Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar not too long ago opened up about his youngsters Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar’s skilled accomplishments and the way they have been formed throughout their youth primarily by their mom, Honey Irani. He additionally shared that as a father he by no means tried to impose spiritual identities on his youngsters. He shared an anecdote when an 8-year-old Farhan requested him frankly, “Are we Muslims?”
“They have been areligious as a result of by that point, maybe another father would have given them some faith. By the point you might be 11 or 12, you get a faith. I didn’t give them any faith in any respect. I keep in mind Farhan was maybe seven or eight years outdated and someday he got here again from the varsity and his bag was on his shoulder. He got here operating to me as a result of that was so essential and he requested me, ‘Are we Muslims? So, I informed him, ‘Pay attention, what occurs is that when you find yourself born, you might be born in some city-Pune, Mumbai, Agra, Ahmedabad, London, New York, or wherever. You’re born the identical approach. If you’re born, you will be born in some neighborhood, however it isn’t essential which metropolis you have been born in or which neighborhood, what’s essential is what you might be. I imply, they’re completely areligious.” Javed Akhtar informed Lets Speak With DevnaG.
Javed Akhtar additionally credited first spouse Honey Irani for instructing them freedom, accountability and private values.
“Main main credit score goes to Honey; she has introduced them up. When Honey and I parted, Zoya was maybe 11, he was 9 and a half and these have been the youth,” recalled Javed Akhtar.
“Honey noticed to it that they understood what they need to and should not do, what freedoms they need to and should not have, and so forth. She additionally ensured they understood what values and morals they need to imbibe and what they need to not settle for. So, I believe there are main main contributions of Honey of their growth as folks,” mentioned Akhtar.
Taking delight in his youngsters’s achievements, Javed Akhtar mentioned, “Effectively, I’m happy with them as a result of not that they’re profitable, they’re doing properly, they’re dwelling properly however they’ve achieved all this strictly on their very own. No because of the mother and father. They’ve finished it on their very own.”
Javed Akhtar has been married to Shabana Azmi since 1984. He was earlier married to screenwriter Honey Irani. The 2 parted methods in 1985. Honey and Javed share two youngsters, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar.
