The Bachchan family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry and Indian politics. Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan, his wife, actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan; his parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; their daughter, author Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai. In 2007, Time listed Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.

Overview

The Bachchan family are Indian Awadhi Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas fluent in several Hindustani languages (Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu) as well as Persian. The family also has Punjabi ethnic roots through patriarch Amitabh's mother Teji Bachchan (née Suri) from Lyallpur (in present-day Pakistan) and Bengali ethnic roots through Amitabh's wife, Jaya (née Bhaduri). The Bachchan family also is connected to the Mangalore region of South India through Amitabh's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who hails from the Tulu speaking Bunt community. The family has two houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, in Mumbai and resides in Jalsa.

Members of the Bachchan family

First generation

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation