Friday, Mar 29, 2024 | Last Update : 05:51 AM IST

Javed Akhtar

Comparison of RSS with Taliban wrong: Sena

Akhtar said that the Taliban are barbaric, their actions are reprehensible, but those supporting the RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal are all the same

07 Sep 2021 8:08 AM

Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi meet Mamata Banerjee in Delhi; say 'India needs change'

Banerjee is on a visit to Delhi since Monday and has been holding deliberations with opposition parties for forming a united front

29 Jul 2021 7:42 PM

Not without my son: Javed

Farhan to essay the role of a forest ranger

11 Nov 2020 12:23 PM

Kangana unstoppable

Kangana has also reacted to Arnab Goswami's arrest

05 Nov 2020 12:15 PM

Anita Katyal: This meal, brought to you by you-know-who

Not just Modi and RSS, even Pinarayi Vijayan wants it known he's been doing good work

07 Apr 2020 10:33 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Javed Akhtar slams Shekhar Kapur

Speaking exclusively, Javed asks, “Today Shekhar Kapur is offended because no one has consulted him about this new project.

20 Feb 2020 12:56 AM

No hurry to take Shabana home: Javed Akhtar

Javed saab says he will wait for complete healing.

25 Jan 2020 12:12 AM

Shabana will be out of ICU today, says Javed Akhtar

I am thankful to everyone who has stood by us during this sudden setback, says Javed.

21 Jan 2020 12:34 AM

Shabana’s doing fine: Javed Akhtar

Veteran actress who met with a accident on Saturday afternoon is now being looked after at Kokilaben hospital.

20 Jan 2020 7:48 AM

Calling Faiz Ahmed 'anti-Hindu' is absurd and funny, says Javed Akhtar

Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has set up a committee to look into the issue.

02 Jan 2020 5:27 PM

ADVERTISEMENT

I look at Mirza Ghalib's poetry very wonderfully: Lyricist Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar was all praise for Mirza Ghalib, in an event organized to mark the late icon' 150th death anniversary.

30 Dec 2019 10:58 AM

Build schools, hospitals on 5-acre plot: Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar on Ayodhya verdict

Khan (83), the co-writer of legendary movies like Sholay and Deewar, added it was good the issue had finally ended.

11 Nov 2019 3:05 PM

Javed Akhtar supports Priyanka Chopra: Her views on Kashmir are of an Indian

Akhtar was commenting on a Pakistani minister's demand for the removal of Chopra as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace.

23 Aug 2019 12:56 PM

The pressure of being ‘intellectual’: When insults fly amid literary spats

It is certainly, even apart from Auden’s observations, looked down upon in British culture.

10 Aug 2019 12:10 AM

Don’t compare now to Golden Era: Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi speak about the pitfalls of the golden era of cinema, including lack of coordination and continuity.

25 Jul 2019 12:56 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Javed Akhtar gives solid reason why MS Dhoni shouldn't retire post defeat in CWC'19

Singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar requested former India skipper MS Dhoni not to retire.

13 Jul 2019 1:09 PM

Javed-Shabana ecstatic for Zoya Akhtar

The proud parents are over the moon on their daughter’s achievement.

04 Jul 2019 1:51 AM

Capital punishment not a deterrent: Javed Akhtar on Kathua verdict

Akhtar admitted that he did not have 'clear cut' ideas about the merits and demerits of capital punishment.

12 Jun 2019 9:40 AM

Investigating Kaifi Azmi’s compelling life and words

The rhyming structure and tonal sub-variations in Urdu/Hindi is very finetuned, and often difficult to match in English.

07 Jun 2019 1:21 AM

If burqa is to be banned, ban goongat too: Javed Akhtar

Talking to reporters here, Mr Aktar said women in Rajasthan were practising the goongat system for ages.

03 May 2019 1:45 AM

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT