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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.

3 May 2019 1:45 AM IST

Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Thursday took a swipe at BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur over her comments on Babri Masjid demolition. (Photo: File)

Sadhvi Pragya BJP's shameful choice: Javed Akhtar on her Babri...

His comments come after Sadhvi Pragya had said she is 'proud' to accept that she was involved in demolition of Babri...

2 May 2019 4:31 PM IST

Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Thursday took a swipe at BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur over her comments on Babri Masjid demolition. (Photo: File)

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 IST

Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms New & Selected Translations, Selected, introduced, edited and co-translated by sudeep sen Bloomsbury pp 222; Rs 499.

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.

7 Jun 2019 1:21 AM IST

He claims that comparing todays films with those of the past is a useless conversation.

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...

25 July 2019 12:56 AM IST

MS Dhoni and Javed Akhtar. (Photo: Instagram)

Javed Akhtar gives solid reason why MS Dhoni shouldn't retire post...

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

13 July 2019 1:09 PM IST

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi

Javed-Shabana ecstatic for Zoya Akhtar

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

4 July 2019 1:51 AM IST

Priyanka Chopra and Javed Akhtar.

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

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 IST

The pressure of being 'intellectual': When insults fly amid literary...

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

10 Aug 2019 12:10 AM IST

Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar

Not without my son: Javed

Farhan to essay the role of a forest ranger

11 Nov 2020 12:23 PM IST

Kangana unstoppable

Kangana has also reacted to Arnab Goswami's arrest

5 Nov 2020 12:15 PM IST

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi

No hurry to take Shabana home: Javed Akhtar

Javed saab says he will wait for complete healing.

25 Jan 2020 12:12 AM IST