Amitabh and Jaya are celebrating their anniversary Monday. &quot;40 years! 40 years of marriage on the 3rd of June 2013! Jaya and I in marriage for 40 years! A lifetime almost,&quot; the 70-year-old posted on his blog. <img alt="Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jun/Amitabh-Jaya-Bachchan.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 343px;" /> Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan The duo has worked together in movies like &#39;Abhimaan&#39;, &#39;Chupke Chupke&#39;, &#39;Sholay&#39; and &#39;Zanjeer&#39;. They had a small wedding affair back then with only close friends and family in attendance. It &quot;seems like just the other evening&quot;, Big B posted on his blog, adding: &quot;I had driven with my parents to a friends place on Malabar Hill, in the southern region of the city, and to a very quick, no fuss, no &#39;taam jhaam&#39;, family and a few friends, and a few close media, wedding.&quot; &quot;A wedding that had the fulfillment of a promise, that if &#39;Zanjeer&#39; succeeded we would get married! Here we are now, two children and three grand children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, relatives and &#39;samdhis&#39; in our family fold. God has been very kind,&quot; he added. Amitabh and Jaya have two children - Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta is the elder, and is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda. She got married in 1997 and is now based in Delhi. They have two children - Agastya and Navya Naveli. Abhishek, a Bollywood actor, is married to former beauty queen-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai. They have a daughter named Aaradhya. Big B recieved several anniversary wishes online, and he took to Twitter to thank everyone. &quot;To all those that wish us a happy anniversary... our gratitude and love and blessings and joy! Thank you,&quot; posted the 79-year-old.

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