Akhtar

Javed Akhtar called Karan Johar ‘weird and adamant’, advised Sameer Anjaan not to write KKHH lyrics: ‘Director doesn’t listen’

Ramnath Goenka April 15, 2026

4 min readMumbaiApr 15, 2026 05:20 PM IST It’s widely known that veteran screenwriter...

Shabana Azmi recalls mother warned her against marrying Javed Akhtar, he bought an entire flower shop for her: ‘Mat phaso’

Ramnath Goenka March 3, 2026

3 min readChennaiMar 3, 2026 11:12 AM IST Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi have...

Alia Bhatt dazzles at BAFTA 2026 red carpet, calls daughter Raha is her inspiration; Farhan Akhtar attends too

Entertainment Desk February 22, 2026

Written by: Entertainment Desk 2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 23, 2026 12:03 AM IST...

Salim Khan faced 4-year professional drought after split with Javed Akhtar; cried seeing his name solo on screen: ‘I had no work’

Ramnath Goenka February 18, 2026

5 min readChennaiFeb 18, 2026 08:25 PM IST Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar are...

‘Unverified, false’: Hrithik Roshan dismisses Ranveer Singh’s claim that Farhan Akhtar approached him for Don 3

Ramnath Goenka February 13, 2026

4 min readMumbaiFeb 13, 2026 01:22 PM IST The long-awaited Don 3, which had...

Javed Akhtar changed after success, drinking became a problem, says first wife Honey Irani: ‘I took time to warm up to Shabana Azmi’

Ramnath Goenka February 3, 2026

4 min readChennaiFeb 3, 2026 11:35 AM IST Before marrying Shabana Azmi, writer Javed...

Javed Akhtar recalls sleeping on footpaths as he gives tour of luxury Khandala mansion; Shabana Azmi reveals their ‘daily fights’ over its scale

Ramnath Goenka February 2, 2026

4 min readChennaiFeb 2, 2026 03:59 PM IST Hindi film industry veterans Shabana Azmi...

Javed Akhtar calls out ‘creative bankruptcy’ in Bollywood, reveals he refused to rewrite his songs for Border 2: ‘What is the need to recreate?’

Ramnath Goenka January 20, 2026

When T-Series launched “Ghar Kab Aaoge”, the rehashed version of memorable song “Sandese Aate...

Javed Akhtar says ‘no communal element’ in AR Rahman not getting work in Bollywood; Shaan says ‘3 superstars also belong to minority communities’

Ramnath Goenka January 17, 2026

Music maestro AR Rahman, known for breaking conventions with his disruptive compositions, is now...

Exclusive | Javed Akhtar on Dharmendra: ‘He was convincing in any kind of character’

Subhash K Jha December 8, 2025

Javed Saab, Sholay, which you co-wrote, was one of Dharamji’s most iconic films? Before...

120 Bahadur movie review: Farhan Akhtar film brims with action and emotion

Shubhra Gupta November 21, 2025

120 Bahadur movie review: It was 120 against 3000, and on that fateful November...

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