What a shame: Javed Akhtar calls out countries willing to shake hands with Taliban
3 years, 6 months ago

What a shame: Javed Akhtar calls out countries willing to shake hands with Taliban

India Today  

Lyricist and film writer Javed Akhtar on Friday said it was a matter of shame that the "so-called civilised and democratic countries" were willing to shake hands with the Taliban. Javed Akhtar also called on civilised society and world leaders to condemn the repression of Afghan women and urged them to refuse to recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “Every decent person, every democratic government, every civilised society in the world should refuse to recognise and condemn Taliban for their ruthless repression of Afghan women or let’s forget the words like justice, humanity and conscience,” Javed Akhtar said in a tweet on Friday. Every decent person,every democratic government every civilised society in the world should refuse to recognise and condemn Talibans for their ruthless repression of Afgan women or let’s forget the words like justice, humanity and conscience.

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After hosting Javed Akhtar, Ali Zafar criticizes his 26/11 remark against Pakistan: 'Such insensitive &...'
2 years, 1 month ago

After hosting Javed Akhtar, Ali Zafar criticizes his 26/11 remark against Pakistan: 'Such insensitive &...'

India TV News  

After hosting Javed Akhtar and expressing his happiness about performing in front of veteran Bollywood lyricist, Pakistani actor and singer Ali Zafar has now slammed Akhtar for his comments on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. While Akhtar is being hailed in India for addressing the issue and conspirators of the 26/11 attacks still "roaming freely" in Pakistan, Ali Zafar has …

Pakistani actors question Javed Akhtar after viral video on Mumbai attack; say 'Ghar mein aake beizzat...'
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani actors question Javed Akhtar after viral video on Mumbai attack; say 'Ghar mein aake beizzat...'

India TV News  

Veteran Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar stirred a storm on the internet after his video from Lahore went viral. Celebrities like Saboor Aly, Shaan Shahid and Anoushey Ashraf expressed their anger and questioned the 'self-respect' of Pakistani people who clapped after Javed Akhtar's speech. In a series of Instagram stories, Pakistani actor Saboor Aly expressed disappointment that Javed Akhtar insulted the …

Javed Akhtar shares reaction to his 26/11 Mumbai attacks remark at Pakistan event: 'They all clapped and agreed with me'
2 years, 1 month ago

Javed Akhtar shares reaction to his 26/11 Mumbai attacks remark at Pakistan event: 'They all clapped and agreed with me'

Hindustan Times  

Javed Akhtar was recently in Pakistan for a literary festival in Lahore, where he made a comment about the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks roaming freely in Pakistan. In a new interview, Javed Akhtar said that his comment about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was well-received in Pakistan. In the recent clip from Lahore, which was also shared …

Ashok Pandit, Aniruddha Guha praise Javed Akhtar for schooling Pakistan over terrorism, says 'mirror is shown'
2 years, 1 month ago

Ashok Pandit, Aniruddha Guha praise Javed Akhtar for schooling Pakistan over terrorism, says 'mirror is shown'

India Today  

Javed Akhtar who was in Lahore, Pakistan for a literary festival, exploded his heart against Pakistan over terrorism. “Javed Akhtar - whose integrity towards the motherland gets questioned by dumbf***s all the time - went to Lahore and dropped some truth bombs in a roomful of Pakistanis. True patriots don’t need a stamp of approval from troll bhakts.” Javed Akhtar …

Mumbai court summons Javed Akhtar over 2021 RSS-Taliban remarks
2 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai court summons Javed Akhtar over 2021 RSS-Taliban remarks

India Today  

The Mulund Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai has issued process and summoned veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar in connection with a defamation complaint filed by a lawyer over his alleged remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during a television interview. On September 10, 2021, he was browsing a video app on his phone when he came across an interview with Akhtar …

Javed Akhtar seeks dismissal of defamation suit against him over RSS-Taliban remarks
3 years, 2 months ago

