest paid actress but after the age of 40, she stopped getting lead roles.