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Toilet Ek Prem Katha writers pen a poem about India, say Javed Akhtar's call to writers inspired them to share their thoughts

The poem deals with issues that India is facing today like censorship and lack of freedom of speech

Published on 29th March 2019
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Shabana Azmi shares old story of Javed Akhtar, says he only had heart full of dreams

Taking to X, the Masoom actress detailed Javed Akhtar’s earliest days as a young man who arrived in Mumbai back in the 1960

Published on 4th October 2023
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Shabana Azmi responds to Kangana Ranaut after the Manikarnika actress calls her anti-national

Shabana said that such a kind of personal attack is of no significance to her right now as the entire country stands as one in grief and in condemning this dastardly Pulwama attack.

Published on 16th February 2019
Nawazuddin Siddiqui charged Re 1 to act in Manto; Rishi Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, Ranvir Shorey worked for free: Nandita Das

Nawazuddin Siddiqui charged Re 1 to act in Manto; Rishi Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, Ranvir Shorey worked for free: Nandita Das

In a recent interview of actor-filmmaker Nandita Das, she revealed that celebrities such as Rishi Kapoor, Gurdas Maan, and Javed Akhtar didn't charge a penny to act in her latest movie, Manto.

Published on 29th August 2018
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Mr India war boils over: Javed Akhtar says to Shekhar Kapur, 'I gave it all to you... It wasn't your idea, it wasn't your dream'

The Mr India war is now being fought among its original creators.

Published on 29th February 2020
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Published on 20th September 2018

Javed Akhtar on receiving Richard Dawkins Award 2020: ‘It’s fulfilment of a dream I had not even seen’ 

Be it on social media or at sessions in different cities, Javed Akhtar, who describes himself as an atheist, has been vocal about subjects like CAA and Islamophobia.

Published on 8th June 2020
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Javed Akhtar makes 500th lit event of Prabha Khaitan Foundation a memorable one

Javed Akhtar talks about documenting his grandfather's 200 gazals into 5 volumes, weighing 8 kilos

Published on 2nd September 2019
Frahan and Zoya took to Instagram share pictures of Javed

Farhan Akhtar, sister Zoya Akhtar wish Javed Akhtar on 78th birthday with heartfelt posts

Many celebrities including Hrithik Roshan, Shibani Dandekar and Chunky Panday took to the comment section of Farhan’s post to share their reactions

Published on 17th January 2023
Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar to tie the knot after Toofan release?

Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar to tie the knot after Toofan release?

When a leading publication asked veteran writer-lyricist, Javed Akhtar, if Farhan and Shibani were all set to tie the knot, he was non-committal and yet left just that wee bit of a hint.

Published on 13th January 2020
Delhi riots: Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, among other celebs condemn the violence

Delhi riots: Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, among other celebs condemn the violence

Celebrities including Anurag Kashyap, Sonam Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Swara Bhasker, Richa Chadha, among others have taken to their social handles to condemn the situation.

Published on 26th February 2020
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Arjun Kapoor starts shooting for his historical saga Panipat

Panipat is an upcoming movie directed by Ashutosh Gowariker starring Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt to be released on December 6, 2019.

Published on 3rd December 2018
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Actor Kanwaljit Singh speaks about the challenges of playing Kaifi Azmi in the renowned play, Kaifi Aur Main, which returns to the city this weekend

this year, Kanwaljit Singh, a well-known name in TV and the Punjabi film industry, will take on the role of Kaifi replacing Javed

Published on 2nd June 2023
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‘You can’t write poetry with dishonesty’: Javed Akhtar

Acclaimed writer and poet  Javed Akhtar, who was in the city for the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, speaks about going back to scriptwriting after 17 years.

Published on 7th August 2023
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'You will commit suicide': Kangana Ranaut calls out Javed Akhtar's personal threats

The Queen actor said: "Once Javed Akhtar had called me to his house and told me that Rakesh Roshan and his family are very big people. If you don't apologise to them... you will commit suicide." 

Published on 19th June 2020

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