Veteran actress Shabana Azmi is celebrating her 74th birthday today i.e. on September 18. On this special occasion, we are reliving a heartwarming revelation made by her in an old interview. The actress had once credited her husband Javed Akhtar’s wife Honey Irani for her healthy relationship with Zoya and Farhan Akhtar.
During a conversation with Twinkle Khanna on the Tweak India YouTube channel in 2021, Shabana Azmi revealed that her parents were not in favor of her relationship with Javed Akhtar. The Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani argued that it was tough because he was a married man and had children.
The veteran actress thus emphasised on why people should not speculate. She said, “It’s very difficult for the people involved, and then there’s just gossip. And obviously, people will say, ‘You call yourself a feminist and then how did you get into this situation?'”
Azmi stressed that he had the option to explain himself and justify his actions at that time. However, he did not do so and maintained silence as he felt it would lead to more speculation and gossip about the actions he had taken. He was confident that people would find out and that is exactly what happened.
Furthermore, Azmi credited Javed Akhtar’s wife Honey Irani for never “poisoning” their children, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar, against him. “She could have been really generous, and she could have justified it… but she never did. In fact, she sent the kids to London with us when they were very young, and that became a bond, and it’s to her, Javed’s and my credit that we have such a healthy relationship with Zoya and Farhan,” he said.
Shabana and Javed got married in 1984. They did not have any children.
Talking about work, Shabana Azmi was last seen in Karan Johar’s directorial film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani opposite Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. Her pairing with Dharmendra got a lot of love from the fans. She will next be seen in Manish Malhotra’s directorial film Bun Tikki opposite Zeenat Aman.
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