Silsila in Parliament: Jaya won't sit near Rekha

30 years after the alleged Amitabh-Rekha-Jaya triangle was played out on screen in Silsila, it seems that the Jaya vs Rekha war has been renewed, with a contemporary twist. When actress Rekha was nominated to the Rajya Sabha last week, industry watchers and wags speculated that Jaya Bachchan, Samajwadi Party MP in the Upper House, could not have been thrilled by the news. Now, records show that Mrs Bachchan has formally requested a change in the seating plan in the Rajya Sabha. She is currently assigned seat 91 and Rekha was given seat 99, which may have been too close for comfort.