Veteran Indian actor and lawmaker Jaya Bachchan lost her temper in public after a man attempted to take a selfie with her at the Constitution Club in Delhi.
I get the whole ‘privacy & permission’ thing, but you’re in the public sector, Attitude kis baat ka hai? Bachchan ki biwi hone ka ya khairaat ki Rajya Sabha seat ka? If the ego is this high, next time try winning a Lok Sabha seat on your own #JayaBachchan pic.twitter.com/AvL4ToArjQ
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) August 12, 2025
A video from the event shows Bachchan attending a function when a man approached her for a selfie. Clearly displeased, she pushed him away and sternly asked, “Kya kar rahe hain aap? What is this?” The man quickly stepped back. Jaya, who is married to Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, has had similar run-ins with fans before.
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Following the incident, actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut criticized Bachchan, calling her “the most spoilt and privileged woman.”
#JayaBachchan‘s attitude is so iconic that it doesn’t need a PR team. pic.twitter.com/kumE48Rgmk
— Hemant Batra (@hemantbatra0) August 12, 2025
In April, Bachchan had also expressed her irritation when an elderly fan tried to click a picture with her.
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Last year, she objected to Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh referring to her as “Shrimati Jaya Amitabh Bachchan” in the Rajya Sabha. In a viral video, the Samajwadi Party MP was seen pointing out that it would have been sufficient to simply call her “Jaya Bachchan.”
An SP worker tried to take a selfie w/ a teenager who’s stunning beauty,blue eyes, black hair,fairy-like gait n sportive like a doe,Jaya Bachchan.
Then w/ utmost agility Jaya taught d man d multiplication table of 13.
Amitabh Bachchan’s very lucky.#JayaBachchan#JanhviKapoor pic.twitter.com/qMNVkBcPjG— R.T.Agyeya (@Vigour4bjp) August 12, 2025
“Sir, sirf Jaya Bachchan bolte toh kaafi hota,” she remarked.