On Amitabh Bachchan's 60th birthday -- October 11, 2002 -- wife Jaya collaborated with film critic and director Khalid Mohamed and her family members to produce To Be or Not To Be Amitabh Bachchan.

March 7, 2003, marked the New York release of the book. Amitabh and Jaya attended the ceremony at Manhattan's Grand Hyatt.