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  Javed Akhtar On Pakistan: In Lahore, Javed attacked Pakistan regarding 26/11 attack, said this

  News | February 21, 2023 15:03 IST

  Javed Akhtar On Pakistan: In Lahore Javed attacked Pakistan regarding 26/11 attack, said this Lyricist Javed Akhtar has shown the mirror to Pakistan in Lahore. Javed Akhtar asked the Pakistanis whether the Mumbai attack accused had come from Egypt or Norway. He is still roaming freely in Pakistan.

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  Javed Akhtar reminds Pakistan of 26/11 terror attack in viral video | Lahore

  News | February 21, 2023 16:58 IST

  Bollywood lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar was recently in Lahore, Pakistan to attend the Faiz Festival 2023. A video is going viral from the festival in which the veteran lyricist can be seen reminding Pakistan of the 26/11 terror attacks.

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  Javed Akhtar reminds Pakistan of 26/11 terror attack; Kangana says 'Ghar mein ghuss ke...'

  Celebrities | February 22, 2023 0:02 IST

  A video of Javed Akhtar is going viral from the Lahore festival in which he can be seen reminding Pakistan of the 26/11 terror attacks. Heaping praise on the lyricist, Kangana Ranaut says "Ghar mein ghuss ke maara."

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  Javed Akhtar Shayari: Most memorable short shayaris by the lyricist that touch many hearts

  Entertainment | January 17, 2023 15:30 IST

  Veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar turned 78 today. He has not only given dialogues and songs in films but also written many shayaris and short poems. Have a look at the most memorable ones here.

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  Javed Akhtar: Legendary singer's Iconic movies in collaboration with Salim Khan | Birthday Special

  Entertainment | January 17, 2023 13:49 IST

  Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, who has penned a string of classics in collaboration with screenwriter Salim Khan, turned a year older today. Popularly known as Salim-Javed, the duo scripted many commercially & critically accepted films like 'Don', Mr India', 'Zanjeer', 'Deewaar', 'Sholay' & more.

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  How Javed Akhtar and Gulzar became friends after success of 'Andaz'

  Celebrities | January 11, 2023 8:43 IST

  According to Javed Akhtar, he and Gulzar (88) have never viewed each other as competitors and have rather been each other's cheerleaders.

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  Javed Akhtar addresses Boycott Bollywood controversy; opens up on Uttar Pradesh Film City

  Celebrities | January 10, 2023 11:46 IST

  Javed Akhtar appreciated the initiative taken by UP CM Yogi Adityanath to make Film City in Uttar Pradesh. Akhtar welcomed this initiative and said, "I believe that it is a good thing that the film industry should be opened in UP."

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  Javed Akhtar opens up on Pathaan's 'Besharam Rang' row, says 'I think we should have trust...'

  Celebrities | January 10, 2023 6:48 IST

  Featuring leading lady Deepika Padukone in a saffron bikini, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan song 'Besharam Rang' has found itself in the centre of a proverbial storm for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

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  Javed Akhtar's tweet to Michelle Obama, 'return to White house' has rustled Twitterati, See reaction

  Celebrities | October 06, 2022 20:37 IST

  Lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday appealed to former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama to "return to the White House". The tweet has made the internet quite rustled. See how the Twitterati is reacting.

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  Kangana Ranaut claims Javed Akhtar threatened her to apologise to Hrithik Roshan: Report

  Celebrities | December 18, 2022 18:36 IST

  Kangana Ranaut, who appeared before the Mumbai court in connection to a defamation case against her by Javed Akhtar claimed that the Bollywood lyricist threatened her to apologise to her co-actor Hrithik Roshan.

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  Kangana Ranaut appears before Mumbai court in Javed Akhtar defamation case

  Celebrities | July 05, 2022 11:43 IST

  Javed Akhtar had claimed that Kangana Ranaut dragged his name during the TV interview while referring to a 'coterie' in Bollywood, following the alleged suicide by actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June 2020.

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  Kangana Ranaut to appear before Mumbai court in connection to defamation case by Javed Akhtar

  June 28, 2022 15:08 IST

  Javed Akhtar had filed the complaint in court in November 2020, claiming that Kangana Ranaut made defamatory statements against him in a television interview, which allegedly damaged his reputation.

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  B-town bids final goodbye to KK: Javed Akhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj among others attend singer's funeral

  Celebrities | June 02, 2022 15:52 IST

  B-town bids final goodbye to KK: Bollywood personalities such as Javed Akhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Alka Yagnik among many others were seen in bidding an emotional goodbye to late singer KK.

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  Court on defamation complaint: Kangana might be celebrity but can't forget she is accused in case

  March 24, 2022 17:17 IST

  In his complaint, Javed Akhtar claimed that Kangana Ranaut dragged his name during an interview while referring to a ‘coterie’ existing in Bollywood, following the alleged suicide by actor Sushant Singh Rajput.  

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  Court refuses permanent exemption from appearance to Kangana Ranaut in defamation plaint by Javed

  March 22, 2022 21:01 IST

  The magistrate exempted Kangana Ranaut from appearing before the court on Tuesday and adjourned the hearing on Javed Akhtar's complaint till April. Akhtar had filed the complaint in court in November 2020, claiming that Ranaut had made defamatory statements against him in a television interview, which allegedly damaged his reputation.

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  Sessions court rejects Kangana's plea seeking transfer of defamation case filed by Javed Akhtar

  March 09, 2022 19:26 IST

  Kangana Ranaut had claimed in her application that the 10th Metropolitan Magistrate's Court (Andheri) showed "bias and prejudice towards her" by not granting her permanent exemption from appearance, and threatened to issue an arrest warrant against her for a “bailable and non-cognizable offense."  

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  'Trying its best' Javed Akhtar lauds govt's effort of evacuating stranded students from Ukraine

  Celebrities | March 04, 2022 20:20 IST

  India is primarily focusing on evacuating its nationals from the conflict zones of Kharkiv and Sumy in eastern Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that around 300 Indians are stuck in Kharkiv and 700 are in Sumy. 

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  Javed Akhtar shares pic with late Lata Mangeshkar as he recalls attending last public event together

  Celebrities | March 03, 2022 18:50 IST

  Lata Mangeshkar and Javed Akhtar had worked together on several melodious songs including 'Tere Liye' from 'Veer-Zaara' and 'Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum' from 'Silsila', among others.

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  Jai Prakash Chowksey passes away: Rakesh Roshan, Javed Akhtar & others express condolences

  Celebrities | March 02, 2022 22:48 IST

  Jai Prakash Chouksey has penned scripts and dialogues for several films including 'Shayad' (1979), 'Qatl' (1986) and 'Bodyguard' (2011), and was also involved in writing for television serials. Several Bollywood celebrities including Rakesh Roshan, Javed Akhtar expressed their heartfelt condolences to the late filmmaker on social media.

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  Russia Ukraine Crisis: Javed Akhtar, Richa Chadha & others react after Putin declares war

  Celebrities | December 16, 2022 14:17 IST

  Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday (February 24). Several Bollywood celebrities including Javed Akhtar, Richa Chadha, Tillotama Shome, Shilpa Rao took to social media to express their views about the ongoing crisis.