Javed Akhtar’s 80th birthday was star-studded! Among the attendees, actress Urmila Matondkar shared several pictures from the get-together. The first picture shows the actress handing a beautiful flower bouquet to the birthday boy.
Another picture shows him greeting megastar Amitabh Bachchan and then his actress and politician wife Jaya Bachchan. But the video that grabbed the headlines was everyone singing a birthday song to the screenwriter and lyricist.
The video featured many familiar faces, including Aamir Khan, composer Shankar Mahadevan, Vidya Balan and Sunidhi Chauhan to name a few. Javed’s daughter Zoya and son Farhan along with his wife Shibani Dandekar were also included in this.
When everyone was clapping and singing Din Ye Aaye again and again in honor of Javed’s birthday, Aamir Khan captured this special moment on his phone. Many clips and pictures of the celebration are being circulated on social media. One of them was the title song of Shankar Mahadevan, Farhan Akhtar and megastar Aamir Khan from their 2001 hit film Dil Chahta Hai. The song was written by Javed Sahab, composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and performed by the 3 Idiots actors in the film.
Fans went on a wave of nostalgia after seeing and hearing the legends associated with the cult classic film, Recreate the Magic live. “This is sheer nostalgia,” one fan wrote. Another commented, “Aamir looks so cute and young.”
“Wow, so cute. Who says he’s not good at singing?” another fan asked, referring to Aamir’s singing skills. Another wrote, “Great cult film.”
