Javed Akhtar recently opened up about his relationship with Shabana Azmi. Meanwhile, he gave his opinion about marriage. He said, I don't think much about marriage, marriage doesn't matter that much in my eyes. In this conversation, Javed said that mutual understanding and respect for each other is more important in a relationship than marriage. He said that Shabana and I were good friends before becoming husband and wife.
Marriage is a futile affair – Javed Javed Akhtar said, 'Marriage is a useless job. An age-old tradition, marriage is a stone that has been rolled from the mountains for centuries. And as it descends the hill, it has accumulated a lot of moss, garbage and dirt. How can two people be happy together? Mutual respect, mutual thoughts and giving each other space is the most important thing to live together.
Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi
Marriage is not rocket science – Javed Javed said it is important for people to understand that everyone, even their spouse, is a person. And he has his own personal life, his thinking may be different from yours, he may have some dreams. He further said that marriage is not rocket science. Marriage is a very easy task if you are happy. Marriage is just a tradition.
Giving tag of husband and wife is not marriage – Javed Meanwhile, Javed Akhtar said about the word husband and wife that marriage does not mean just giving the tag of husband and wife. We should be like friends with our partner and respect each other.
Independent Women cannot be enslaved. Javed Akhtar said that independent women cannot be enslaved. Because an independent woman brings her own thoughts, ideas, desires, dreams. That's why he will never want to be your slave. The spouse has to understand all this, only then the relationship and marriage can function properly.
Javed Akhtar with his first wife Honey Irani and children
Gave pain to the first wife – Javed Javed Akhtar also often talks about how he hurt his first wife Honey Irani when he married Shabana. Recently, the documentary series 'Angry Young Men' was released on Prime Video. The series is based on the lives of Javed and Salim Khan. In this he said, 'Honey there is one person in the world for whom I feel guilty. Because I am 60-70 percent responsible for my marriage with him. He said, “If I had the same understanding then as I do today, it might not have gone so wrong.”
Javed Akhtar with his wife Shabana and children
Married to Shabana Azmi in 1985 Javed Akhtar's first wife is Honey Irani. Both got married in the year 1972. Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani have two children Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. Javed and Honey got divorced in 1985. However, a year before this in 1984, Javed Akhtar married Shabana Azmi.
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