Javed Akhtar – THE OPEN VIEW

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Capital punishment not a deterrent: Javed Akhtar on Kathua verdict

By Parveen Kumar on June 11, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Mumbai, Jun 11: Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar has said while he understands the disappointment with the verdict in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, he believes capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime. Akhtar admitted that he did not […]

There has to be basic honesty: Javed Akhtar on Modi biopic credit row

By Parveen Kumar on April 5, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Mumbai : Javed Akhtar says it was unfair on “PM Narendra Modi” producers part to rehash his old song and put his name in the credits on the film’s poster when he hadn’t even worked on the remake version. On March 22, Akhtar took to Twitter to say that […]