Javed Akhtar recently revealed the original pick for Mr. India, and it wasn’t Anil Kapoor. Can you guess who it was?

Javed Akhtar recalls his initial years in Mumbai, facing hardships and earning less than a peon before finding success. He ...

Javed Akhtar on his bond with Salim Khan, writing for Zoya and Farhan Akhtar, and why he avoids watching his old films in ...

Javed Akhtar reflects on his communist roots and current wealth, revealing he hasn’t bought shoes since the 1950s and doesn’t track his bank balances ...

Javed Akhtar recalls his struggle days in Mumbai, revealing why the thought of suicide never crossed his mind, in this candid ...

Javed’s last collaboration, Mr India (1987), was originally penned with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in mind. However, ...

Javed Akhtar reveals why he avoided working with Amitabh Bachchan for 10 years after the Salim-Javed split, and the original ...

Veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar reveals why he feels regret when praised for Sholay, 50 years after its release, in this ...

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Gwalior and raised in a communist household. Upon his ...