Jaya Bachchan has often found herself at the centre of controversies for her blunt and fiery reactions in public. While many label her as arrogant or rude, her children Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan have explained that it stems from her struggle with claustrophobia. The debate around her behaviour resurfaced after a recent viral video showed the veteran actress-turned-politician pushing away a man who tried to take a selfie with her, sparking strong reactions from social media users and even fellow celebrities.
Her children explain her phobia
Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan, once clarified that she isn’t rude or short-tempered, but actually suffers from claustrophobia. On Koffee With Karan Season 6, they shared that their mother feels very uneasy in crowded spaces and also dislikes when people click her pictures without permission, as she comes from a different school of thought.
Abhishek’s lighthearted take
Meanwhile, the Refugee’ star had a lighthearted take on the matter. He actor admitted that those viral videos of his mother are actually his guilty pleasure. He also revealed that whenever the family steps out together, they secretly hope not to run into paparazzi.
The actress-turned-politician recently lost her temper when a man tried to click a selfie with her at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. A video of the incident, now viral on social media, shows the Samajwadi Party MP pushing the man away and saying, “Kya kar rahe hain aap? (What are you doing?) What is this?”
Kangana Ranaut lashes out
Kangana Ranaut also reacted to the incident on her Instagram stories, calling Jaya Bachchan the most spoilt and privileged woman. She wrote that people tolerate her tantrums only because she is Amitabh Bachchan’s wife, and went on to mock her appearance by comparing the Samajwadi cap to a rooster’s comb and Jaya to a ‘fighting cock,’ calling it a disgrace.Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit also criticised Jaya Bachchan on Instagram, calling her behaviour ‘highly condemnable’ and an insult to the very people who elected her. He said a public servant cannot remain sulky and irritated all the time, and that fans expect humility and compassion from an artist of her stature, especially since it is their love that gave her this position.
