Javed Akhtar

Bollywood Expresses Grief After Surat Coaching Centre Fire Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

Bollywood celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar, have condoled the deaths of 20 children who were killed in a fire in a commercial complex in Gujarat's Surat.

Election Results: Kanhaiya Kumar Loses To BJP's Giriraj Singh In Begusarai In Bihar

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 24, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar's campaign drew attention not just for his oratorical skills but because of high-profile supporters like Swara Bhaskar, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar endorsing him in rallies

If You Want Burqa Ban, Prohibit Ghunghat Too: Javed Akhtar To Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today said he is not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it is accompanied with a similar action against the "ghunghat" system prevalent among women in Rajasthan.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Pragya Singh "Shameful" Candidate Choice By BJP, Says Javed Akhtar

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 2, 2019

The award-winning screenwriter and lyricist said the nomination of Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, showed how little they thought of the people of Bhopal

Kanhaiya Kumar's Line-Up For Star Campaigners In Begusarai This Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2019

Top Left leaders - Sitaram Yechury, D Raja and Sudhakar Reddy - as well as Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar will be in Bihar next week to campaign in Begusarai where former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar is pitted against Union minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh.

There Has To Be Basic Honesty: Javed Akhtar On PM Modi Biopic Credit Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 5, 2019

Javed Akhtar says it was unfair on "PM Narendra Modi"producers part to rehash his old song and put his name in the credits on the film's poster when he hadn't even worked on the remake version.

"Done With Deliberate Intentions": Shabana Azmi Accuses PM Biopic Makers

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Sunday March 24, 2019

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi today hit out at the makers of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging they had intentionally the name of her husband, eminent poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, to the film's credits.

"He Could've Called Us": PM Biopic Producer Over Javed Akhtar Controversy

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Sunday March 24, 2019

The producer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic named after him on Saturday spoke out over a controversy which started after the makers of the movie credited lyricists Javed Akhtar and Sameer with writing the movie's songs.

Shibani Dandekar Posts Adorable Holi Pic With Farhan And Javed Akhtar

Entertainment | Saturday March 23, 2019

Shibani Dandekar Instagrammed a Holi-special photo, also featuring Farhan and his father - veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar

PM Biopic Producer's Clarification On Lyrics Credit For Javed Akhtar

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Saturday March 23, 2019

The producer of 'PM Narendra Modi', the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to clear the air over lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar's denial of writing songs for the film.

Javed Akhtar "Shocked" Over PM Biopic Credit, Denies Writing Songs For It

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday March 23, 2019

The biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi features some prominent names from Bollywood like actors Vivek Oberoi and Boman Irani. A trailer from the biopic, released on Wednesday, even credits Javed Akhtar as a lyricist. Except, the poet-lyricist says he has not written songs for "PM Narendra Modi".

Holi 2019: Shibani Dandekar And Farhan Akhtar Paint The Sky Pink

Entertainment | Friday March 22, 2019

Trending photos from inside Farhan and Shibani's Holi celebrations

"Totally Disgusting": Javed Akhtar On Controversy Over Vote During Ramzan

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday March 12, 2019

Javed Akhtar, in a tweet, said, "This is the kind of distorted and convoluted version of secularism that to me is repulsive, revolting and intolerable."

After Pulwama Attack, Javed Akhtar, Wife To Not Attend Event In Pakistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 15, 2019

After 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama district, actor Shabana Azmi said today that she and her husband, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, have decided not to attend her father Kaifi Azmi's 100th birth anniversary celebrations in Karachi.

In Pics: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt Screen Gully Boy For Ananya Panday, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Kiran Rao And Other Celebs

Entertainment | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Gully Boy director Zoya Akhtar was also there, along with her brother Farhan (the co-producer) and father Javed Akhtar