Jaya Bachchan was fond of Karisma Kapoor, publicly announced her as ‘my future daughter-in-law’, here’s how the actress reacted

Most people familiar with Bollywood and B-town news know that Aishwarya Rai was not the first choice of Abhishek Bachchan’s family. Before marrying Aishwarya, Abhishek was in a relationship with someone from another prominent film family. The two were even engaged. However, the relationship ended shortly before the wedding. The seriousness of their bond can be understood from one particular incident involving Jaya Bachchan. On a public stage, she openly addressed an actress as her daughter-in-law. Can you guess who that actress was?

When Jaya Bachchan said Karisma Kapoor is ‘Our future daughter-in-law’

The actress was Karisma Kapoor, who was once set to marry Abhishek Bachchan. Their relationship had progressed well beyond an engagement. The Bachchan and Kapoor families were already connected in some ways, Abhishek’s sister, Shweta Bachchan, married the son of Karisma Kapoor’s aunt. This means Shweta became part of the Nanda family after her marriage, further strengthening ties between the two families.

At that point, it seemed only natural for the Bachchans to welcome a daughter-in-law from the Kapoor family. During a public event, Jaya Bachchan even announced from the stage, saying, “The Bachchan and Nanda families are now going to make the Kapoor family a part of our own. Along with Babita and Randhir Kapoor, we welcome our future daughter-in-law, Karisma Kapoor.”

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Why did the relationship break?

Karisma Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan were smitten with each other, and after five years of being together, they decided to take their relationship to the next level. Their engagement was announced with much fanfare and at the time. Karisma had said in an interview, “It feels wonderful to be a part of this family.” However, this “wonderful” feeling did not last very long after that, and Abhishek and Karisma’s engagement was called off a few months later. None of the families shared the reason, but it has been reported that Babita drove a wedge in their relationship. Babita didn’t want Karisma to marry a hero whose career was a flop. She reportedly demanded a prenuptial agreement, under which Amitabh would transfer a portion of his wealth to his son’s name. But the Bachchans didn’t agree.

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