Happy birthday, Jaya Bachchan!

Jaya Bachchan turns 71 today, April 9.

Her children took to social media to wish their mother.

Shweta Bachchan posted a picture with her mother Jaya Bachchan and wrote, 'O Captain My Captain'.

Abhishek posted a black-and-white picture of his mother and wrote, 'Maa, The word says it all. Happy Birthday Ma. Love you.'

Daughter Shweta Bachchan took her mother out for a dinner last night to ring in her birthday.

Shweta walks out of the restaurant.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar