Ahead of I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting, Mamata Banerjee meets Bachchan family at his residence

Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday for the third meeting of INDIA alliance. Ahead of the meeting, Mamata took out time to meet the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan at his residence Jalsa. News agency ANI earlier reported that the 80-year-old actor invited Mamata Banerjee for tea at his residence on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. 

Earlier today, Mamata Banerjee arrived at Mumbai airport where she was welcomed by Aditya Thackeray.

The legendary actor and his wife Jaya Bachchan share a good rapport with the West Bengal CM.



Last year, Mr Bachchan even attended the opening ceremony for the inaugural Kolkata International Film Festival (KIIF), where Mamata even advocated the actor's name for Bharat Ratna. 

Mamta Banerjee said, "Spoke about old days with Amitabh Bachchan and how he began his career from Calcutta. Jaya Bachchan too is heroine in a film and her song is very famous here. Bachchan Family of India. And they are the number one Indian family. Would have given Bharat Ratna to Amitabh Bachchan in one second. I respect them a lot. We will have be having dinner tomorrow. There will be discussion before dinner.