Javed Akhtar seeks dismissal of defamation suit against him over RSS-Taliban remarks

India TV News  

Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday filed an application before a court in adjoining Thane district seeking dismissal of a defamation suit filed against him over his alleged remarks comparing the RSS with the hardline group Taliban. The 76-year-old poet-lyricist termed the suit as “vexatious and meritless” that has been filed only to “intimidate and exhaust" him and maintained his …

Javed Akhtar compares VHP, RSS to Taliban, complaint filed
3 years, 6 months ago

Javed Akhtar compares VHP, RSS to Taliban, complaint filed

Op India  

On September 4, a complaint has been filed against self-proclaimed atheist and Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar for comparing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal to Islamist group Taliban. But the people who support RSS, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have the same mentality.” This is EXACTLY how self-certified ‘atheist muzlims’ like @Javedakhtarjadu manage to do things, …

BJP demands apology from Javed Akhtar for statement comparing Taliban and RSS
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP demands apology from Javed Akhtar for statement comparing Taliban and RSS

India Today  

Lyricist and film writer Javed Akhtar and films associated with him and his family may face trouble in coming days. BJP leader Ram Kadam has said the party will not allow Akhtar’s movies to be screened in the country till he apologises for his recent statements comparing the RSS and VHP to the Taliban. In a recent interview to a …

Javed Akhtar romanticises Mughals, gets schooled
3 years, 8 months ago

Javed Akhtar romanticises Mughals, gets schooled

Op India  

Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar was at the receiving end of criticism on Twitter on Monday after he drew a perverse comparison between citizens of a country to marauding invaders. ”Obama’s father was a Kenyan his paternal aunts still live in Kenya but since Obama was born in US he had the right to contest the presidential election Shah …

Javed Akhtar blasts Shekhar Kapur for saying he is afraid of intellectuals: Go see a psychiatrist
5 years, 8 months ago

Javed Akhtar blasts Shekhar Kapur for saying he is afraid of intellectuals: Go see a psychiatrist

India Today  

Lyricist Javed Akhtar lashed out at filmmaker Shekhar Kapur after he tweeted that he was always in "fear of 'intellectuals'. Shekhar Kapur July 27, 2019 Akhtar wrote a scathing series of tweets, "Who are these intellectuals who embraced you and you found that embrace like a snake’s bite? Javed Akhtar July 28, 2019 He added, "What do you mean by …

Dear Javed Akhtar, the Indian army does not keep a grudge against us Gujaratis, neither should you
6 years ago

Dear Javed Akhtar, the Indian army does not keep a grudge against us Gujaratis, neither should you

Op India  

Twitter has been a level playing field where we have seen many people we have admired while growing up fall from grace and how! Since our Prime Minister has great love and pride in the Indian Army of late, I would urge him to raise a Gujarat regiment so the swayamsevaks from the region can join the Army,” Akhtar reportedly …

Hatred towards dissenters has become barometer of patriotism, says Javed Akhtar
6 years, 4 months ago

Hatred towards dissenters has become barometer of patriotism, says Javed Akhtar

India Today  

How much you can hate somebody who disagrees with you or dissents with your views has become the barometer of judging your love for your country, lyricist, writer and former parliamentarian Javed Akhtar said today. "You see," Javed Akhtar said, "Communal Muslims don't like secular Hindus and communal Hindus don't like secular Muslims." "When communal people from both sides abuse …

Javed Akhtar has Twitter meltdown, again, this time for his hypocrisy on free speech being pointed out
6 years, 7 months ago

Javed Akhtar has Twitter meltdown, again, this time for his hypocrisy on free speech being pointed out

Op India  

Javed Akhtar has done it again. Yesterday too, when Twitter user Ankit Jain reminded him that he had called for a female cop to be dismissed from her job because she had written a poem that he did not like, Javed Akhtar lost his cool and lashed out at Jain. — Javed Akhtar August 10, 2018 Akhtar then went ahead …

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