Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda hosts a podcast show, What The Hell Navya, with her grandmother and mother Shweta Bachchan Nanda. They discuss various topics about their lives, social media, taboo topics and more. During a recent discussion, Jaya said that she would have no problem if Navya were to have a child without getting married.

Jaya Bachchan says she has ‘no problem’ if granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda has a child without marriage, talks about importance of physical relationship

Jaya said, “People will find it objectionable coming from me but physical attraction and compatibility are also very important. Our times we couldn’t experiment but today the generation does and why shouldn’t they? Because that also is responsible for a long-lasting relationship. If there isn’t a physical relationship, it’s not going to last very long. You can’t be lasting on love and fresh air and adjustment, I feel. It’s very very important.”

“Sometimes it’s a pity but a lot of the younger lot, of course, we never could, we couldn’t even think about it but the younger generation even after me, Shweta’s generation, Navya’s is a different ballgame, but they would feel guilty going through that experience and I think it’s very wrong. It’s okay and then you do things on the sly. If you had a physical relationship and you feel that still, my relationship otherwise not worked out you can be nice about it,” the actor added.

She continued, “I’m looking at it very clinically. Since there’s a lack of that emotion, the romance today…I think you should marry your best friend. You should have a good friend, you should discuss and say, ‘Maybe I’d like to have a child with you because I like you, I think you’re nice, so let’s get married because that’s what society’s saying’. I have no problem if you have a child without a marriage also, I really don’t have a problem.”

Navya Naveli Nanda runs a healthcare program called Aara Health. She started it in 2020.

On the work front, Jaya Bachchan will be seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi.