Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 13:57
Noted lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has criticised both media and cinema in the country for being "insensitive" towards the problems of the common man.
Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 17:53
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan`s expansive body of work is a learning ground for a lot of youngsters, says writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, who feels fortunate at having worked with the actor.
Last Updated: Friday, January 18, 2013, 00:34
Javed Akhtar, who is an esteemed screenwriter and lyricist, is celebrating his 68th birthday today.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 11:44
Famous lyricist Javed Akhtar spoke to Zeenews today in the wake of rising rape cases in the country and even offered his suggestions to curb the crime against women.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 15:19
The gang-rape of a 23-year-old in the capital has shocked the entire nation. Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar feels such incidents can be avoided only when society starts respecting women.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 13:13
He could easily be called the last word in Indian classical music. Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar was known as the global ambassador of Indian classical music whose music transcended borders.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 14:59
On Dilip Kumar`s 90th birthday Tuesday, members of the Hindi film fraternity saluted the veteran actor and wished the best for him.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 11:46
Shabana Azmi has defended her lyricist-scriptwriter husband Javed Akhtar after a TV channel counted him among celebrity members of parliament (MP) who are irregular in attending parliament sessions.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 09:43
Almost two decades after penning the evergreen "Ek ladki ko dekha...", writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has revealed the melodious hit song was originally penned with Madhuri Dixit in mind.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 20:08
Javed Akhtar mostly features the life and times of those artists on his TV show "Classic Legends" who have passed away. So, he says he is in no hurry to be a `legend`.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 20:59
He is an accomplished writer, poet and lyricist, but Javed Akhtar says his childhood aspiration, just like every kid, was to become an actor.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 18:09
Irate Javed Akhtar hit back when a journalist asked him if celebrities use social work to hide their black money.
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