Shweta Bachchan: Bio, Age, Height, Father, Husband, Children, Education, Career, Net Worth, & More.

Some Bollywood families are royalty in B-Town, and there is a fair share of families that rule the Indian glam industry. There are the Khans, the Deols, and of course – the Bachchans.Every Bollywood family has its share of drama—some more than others—and there’s often one member who chooses to stay away from the glamorous lifestyle, quietly observing from a distance. Shweta Bachchan is one such person. This blog will discuss her life, personal life, net worth, and more.

Shweta Bachchan Biography

Shweta Bachchan Nanda is an independent author-cum-columnist who works for two renowned magazines. She is also the author of the bestselling novel Paradise Towers. 

Shweta Bachchan Age, Height & Physical Appearance

Born on 17th March 1974, Shweta Bachchan age is currently 51 years as of June 2025. Her birth sign is Pisces. With a height of 5ft 8 inches, she has a considerable weight of around 60 Kg. Her physical appearance is graceful and naturally beautiful, which has been enhanced thanks to her dark brown hair and black eyes.

Early Life

Born in the city of dreams – Mumbai, Shweta grew up with a golden spoon, and she was the firstborn child of actors Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. Due to their profession, they lived a pretty glamorous lifestyle, and Shweta was a part of it, whether she liked it or not. Abhishek is her younger brother by 2 years. Drama is a constant in every Bollywood family—some more than others—and there’s usually one member who deliberately distances themselves from the spotlight, preferring to observe quietly from afar. Shweta Bachchan fits that role.

Educational Qualification

Since the school’s name hasn’t been disclosed, we cannot identify which school Bachchan attended, but we do know it was an international school in Switzerland. However, for her higher education, we know that she had studied journalism at Boston University. 

Shweta Bachchan Family

Amitabh Bachchan 

Shweta is the older daughter of veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who has been active in the industry for several years since the early 90s. He was born in Prayagraj in 1942. Big B is currently 82 years old and is on the verge of retiring from films, although his last movie was Kalki 2898 AD, and his acting was commendable despite his age. He has been an outstanding actor and has won several accolades and awards for his contribution to the industry.

Jaya Bachchan 

Jaya is Shweta’s mother and is a pretty, renowned actress in Bollywood, although she did act in a few Bengali movies. She was born in 1948 in Jabalpur to a Bengali family, and as a young actress, she was known as the ‘girl-next-door’ as she rarely did any glam roles. Jaya Bachchan is known to have a close relationship with her daughter.

Abhishek Bachchan

Shweta is Abhishek’s older sister, as she is older by 2 years. She and Junior Bachchan have a very close-knit relationship, although she doesn’t partake much in the industry politics or glamorous appearances. Abhishek has been active in the industry for several years, and is known to give iconic comic appearances and also appears in romantic movies. Currently, he is working on a top-rated series on Prime Video named ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows’

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai is a renowned actress who has been active in the industry since the early 2000s. People know her as one of the most beautiful women in the world. She was born in 1974 and is 51 years old. She and Shweta are close to each other, and the latter has called her sister-in-law a ‘strong’, ‘fantastic mother’ and several other compliments.

Personal Life

Before she married entrepreneur Nikhil Nanda, rumors suggested that Shweta had been in a relationship with actor Hrithik Roshan, but neither of them confirmed it.

Shweta Bachchan Husband

Shweta married Nikhil Nanda, who currently serves as the executive director and chief operating officer of Escorts Group. During an interview, she shared that the couple met for the first time via the top-notch designers Sandeep Khosla and Abu Jaani whilst she was on a college break in Mumbai. The two instantly connected, and within 10 days of meeting, Nikhil proposed to her. They married shortly after, in 1997. Interestingly, they never went on a date together until their engagement, and the duo has been in marital bliss since their marriage.

Shweta Bachchan Children

The couple has two children – Navya Naveli Nanda and actor, Agastya Nanda. Both of them are close to her. Navya is currently 27 years old and is an entrepreneur who works at ‘Project Naveli’, whereas Agastya is an actor who has appeared in the Hindi film ‘The Archies’.

Shweta Bachchan Professional Career

Before she had made a name for herself as a bestselling author and journalist. Shweta had been into modelling, and she did so for the first time in 2006 for a magazine named “L’Officiel India”. Audiences received her appearance quite well, and she later appeared in the 7th annual issue alongside her brother Abhishek in 2009.

In 2007, Shweta had managed to get into journalism and went on to make a name for herself, emerging as a leader in the category of Next Generation at NDTV Profit. She currently works as a columnist for two magazines, namely Vogue India and Daily News and Analysis.

Those who have read her work have praised her unique skill and flair using her words, and The Tribune even praised her column by calling her work quite funny and insightful, which is quite true. 

In 2018, a lot of things worked out for her – firstly, she became the brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewelers and has remained so since that year. She went on to launch the fashion clothing label ‘MXS’ in collaboration and partnership with Monisha Jaising. The ‘MXS’ might stand for ‘MonishaXShweta’.

In the same year, she launched her debut novel named ‘Paradise Towers’ and, not surprisingly, given her flair for writing with a twist of quirkiness and fun, the book turned out to be a bestseller despite having negative reviews from readers and critics. The book was published by a major publishing house named HarperCollins.

In addition to writing ‘Paradise Towers’, she has helped authors like Aishwarya, Rajnikanth and Ruksana Elsa with writing their forewords for their books, Standing on an Apple Box, and The Golden Code, respectively. Her unique style of writing has made her a prodigy in the literary department.

Social Media Presence

Shweta maintains an interesting profile on Instagram, where her name appears simply as ‘S’ rather than her full name.

Shweta Bachchan Net Worth

Although she has little to no relationship with the glamour industry, Shweta still has managed to acquire a mind-boggling net worth of INR 160 crores. According to reports, her parents gifted her the iconic Juhu property Pratiksha, which instantly increased her net worth by INR 50 crores. She has earned her money from being a bestselling author and columnist. She also earns revenue from the fashion line MXS.

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