Shweta Bachchan recall borrowing money from Abhishek Bachchan

• When Shweta came to Delhi after getting married to Nikhil Nanda, she recalls working as an assistant teacher.
• She also discussed borrowing money from her brother, actor Abhishek Bachchan.
• Shweta seemed to blame mother-actress Jaya Bachchan for not ‘educating’ her about finances.

In her podcast What The Hell Navya, Navya Naveli Nanda chatted with Jaya Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan about their attitudes toward money and the necessity for women to take charge of their finances. On Saturday, the newest episode was released. The three talked on a variety of topics, including Jaya and Shweta’s first paycheque and how Navya, rather than her brother and aspiring actor Agastya Nanda, “manages money” at home.

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When Shweta came to Delhi after getting married to businessman Nikhil Nanda, she recalls working as an assistant teacher at a kindergarten. The actors Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor’s cousin is Nikhil. As she discussed borrowing money from her brother, actor Abhishek Bachchan, both in college and during her school years, Shweta seemed to blame mother-actress Jaya Bachchan for not ‘educating’ her about finances from an early age in the podcast. Shweta said, “My relationship with money is really bad…”

“I was borrowing money (from Abhishek Bachchan) not just in college but in school also… for buying food, and food. When you are in boarding school, it (food) is the number one commodity you can’t live without… I was never educated on all this (managing finances). Then when I got married, and I was in Delhi, I had a job as an assistant teacher in a kindergarten, Learning Tree. There I got a salary, I think it was ₹3000 a month. I put it in a bank…” Shweta said as she spoke on Navya’s podcast along with Jaya Bachchan.

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Navya Naveli Nanda, who is now a novelist and businesswoman, oversaw the family’s daily costs and kept an Excel spreadsheet of their finances, according to Shweta, who is also an author and entrepreneur. “I don’t handle the finances of my business (even now). But I do understand (the financial side). I would never want you (Navya) to be like me. I am very happy both you and Agastya are very aware. Even now, in our house, Navya manages the money (daily expenses). Even I look at it (the family’s finances listed on Excel sheet)… my ignorance in all things finances has not come down to you (Navya)… it’s something about numbers, I just see them and I get nervous.”

Sharing a snippet of the episode based on financial independence, Navya wrote in the caption of her Instagram Reels, “Dealing with money is hard, and if you feel that way you’re not the only one. To know more, check out the latest episode – Girls just wanna have funds…” Jaya, Shweta and Navya also discussed the notion that women cannot manage money, even when they were running homes from a young age.