Sardar Khazan Singh Suri (Amitabh Bachchan’s grandfather)
Sardar Khazan Singh Suri (Amitabh Bachchan’s grandfather) wiki, profession, religion, caste, wife, daughters, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sardar Khazan Singh Suri |
| Famous for | Being Amitabh Bachchan's grandfather |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Amar Kaur Sodhi |
| Children | |
| Daughter(s) | Tejwant Kaur Suri (Teji Bachchan) Govind Kaur Milap Kaur |
| Parents | |
| Father | Sunder Singh Suri |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Father-in-law | Sardar Kishen Singh Sodhi |
| Son-in-law(s) | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
| Grandson(s) | Amitabh Bachchan Ajitabh Bachchan |
| Granddaughter(s) | Harvinder Kaur (Govind Kaur's daughter) |
| Great Grandson(s) | Abhishek Bachchan Bhim Karma Bachchan (Ajitabh's son) |
| Great Granddaughter(s) | Shweta Bachchan Nanda Naina Bachchan (Ajitabh's daughter) Nilima Bachchan (Ajitabh's daughter) Namrita Bachchan (Ajitabh's daughter) Leena Singh (Harvinder Kaur's daughter) |
| Education Details | |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Sardar Khazan Singh Suri is the maternal grandfather of actor Amitabh Bachchan. He was a well known Sikh Barrister in the early 1900's in British India and was also the Revenue Minister in the erstwhile State of Patiala. 1 | |
| He was born in 1878 and his father's name was Sunder Singh Suri. 2 | |
| Sardar Khazan Singh Suri was married to Amar Kaur Sodhi, who belonged to a very respected family of the Prabandhak's of the Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara. 1 | |
| They had 3 daughters, Tejwant Kaur Suri (Teji Bachchan), Govind Kaur and Milap Kaur. | |
| Daughter Govind Kaur's daughter Harvinder Kaur is married to Harbhajan Singh and they have a daughter named Leena Singh. | |
| Grandson Amitabh Bachchan used to call him Daar ji. 1 | |
On 14th April 2017, Amitabh Bachchan took to his Twitter and shared a photo of him donning a Sikh look with a heavy beard and an orange turban. He captioned, "My Nani, Amar Kaur Sodhi .. and my Nana Khazan Singh Suri .. must be smiling from the heavens to see me thus .. in my Sikh roots !!". Some people started assuming that it is Amitabh's look in the movie 'Thugs of Hindostan' but he clarified that the look is for an advertisement.
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On 21st March 2018, Amitabh Bachchan posted a picture of Turban-clad Abhishek Bachchan's first look in Manmarziyaan (2018) on his twitter account. He also shared that Abhishek Bachchan's grandmother Teji Kaur Suri, his maternal great-grandfather Khazan Singh Suri and his maternal great-grandmother Amar Kaur Sodhi must be feeling proud to see Abhishek Bachchan in a Sikh look.
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His grandson Amitabh Bachchan posted a picture of Sardar Khazan Singh Suri alongside his and Abhishek Bachchan's picture in Sikh attire on his social media accounts with a caption, "Nana .. pota .. par pota" on 27th December 2020. 3 | |
References
- https://srbachchan.tumblr.com/post/122188905721[↩][↩][↩]
- https://www.geni.com/people/Khazan-Singh-Suri/6000000040326585884[↩]
- https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1342920013032767488[↩]
