Not Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Amitabh Bachchan's first love was…, she was not an actor but…, their breakup happened due to Mehmood's brother

India.com

24-04-2025

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the biggest actors in Indian cinema. He is not only known for his performances but also for his versatility. Over the last six decades, the actor has given some cult classic movies to the world. Not only that, fans never get bored watching his movies even though they were released years ago. While Amitabh Bachchan's professional front always made noise at the box office, it was his personal life that grabbed netizens' attention too.
While today, Amitabh is married to Jaya Bachchan, Big B's link-up with Rekha and Zeenat Aman was also a keen topic among the audience. However, while many people may think that Jaya Bachchan is Big B's first love, which eventually converted into a marriage, let us tell you the actor had someone special in his life before Jaya. However, their relationship could not sustain, and they parted ways.
Today, many people consider Rekha as an idol of one-sided love, who unconditionally feels for Amitabh Bachchan and has always opened up about the same too. However, back in the day, Amitabh used to be a duplicate of Rekha when he met a girl named Maya.
A few months back, senior journalist and film industry expert Hanif Zaveri, in a podcast called Meri Saheli, talked about Amitabh's career, romance, and more. Hanif said that even before Amitabh ventured into acting, when he was in Kolkata working for a company, he met a girl named Maya.
Zaveri further revealed that Maya was not an actor, but an air hostess associated with British Airways. After meeting Maya, Bachchan fell deeply for her and they started dating.
However, their relationship soon started facing rough patches when Amitabh moved to Mumbai in search of becoming an actor. Zaveri, in his conversation, said that during his early days in Mumbai, Bachchan was living in a bungalow owned by a close friend of his mother, Teji Bachchan. Big B was always afraid that what if his mother came to know about his affair. Hence, he decided to look for new accommodation.
During that time, Amitabh was working on Mehmood Ali's brother Anwar Ali's film Saat Hindustani. When Amitabh shared his problems with Anwar, the actor gave him a space to live. On the surface of it, it seemed that the problems between Maya and Bachchan were resolved.
However, they once again started facing problems when Amitabh realised that he is a shy man, whereas Maya was one of the boldest people he had met so far. Then, it was Anwar Ali who advised Big B to part ways with Maya. At this point, the distance between Maya and Bachchan grew faster and they eventually went their separate ways.