Shabana Azmi has tested COVID positive. Soon after she shared the news on social media, fans and followers wished her a speedy recovery and prayed for her well being.
Farhan and Zoya are Javed Akhtar's and his first wife Honey Irani's children. Honey and Javed Akhtar got separated in 1978, and in 1984 Javed Akhtar tied the knot with actor Shabana Azmi. Veteran lyricist celebrated his 77th birthday today (Janury 17).
Farhan Kahtar shared a throwback picture on the occasion of his father, lyricist Javed Akhtar's birthday. "Thoughtful, restless, curious and always searching for what’s beyond the obvious, this is how I’ve always known you to be," Farhan wrote accompanying a candid photo of Javed Saab.
Javed Akhtar had moved a plea before a court seeking the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in a criminal defamation case filed by him against her. The application, moved by Akhtar's lawyer Jay Bharadwaj, listed the number of exemptions Ranaut has sought. It also mentioned she was making "false and incorrect statements" before the court.
Javed Akhtar submitted the application through his advocate Jay Bhardwaj urging the court to reject the suit filed by RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar on the ground that the plaintiff (Champanerkar) does not have locus standi and cause of action to file the plea.
Ranaut had filed a counter complaint against Akhtar, who is pursuing a criminal defamation case against her. In her complaint before the magistrate court, Ranaut had accused Akhtar of "extortion and criminal intimidation".
Kangana Ranaut's review application, filed before the Borivali sessions court through advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, said the CMM failed to appreciate that the magistrate had "misused" his powers to cause intentional injury to the applicant (her case).
Akhtar (76) had filed the complaint in the Andheri court in November, 2020 claiming Ranaut had made defamatory statements against him in a television interview. He claimed the actor had dragged in his name while referring to a "coterie" existing in Bollywood, following the alleged suicide by actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June last year.
In a recent TV show, Kangana Ranaut said that what India achieved in 1947 was "bheek" while the "real freedom" was achieved in 2014, referring to the BJP's win in the Lok Sabha elections. Now, Javed Akhtar has reacted to her statements.
In a tweet, Akhtar wondered what the point of conflict was. "I failed to understand why some people have any problem with FabIndia's Jashn-e-Riwaj. Which in English means nothing but 'a celebration of tradition,'" he wrote.
The additional chief metropolitan magistrate had rejected Kangana Ranaut's petition on October 21, but its detailed order was made available on Saturday. Kangana had filed the transfer petition last month, saying that she had "lost faith" in the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court as it indirectly “threatened” her of issuing a warrant if she failed to appear before it in a bailable offence.
Javed Akhtar said "This is the price the film industry has to pay for being high profile. When you're high profile, people have fun pulling you down, throwing muck at you. If you're a nobody, then who has the time to throw stones at you?"
Mumbai police registered an FIR against lyricist Javed Akhtar over his alleged remark against the RSS. The FIR has been registered under IPC Section 500 (punishment for defamation).
After the court's decision in the actress Kangana Ranaut and lyricist Javed Akhtar controversy, the actress's lawyer has claimed that the court has threatened to issue a warrant against Ranaut.
The court had last week said it will issue a warrant against Ranaut if she fails to appear on the next date of hearing on September 20. Ranaut appeared before Andheri metropolitan magistrate R R Khan on Monday for the first time since summons was issued to her in February this year, and completed the bail formalities.
The lawyer submitted a medical certificate before the court and said Kangana has been traveling for the promotion of her film and has "developed COVID-19 symptoms". However, Akhtar's lawyer said this is an orchestrated tactic to delay the case proceedings.
Urfi Javed has refuted the rumours of being Javed Akhtar's granddaughter. She said that this is done to troll Akhtar and put his name down.
Farhan Akhtar stated that even though Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar parted ways professionally, it never affected his relationship with Salman Khan, Arbaaz and others in his family.
Javed Akhtar had filed the criminal complaint against Kangana Ranaut in November last year before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in a television interview.
Netizens linked Bigg Boss OTT fame Urfi Javed to veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar. Trolls online have called Urfi, as Shabana-Javed Akhtar's granddaughter. Here's what Shabana Azmi has to say about it
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