Javed akhtar on pakistan

Image Source : TWITTER/@SAMTHEBESTEST_ Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi recently launched an Urdu poetry album 'Shayarana - Sartaj'. The heart and soul behind the Urdu album is Satinder Sartaaj. It comprises beautiful poetries in the nearly extinct 'Urdu' language from Punjab. Speaking at its event, Javed Akhtar emphasised the importance of the Urdu language and the role Punjab played in its past growth and prominence. The lyricist-writer also stressed that Urdu language doesn't belong to Pakistan or Egypt, but to 'Hindustan'. Explaining the importance of Urdu language, Javed Akhtar said "Urdu hasn't come from any other place...it is our own language. It isn't spoken outside Hindustan...Pakistan also came into existence after partition from India, earlier it was a part of India only. So, the language isn't spoken outside Hindustan..." "Punjab has a big contribution towards Urdu and it is the language of India! But why did you leave this language? Because of partition? Because of Pakistan? Urdu should be given attention. Earlier it was only Hindustan - Pakistan later separated from Hindustan. Now Pakistan said that Kashmir is ours...will you believe that? I think 'No'! Likewise, Urdu is a Hindustan(i) language and it remains (so). Nowadays, new generation youths speak less Urdu and Hindi in our country. Today more focus is on English. We must speak in Hindi because it's our national language". He further said, "Language is not based on religions, but of regions. I...

Former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram is all set to make his acting debut with the upcoming heist film Wasim told Hindustan Times, “I would not like to comment on political subjects as I am here to promote my film. If I was invited to another country I would find positive things to say about it.” At a gathering in Lahore earlier this year, Regardless, Wasim Akram said that he misses India very much. “We would love to come to India. I used to be there for 7-8 months of a year. I miss my friends, people and food, most importantly dosa. We don’t have it in Pakistan… Inshallah, very soon we would come there. See all the places I have been missing for the last years and the hustle-bustle of Bombay,” he said. Sanctions have been imposed on Pakistani artistes in India, which essentially boycotts them from working in India. Previously, Fawad’s The Legend of Maula Jatt failed to secure a release in India. Also read | Wasim’s wife added, “I miss India. We stayed in India for 4 years after our marriage, probably more time than we spend in Australia… I miss the way people love him in India. He didn’t play for India but they call him Wasim Bhai. I love that… I would love to bring our children back to where their grandfather was born, Amritsar. It’s really important to me.” Responding to an audience member’s request that he should return to India with positive feedback about Pakistanis, Javed had said in response, “ Jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye. Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Ha...

Bollywood's ace screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been the center of attention following his insensitive remarks about Pakistanis. The 78-year-old poet made headlines after he attended a coveted literary festival held in Lahore and spoke ill of the host country criticizing the perpetrators of terrorist attacks in India backed by Pakistan. Though things didn't go south right away, social media users picked up on Akhtar's remarks and lambasted him. The public scrutiny was followed by Pakistani celebrities, however, Indian public figures have supported the Sholay writer. In order to put matters to rest, Akhtar came forward with an explanation for his controversial statements that initially put Indians and Pakistanis against each other. For the unversed, Akhtar opined on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks at the recently concluded 7th Faiz Festival in Lahore, Pakistan. His remarks weren't met with a positive response as many people were hurt. During a discussion, Akhtar said that it is wrong for Pakistanis to expect Indians will ignore that "the perpetrators of the attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan." According to Indian media portals, Akhtar suggested that the crowd applauded his comments. The ace lyricist-writer also said that Pakistan never held any event in honour of Lata Mangeshkar even though India organised huge events for Pakistani legends Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan. Most recently, the revered screenwriter-lyricist attended the ABP Ideas of India...

Indian playwright Javed Akhtar has been a constant critic of Pakistan and its government. The lyricist's recent visit to Lahore for the 7th Faiz Festival has created quite a stir on social media. Apart from expressing his love for the legendary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz and respecting all languages, his controversial remarks about the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks roaming freely in Pakistan have angered many. However, this isn’t the first time the scriptwriter has expressed derogatory comments against Pakistan. Javed Akhtar on Uri Attacks In 2016, Akhtar told He went on to comment, "If Pakistan says that ‘we are not responsible for it (the Uri attack)’, I don’t see any reason why Pakistani artists or any Pakistani citizen should not condemn Uri and this kind of terrorist attack. Because they say that we’re not responsible for it, then wonderful, come out and condemn it! Any Pakistani who keeps quiet about it is condoning our statement that actually Pakistan is responsible for it.” On Pulwama Attack In 2019, Akhtar and his wife, popular Indian actor Shabana Azmi, were supposed to attend an event organised in memory of poet Kaifi Azmi by the Arts Council, which the cancelled following the Pulwama attack. At that time, Akhtar had taken to social media to announce his decision of backing out from the festival. He tweeted, "Karachi Art Council had invited. Shabana and I for a two-day literature conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry. We have cancelled...

• Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray held a rally, Padwa Melava in Mumbai on the occasion of Gudi Padwa. • While addressing the crowd, he praised lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar for his remarks on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks during an event in Pakistan. • The rally was held at Dadar's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park on Wednesday. • Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray held a rally, Padwa Melava in Mumbai on the occasion of Gudi Padwa. • While addressing the crowd, he praised lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar for his remarks on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks during an event in Pakistan. • The rally was held at Dadar's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park on Wednesday. On Gudi Padwa, the chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Raj Thackeray, organized a rally in Mumbai called Padwa Melava. He thanked lyricist and author Javed Akhtar for his remarks about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks while addressing the crowd at a rally in Pakistan on Wednesday. The rally was held at Dadar's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park. Raj Thackeray stated in his speech, 'I want people like Javed Akhtar and many more.' I want Muslims from India to speak out against Pakistan and assert our power. That's what Javed Akhtar does, and I want Muslims to act like him. Other people, including Kangana Ranaut and Raj Thackeray, have praised 'The attackers weren’t from Norway or Egypt,' he stated. If an Indian complains about this, you shouldn't be offended because th...

