Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan’s story began on the sets of 1971 film Guddi, eventually leading to a wedding in 1973. (File Photo)

However, the actor’s first experience with love predates not only his marriage but even his entry into Bollywood. (File Photo)

Biographer Hanif Zaveri in an interview with the YouTube channel Meri Saheli shared that before moving to Mumbai to chase his film dreams, Amitabh Bachchan spent his early working days in Kolkata, where he was employed and earned a modest salary of Rs 250 to Rs 300 each month. (Image: X)

During this period, he fell deeply in love with a woman named Maya, who worked for British Airways. According to Hanif, their relationship blossomed in the simplicity of those early days. (File Photo)

After Amitabh Bachchan shifted to Mumbai, Maya often visited him there. There relationship continued for a while. There were even murmurs among their friends that marriage could have been a possibility. (File Photo)

Zaveri said, “He and Maya were together for a while, and perhaps they could have gotten married also, but Amitabh wasn’t stable in his career at the time. In those days, Amitabh was a very shy man, and Maya was quite cunning.” (File Photo)

As the relationship became strained, Amitabh’s friend advised him to end things with Maya. His friend felt that Maya might become s hurdle in both Amitabh’s personal and professional life. (File Photo)

This planted seeds of doubt in the actor’s mind and he grew distant, and soon after, the couple separated. (File Photo)