In a tweet, Akhtar wondered what the point of conflict was. "I failed to understand why some people have any problem with FabIndia's Jashn-e-Riwaj. Which in English means nothing but 'a celebration of tradition,'" he wrote.
The additional chief metropolitan magistrate had rejected Kangana Ranaut's petition on October 21, but its detailed order was made available on Saturday. Kangana had filed the transfer petition last month, saying that she had "lost faith" in the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court as it indirectly “threatened” her of issuing a warrant if she failed to appear before it in a bailable offence.
Javed Akhtar said "This is the price the film industry has to pay for being high profile. When you're high profile, people have fun pulling you down, throwing muck at you. If you're a nobody, then who has the time to throw stones at you?"
Mumbai police registered an FIR against lyricist Javed Akhtar over his alleged remark against the RSS. The FIR has been registered under IPC Section 500 (punishment for defamation).
After the court's decision in the actress Kangana Ranaut and lyricist Javed Akhtar controversy, the actress's lawyer has claimed that the court has threatened to issue a warrant against Ranaut.
The court had last week said it will issue a warrant against Ranaut if she fails to appear on the next date of hearing on September 20. Ranaut appeared before Andheri metropolitan magistrate R R Khan on Monday for the first time since summons was issued to her in February this year, and completed the bail formalities.
The lawyer submitted a medical certificate before the court and said Kangana has been traveling for the promotion of her film and has "developed COVID-19 symptoms". However, Akhtar's lawyer said this is an orchestrated tactic to delay the case proceedings.
Urfi Javed has refuted the rumours of being Javed Akhtar's granddaughter. She said that this is done to troll Akhtar and put his name down.
Farhan Akhtar stated that even though Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar parted ways professionally, it never affected his relationship with Salman Khan, Arbaaz and others in his family.
Javed Akhtar had filed the criminal complaint against Kangana Ranaut in November last year before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in a television interview.
Netizens linked Bigg Boss OTT fame Urfi Javed to veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar. Trolls online have called Urfi, as Shabana-Javed Akhtar's granddaughter. Here's what Shabana Azmi has to say about it
Javed Akhtar came under attack from the Shiv Sena and the VHP for his comments that appear to equate the RSS and other right-wing outfits with the Taliban, a militant group that has seized power in Afghanistan, while police stepped up security outside his Mumbai home
Shiv Sena said that Javed Akhtar was 'completely wrong' in comparing the RSS with the Taliban.
BJP leader Ram Kadam said the party will not allow javed Akhtar’s movies to be screened in the country. He raised concern about this recent statement on the Taliban.
The AIMPLB last week issued a statement clarifying that the board has neither expressed any view nor given any statement on the Taliban and the recent political situation of Afghanistan.
Javed Akhtar, the wordsmith behind well loved songs from films such as "1942: A Love Story", "Dil Chahta Hai", "Kal Ho Na Ho", said filmmakers today, having grown under the influence of western cinema, don't know how to use songs in a narrative. Songs even when incorporated in the narrative are pushed in the background and used purely for the "greed of money" as music rights generate revenue, the lyricist said.
Javed Akhtar's counter-affidavit was filed in response to a plea filed by Kangana Ranaut through her counsel Rizwan Siddiquee last month in which she challenged the defamation proceedings initiated earlier this year, saying the magistrate's court had failed to apply its mind to the case.
Mamata Banerjee arrived in the national capital on Monday and has been holding deliberations with opposition parties for forming a united front for the 2024 general elections.
Lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar and his actor-wife Shabana Azmi are the latest names to feature in the list of significant personalities Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met during her ongoing five-day visit to the national capital.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a visit to the national capital, met lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi on Thursday.
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