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Growing up in one of Bollywood’s most famous families could easily mean a clash of opinions, but Navya Naveli Nanda says the Bachchans have a rule — no fights, only debates. The granddaughter of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, revealed that while discussions in their home can get intense, mutual respect always keeps things balanced. In a candid chat with Mojo Story, Navya shared that her bond with her grandparents remains one of the biggest influences in her life. “I have spent so much time with my grandparents growing up, and still do, we still live together, which is an unusual thing for young people. We don’t fight, we have healthy debates on a lot of things. It’s a conversation around things that are relevant today and that matter,” she said. Her popular podcast often features her mother Shweta Bachchan and grandmother Jaya Bachchan, and Navya said that the same dynamic carries over into their daily life. “For anyone who has seen a podcast, they will know that every episode is a disagreement or a discussion. Surprisingly, there isn’t a clash, even though we are very different personalities, we actually have similar values more than anything that defines who I am. It’s the values that I was brought up with, and they are a very specific set of values that both sides of my family have instilled in us,” she explained. She said respect forms the foundation of the Bachchan family — from her grandparents to the youngest member, her cousin Aaradhya Bachchan. “The first thing that we have grown up around is a lot of respect and family. I think respect is something that is at the heart of who we are as people, whether it’s my grandparents or the youngest member in my family, my cousin or my brother. We have a lot of respect, not just for each other or for people, but also for what we do and where we come from.” Reflecting on her upbringing, Navya said she’s only now realising how selfless her parents have been. “Now that I am a lot older, I look back and realise that both my parents spent a lot of time shaping who I am today. And only now I am realising that it is a very selfless and thankless job. We don’t say thank you enough to our parents and to the people who raise us — and that, to me, is empowerment.”
