India, Jan. 27 -- A couple of days ago, a short clip of a 1998 interview of Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan resurfaced on social media. In this episode of the Simi Grewal chat show, at about the 23-minute mark, Jaya lists her husband's priorities: one, parents, two kids, then wife. Then she corrects herself: his profession - and perhaps someone else - ranks above her as a wife.

Amitabh looks visibly uncomfortable at this unstated but unambiguous reference to his rather well-publicised affair with co-star Rekha back in the day.

'More talented than her husband'

Watching the classic film Abhimaan some years ago, one scene really stayed with me. It was something Brajeshwarlal (David's character) says in troubled tones during the song tere mere m...