Javed Akhtar
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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…
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On Fathers’ Day, Arbaaz shares unseen pictures of Salim Khan
Mumbai: To wish his father on Father’s Day on Sunday, actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has posted a slew of rare unseen photographs of Salim Khan. The photographs also features his superstar-brother Salman Khan,…
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Javed Akhtar to receive honorary doctorate from London’s SOAS varsity
Mumbai: Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar will be felicitated with an honorary doctorate by SOAS University of London. According to a press release, Akhtar will receive a Doctor of Literature (DLit) (honoris causa)…
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Satish Kaushik’s last social media post is from Javed Akhtar’s Holi party
Mumbai: Bollywood actor-director Satish Kaushik, who passed away aged 67 late on Wednesday, had attended a Holi party hosted by Javed Akhtar and his wife-actor Shabana Azmi at their home in Mumbai.…
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Uddhav’s mouthpiece calls Javed Akhtar ‘true patriot’ for taking potshots at Pakistan
Mumbai: ‘Saamna’, the official newspaper of Uddhav Thackeray faction on Thursday appreciated Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar for showing the mirror to Pakistan during the ‘Faiz’ festival in Lahore as he slammed the…
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Lahore: 26/11 attackers still free in Pakistan, says Javed Akhtar
Lahore: The perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks did not come from Norway or Egypt but are still roaming freely in Pakistan and Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about…
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Amitabh Bachchans are not created, they are born: Javed Akhtar
Jaipur: Writer-poet Javed Akhtar, who has never shied away from admitting his admiration for Bollywood’s original ‘angry young man’, on Friday said stars like Amitabh Bachchan are not created, they are born.…
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Happy Birthday Javed Akhtar: 5 iconic movies in collaboration with Salim Khan
Mumbai: Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, who has penned a string of classics in collaboration with screenwriter Salim Khan, turned a year older on Tuesday. Popularly known as Salim-Javed, the duo scripted many…
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