Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan has taken a dig at social media content creators for making memes on her, asking them to do it ‘properly’ if they want to use her name or face for a better reach.
“I provide meals for the people who make my memes," the 75-year-old said during a chat with her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda and daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda on the podcast What The Hell Navya Season 2, the first episode of which dropped on Thursday.
"No, I mean, I don't mind (to be a topic for memes). But the people who are doing the memes are so bad, they should do it properly," Jaya said in response to Navya’s question about whether she knew about the social media slang ‘Jaya-ing’ and was aware of how memes were made on her.
The first episode of Season 2 of Navya’s podcast, this time as a YouTube video series, brought the three women from the Bachchan family together to discuss the challenges faced by women, stereotypes and the importance of financial independence. The episode garnered over 36,000 views in less than 24 hours since it was dropped on YouTube.
During the candid chat, Jaya, who last appeared in Karan Johar’s 2023 film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, said that mothers and housewives were taken for granted even though “housewifing” is a full-time job.
The veteran actress also said that she feels “wonderful” to see a huge number of women working in cinema now. Answering Navya’s question about whether there were a lot of women working on sets back in the day, Jaya instantly replied, “None! Except the hairdresser. Always a woman.”
“The younger generation wants to speak, express themselves,” Jaya said, talking about how women today are making their place as designers, makeup artists, stylists, hairdressers, camerapersons and more.
“I definitely feel that every girl, child or woman has to be financially independent,” Jaya emphasised, adding that it doesn’t matter how much a woman earns.
While Jaya called Shweta her “strength”, Navya also held out her hand and appreciated her mother’s role in her life.
