MUMBAI, (ANI) – Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, who has penned a string of classics in collaboration with screenwriter Salim Khan, turned a year older on January 17. Popularly known as Salim-Javed, ...

From Kun Faya Kun and Nagada Nagada, to Jashn-e-Bahaara and every melody in between, singer Javed Ali ensured audience had a melodious evening during his recent concert in Nigdi. When Javed Ali opens ...

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi recently gave a tour of their Khandala farmhouse The house features vintage furniture, marble statues, a fountain, and a large wooden dining table The couple bought the ...

Just as Tumbbad soaked with rain, Mayasabha brims with smoke. If Tumbbad accumulated an age-old myth, Mayasabha exorcises an almost dystopian reality of a dilapidated single screen theatre. It carries ...

After the gloriously atmospheric reckoning in Tumbbad, aestheticising a local myth into a circular tale of capitalistic greed, director Rahi Anil Barve returns to another moody, whimsical world with a ...

Akhtar recently criticised the trend of remaking original tracks, describing it as “intellectual and creative bankruptcy.” The veteran lyricist penned the lyrics of the original Border songs. Veteran ...

As Border 2 marches into theatres, the spotlight isn’t just on tanks, trenches and patriotism, it’s also on a song that defined a generation. The return of Sandese Aate Hain has reignited a debate ...

Singer Sonu Nigam has responded to lyricist Javed Akhtar’s criticism of remaking old Border songs for Border 2, saying some compositions cannot be separated from the films they were created for.

Bangladeshi film actor and prominent choreographer Ilias Javed passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged battle with illness. He breathed his last at his residence in the morning at the age of 82, ...

As part of the film’s promotional build-up ahead of its release on January 23, the makers unveiled several songs from the soundtrack. While the music triggered nostalgia among listeners, a section of ...

Did our AI summary help? Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has spoken out against the creative choices behind Border 2, expressing clear disappointment over the decision to reuse and ...

Lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar was approached by the makers of Border 2 to write for the film but he turned down the opportunity, he said in an interview Monday. Since the release of Border 2 ...