New Delhi: Celebrated writer and poet Javed Akhtar's blunt comments in Pakistan on 26/11 terrorists "roaming free" in the country and the bitterness in the hearts of Indians, have gone viral on social media. Javed Akhtar visited Pakistan last week for a festival in Lahore in memory of legendary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The renowned lyricist, during an interaction, spoke about defusing tension between the two countries and said Pakistan couldn't blame Indians for being angry. He was responding to someone in the audience saying: "You have visited Pakistan so many times. When you go back do you tell your people that these are good people, they aren't just bombing us but also greeting us with garlands and love?" Javed Akhtar replied: "We should not blame each other. It will solve nothing. The atmosphere is tense, that should be doused. We are people from Mumbai, we have seen the attack on our city. They (attackers) did not come from Norway or Egypt. They are still roaming free in your country. So if there is anger in the Hindustani's heart, you can't complain." वाह! शानदार He pointed out that Indian artistes had not been welcomed in Pakistan in the way India had hosted Pakistani legends. "When Faiz Sahab visited, he was received like a very important visitor. It was broadcast all over. We hosted big functions of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan. You (Pakistan) never organized a function for Lata Mangeshkar?" the poet said, drawing cheers and claps from the gathering. Ja...

• • • • Javed Akhtar reminds Pakistanis that 26/11 attackers are from their country: 'You shouldn't be offended if Indians complain about this' Javed Akhtar reminds Pakistanis that 26/11 attackers are from their country: ‘You shouldn’t be offended if Indians complain about this’ Javed Akhtar also pointed out that even though India has hosted several renowned Pakistani artists, Pakistan never hosted Lata Mangeshkar. Also read | “You have visited Pakistan many times…When you go back do you tell your people that these are good people, they aren’t just bombing us but also greeting us with garlands and love?” a person asked of him. Akhtar responded, according to The Print, “Let us not blame each other. That won’t solve issues. Jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye. Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Hamne dekha wahan kaise hamla hua tha. Wo log Norway se toh nahi aaye the naa Egypt se aaye the, wo log abhi bhi aapke mulk me ghum rahe hain. Toh ye shikayat agar Hindustani ke dil me ho toh aapko bura nahi manna chahiye (The atmosphere needs to cool down. I am from Bombay and all of us witnessed the attack on Bombay. The attackers weren’t from Norway, or from Egypt. They are still present in your country, so you should not be offended if an Indian complains about this).” He also reminded the gathering that even though Pakistani artists such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan have been welcomed with open arms in India, Pakistan has never hosted a Lata Mangeshkar show. “Mehdi Hassan...

Mumbai, Feb 23 (PTI) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said all political leaders must congratulate noted lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar for criticising Pakistan on its own soil for its role in fomenting terror activities in India. Talking to reporters here, Raut said what Akhtar has done requires immense courage. The perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan and Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about the 2008 carnage, Akhtar recently said in Lahore. “PM Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat need to congratulate Akhtar for his brave stand,” Raut said. After the surgical strike, India’s 2016 operation against terror launch pads across the Line of Control, BJP leaders burst crackers as if Pakistan was wiped out from the world map, Raut charged. “Our party has congratulated Akhtar for his stand. The entire country needs to congratulate him. It is another thing to threaten Pakistan sitting here,” he said. The candid remarks by Akhtar at the Lahore event in memory of celebrated Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz came in response to a member of the audience who told the film personality to take with him a message of peace and tell Indians that Pakistan is “a positive, friendly and loving country”. “We should not blame each other. It will solve nothing. The atmosphere is tense, that should be doused,” the 78-year-o...

New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Veteran screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar attended the ‘Faiz’ festival in Lahore during which he fired potshots at Pakistan in regard to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. In a video posted by GNN YouTube channel, he could be heard saying, “Haqeeqat yeh hai ki hum dono ek dusre ko ilzaam na dein toh usse baat nahi hogi, aham baat yeh hai ki jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye.Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Hamne dekha wahan kaise hamla hua tha. Wo log Norway se toh nahi aaye the naa Egypt se aaye the, wo log abhi bhi aapke mulk me ghum rahe hain. Toh ye shikayat agar Hindustani ke dil mein ho toh aapko bura nahi manna chahiye…” Check it out: So….. — Satya Nutella (@satyanas) Netizens applauded him for calling out terrorism stemming out of Pakistan on Pakistani soil. A Twitter user wrote, “direct and unambiguous, well done @Javedakhtarjadu,” while another Twitter user wrote, “Take a bow @Javedakhtarjadu Sahab.” direct and unambiguous, well done — No-Nonsense (@thatwhoisnot) Take a bow — Aman Pandey (@itsamanpandey) And, another Twitter user also demanded a Bharat Ratna for the writer-lyricist! isii ko deshbhkti khte hai, ye kaam aNdhbhktoN ke bs kii nhii hai / koii bhii aNdhbhkt paakistaan jaake bol ke dikhaa de aisii baat / huge respect for javed saheb, he deserves Bharat Ratna… — Coding ki Pathshala with Tarun Kumar (@codekipathshala) Post attending the Faiz Festival, Javed Akhtar was also hosted by singer-actor Ali Zafar and...