Javed Akhtar
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Javed Akhtar falls for Dharmendra’s death hoax
Mumbai: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar recently fell prey to a false rumour about legendary actor Dharmendra’s demise, which quickly spread across social media. The confusion was soon cleared when Hema Malini stepped…
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Javed Akhtar upset over respect shown to Taliban minister
Mumbai: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and was given a grand welcome during the visit. Expressing his disappointment, well-known Bollywood screenwriter and lyricist…
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‘My name has nothing to do with Islam,’ says Javed Akhtar
Hyderabad: Javed Akhtar, the celebrated poet, lyricist, and screenwriter, has given Bollywood some of its most unforgettable songs and dialogues. His words in movies like Silsila, Dil Chahta Hai, and Kal Ho…
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Javed Akhtar gives session on Urdu at British Parliament, Shabana shares picture
Mumbai: Veteran actress Shabana Azmi shared a picture from the British Parliament and shared that the veteran screenwriter and lyricist husband Javed Akhtar had a session on Urdu at the House of…
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Javed Akhtar’s Rs 5 lakh Mumbai home: You won’t believe its value now
Mumbai: Can you imagine buying a big house in Mumbai just by writing songs and film scripts? That’s exactly what famous lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar did in the 1970s. He bought…
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Kangana, Javed Akhtar reach ceasefire in their defamation case
Mumbai: After five years of legal battles, actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut and lyricist Javed Akhtar have finally reached a mutually satisfactory settlement in their defamation lawsuits against each other. On Friday, the ‘Queen’…
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Kangana appears before Mumbai court in defamation case filed by Javed Akhtar
Mumbai: Bollywood actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday appeared before a special court here in connection with a defamation case filed against her by veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar. Kangana Ranaut…
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Salim-Javed attend special screening of ‘Sholay’ in Mumbai
Mumbai: Veteran writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, who were the masterminds behind ‘Sholay’, came together for a special screening of the iconic film in Mumbai on Saturday. The screening at Regal…
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Javed Akhtar remembers Salman Khan as ‘very shy, quiet child’
Mumbai: Legendary screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who attended the trailer launch of the docuseries ‘Angry Young Men’ in Mumbai, went down memory lane and shared how Salman and Arbaaz Khan were as children. “Our kids told…
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Top 7 highest paid lyricists of India, Javed Akhtar leads
Mumbai: Great lyrics are something that make a song truly memorable and iconic. Sadly, many modern songs just ‘copy’ or ‘sample’ music from other pieces, making originality in music rare. While this…
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Javed Akhtar fires back at Sandeep Reddy Vanga: ‘What a shame’
Mumbai: Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar recently found himself in a heated exchange with filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga over the latter’s movie, Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor. The controversy began when Javed…
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Jashn-e-Rekhta in Dubai: Date, tickets & more
The much-anticipated Jashn-e-Rekhta, one of the world’s largest Urdu language, literature and cultural festivals, is all set to take place in Dubai for the first time. The celebrated festival, which has been…
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Anurag Kashyap praises ‘Animal’ director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, calls him ‘misunderstood, judged’
Mumbai : Director Anurag Kashyap showered praises on the ‘Animal’ director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and called him the “most misunderstood and judged filmmaker at the moment.” Taking to Instagram, Anurag shared a…
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Success of films like ‘Animal’ is ‘dangerous’: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai: In an apparent swipe at Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal”, veteran lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar has said that commercial success of films with problematic scenes is a “dangerous” trend. The 78-year-old…
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Javed Akhtar, Prakash Raj condemn Muzaffarnagar slap incident
Mumbai: Veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar, actors Renuka Shahane and Prakash Raj have called for strict action against a teacher in Uttar Pradesh who allegedly asked her students to slap a boy from…
