Amitabh Bachchan Urges Women To Take Pride In Being Homemakers On KBC 17

Amitabh Bachchan praises homemakers on KBC 17, urging women to speak with pride about their role. Big B highlights challenges of household management and shares reflections on Covid lockdown.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog on Monday to deliver a heartfelt message celebrating women who are homemakers. Sharing his observations from the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 17, Big B noted that women often mention being homemakers in a subdued voice.

“Yada kada jab KBC pekisimahila se, jo ki audience meinbaithihai, main poonchtahoon ki ‘Aapkyakarrahihai’, tohwoh bade dabeswarmeinkehtihai ki- ‘Main homemaker hoon’ (On KBC, whenever I ask any woman, who sits in the audience, ‘What do you do’, then they in a hushed voice they reply, ‘I’m a homemaker’)!!" he wrote.

The veteran actor encouraged women not to downplay their role. “Kyun, kyunaesakehtihaidabeswarmein? Nahi!! Aapdabeswarmeinkabhi bhi nakahe! Garv se kahiye ki aap ek homemaker hai (Why do you say so? No!! Never ever say in a subdued voice. Say with pride that you are a homemaker)!"

The Challenges of Homemaking Highlighted by Big B

Amitabh emphasized that managing a household requires dedication and skill. “Ghar ko sambhaalna koi aasankaam nahi hota!! Ghar ko dekhna, pati ki dekh bhalkarna, baccho ko dekhna, bhojan sab k liye banana, jitne bhi upar se kaamhotehai sab dekhna. Yeh koi aasankaam nahi hota (It’s not easy managing a home!! Taking care of the house, husband, children, cooking food for everyone, overseeing all work. It’s not an easy job)," he said.

The actor also recalled the coronavirus lockdown as a moment of realization for men. “Covid ke samay sab purushon ko pata chal gaya, ki patnikitna kuch sambhaltihaigharmein, jab swayam sara kaam jo abtakpatnidekhti thi, unhe khud dekhna pada (During Covid all men understood how women manage a house when they themselves had to look after work that his wife was doing)!!”

A Glimpse Into Amitabh Bachchan’s Upcoming Projects

While Amitabh continues to inspire with his messages, he is also gearing up for his next projects. He will star in the courtroom thriller Section 84, directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, alongside Abhishek Banerjee and Nimrat Kaur. Additionally, he will reprise his role as Ashvatthama in Kalki 2, a sci-fi mythological film by Nag Ashwin, set to begin shooting in December.