Javed Akhtar

What are Padmaavat protesters protesting about, asks Javed Akhtar

Shabana Azmi too was excited after watching the film and said it should be India's nominee for the Oscars.

On Javed Akhtar’s birthday, have a look at some interesting revelations by him on Aap Ki Adalat

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has turned a year older today. Have a look at some interesting revelations made by him on Aap Ki Adalat.

Happy Birthday Javed Akhtar: 5 soulful songs of the legend that will stay with us forever

To mark the special occasion, we have listed some of the most beautiful songs penned by the Bollywood legend Javed Akhtar.

Javed Akhtar wrote Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's title track in anger, reveals Shah Rukh Khan

SRK revealed that Javed Sahab was quite unhappy with the title of the film and the beautiful title track that we still hum was thrown at them in anger.

Javed Akhtar-Shabana Azmi celebrate 33 years of togetherness. 'So sweet', says Hrithik Roshan

Javed, who was earlier married to Honey Irani, tied the knot with Shabana in 1984.

Padmavati row: FIR against Javed Akhtar for allegedly making 'insulting' remarks on Rajput community

Padmavati: Javed Akhtar allegedly said that Rajputs didn't fight Britishers in the last 200 years.

Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor and Javed Akhtar to attend literature fest in Delhi

Apart from Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor and Javed Akhtar the event will also be graced by Kumar Vishwas, Piyush Mishra, Chetan Bhagat and many other celebrities.

Lata Mangeshkar congratulates Javed Akhtar for receiving Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award, shares pics

The event marked the 28th anniversary of Hridayesh Arts and the 80th birthday of veteran music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar

Noted lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to be honoured with Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award

Hridayesh Arts, in association with Jay Satya Charitable Trust, is organising a music programme titled 'Amrut Hriday Swar Lata' to salute and celebrate 75 glorious years of the musical journey of Lata Mangeshkar.

Javed Akhtar and wife Shabana Azmi to be feted at Singapore Festival

The festival showcases 40 feature films, shorts and documentaries from India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh as well as special screenings from Singapore.

Farhan Akhtar addresses step mom as ‘Shabana’, gets slammed on social media

Farhan Akhtar's tweet didn't go well with the fans!

Bollywood celebrities condemned brutal lynching of a Srinagar police officer & a Haryana teenager

Paresh Rawal and Javed Akhtar expressed their anger on the recent mob lynching cases of Haryana and Srinagar.

Sonu Nigam Azaan Debate: Here’s what Javed Akhtar has to say about the matter

After Sonu Nigam’s azaan tweets has sparked a row among masses, the veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar decides to offer his opinion on the issue.

Javed Akhtar blesses Karan Johar’s twins Yash and Roohi in his poetic style

Gurmehar Kaur row: Javed Akhtar takes back ‘harsh’ words against Sehwag

Renowned lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar had recently lashed out at popular cricketer Virender Sehwag over his tweet on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur. Now, Akhtar has opened up and said that he takes back

How Twitterati including Javed Akhtar, Omar Abdullah extended their support to ‘Dangal’ girl Zaira Wasim

Zaira Wasim, who played an exceptional role of gold medallist Geeta Phogat in the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’, today received an unanimous support on the social media after getting trolled for meeting Jammu and Kashmir

Audience should be blamed for vulgar lyrics, not music makers, says Javed Akhtar

Ace lyricist Javed Akhtar recently said that music of the cinema influence the whole nation. He blamed audience for vulgar music saying that people don’t object to vulgarity in the lyrics. He further said that

Did Javed Akhtar stop Lata Mangeshkar from watching Tanmay Bhat’s 'funny' video?

Javed Akhtar, reportedly, stopped Lata Mangeshkar from watching Tanmay Bhat’s controversial video mocking her.