Amitabh Bachchan is often seen praising his son Abhishek Bachchan on social media. He shares posters of his new projects and reviews Abhishek’s performances. Recently, a curious fan asked Big B why he doesn’t praise his wife, Jaya Bachchan, and daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai, the same way.
Amitabh Bachchan answers a tough question
It all began when Amitabh shared a picture of Abhishek outside Jalsa and wrote, “Yes, I praise Abhishek. So?” A fan commented on the post saying, “Toh you should also praise your daughter, daughter in law, and wife the same way.” Big B replied and said, “Yes, I shall praise them in my heart .. not publicly .. respect for the ladies.”

Amitabh Bachchan
Earlier this week, Amitabh had shared yet another post about Abhishek and penned down a poem as well. He shared the post and wrote, “immense admiration for Abhishek…”
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… and there is immense admiration for Abhishek ..
“मेरे बेटे, बेटे होने से मेरे उत्तराधिकारी नहीं होंगे ; जो मेरे उत्तराधिकारी होंगे वो मेरे बेटे होंगे”
~हरिवंश राय बच्चन
my sons just because you are my sons shall not be my inheritors .. they that shall be my… pic.twitter.com/4hOyjOwczY— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 21, 2025