Anjali Anand calls Jaya Bachchan ‘the cutest person on the planet’; says she’s misunderstood for her paparazzi reactions | Hindi Movie News
Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan often grabs attention for her no-nonsense attitude and candid responses to paparazzi. Every time a video of her asking photographers to stop clicking goes viral, social media is quick to brand her as “rude” or “arrogant.” But her Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani co-star Anjali Anand has a different take — she believes Jaya is actually “the cutest person on the planet” and simply misunderstood.
‘She’s a grandmother who doesn’t know what paparazzi look like’
In a recent interview with Filmygyan, Anjali shared her thoughts on how people misjudge Jaya Bachchan. “She is the cutest person on the planet. She is also a grandmother, and people forget that. She’s walking with her granddaughter, and she doesn’t even know what paparazzi look like,” she said.Adding further, Anjali explained, “Woh thodi raaste pe chalte hain, voh apne mehalon mein rehte hain, unka ho gaya hai, ab voh aaraam kar rahi hain, unko mat disturb karo. Aur agar kar bhi rahe ho, then be ready for a reply.”Anjali also pointed out that Jaya’s reactions often come from a protective space. “She’s a grandmother who lives in palaces, goes on holidays to Italy, travels in big cars — she doesn’t even know what paparazzi look like! So if someone tries to take a picture of her granddaughter, of course she’ll stop them. I’m sure she must also be laughing at those videos,” she said.
‘She fed me on set and made me laugh’
Anjali fondly remembered her time shooting with Jaya Bachchan for Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. “She is a sweetheart. She has fed me when I was hungry on set. She’s made me laugh in the middle of scenes. We used to hang out the most because most of my scenes were with her, so it was a lot of fun,” she said.Recalling Jaya’s playful nature, Anjali added, “Sabse pehle aake sabki taang kheenchengi set pe and she’ll say the funniest of things. She is not even one per cent of what people portray her as.”
‘She doesn’t need to pretend’
Talking about Jaya Bachchan’s personality, Anjali said, “Why should she be cute to everyone? She’ll be warm only with her people. She doesn’t need to pretend.”Anjali played Jaya Bachchan’s granddaughter in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which also starred Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog.Directed by Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan, and Sumit Roy, the romantic drama was a huge box office success, collecting Rs 357.5 crore worldwide.
