Lyricist Javed Akhtar celebrated his birthday on Wednesday night with a star-studded gala thrown by actor Anil Kapoor. Numerous well-known B-town stars announced their attendance at the event. Javed Akhtar and his spouse Shabana Azmi showed up during the celebration. The photographers positioned outside the venue wished him a merry birthday. Wearing matching beige suits, Farhan Akhtar, the lyricist’s son, and his wife Shibani Dandekar joined the party. Anil Kapoor, the evening’s host, looked dapper in a white shirt. Boney and Sanjay Kapoor, Anil’s brothers, also made an appearance during the celebration. One of the photos shows Javed Akhtar posing for the photographers with Farhan, Zoya, Anil, and Boney Kapoor.
The celebration was also attended by director Ashutosh Gowariker, wife of actor Sonam Kapoor, and actor Anand Ahuja. On Wednesday, Javed Akhtar, who has written several hits with screenwriter Salim Khan, became one year older. Known by their stage name Salim-Javed, the team wrote the scripts for numerous critically and commercially successful movies, including “Don,” “Zanjeer,” “Yaadon Ki Baaraat,” “Deewaar,” “Trishul,” “Kaala Patthar,” “Dostana,” “Seeta Aur Geeta,” “Sholay,” “Mr. India,” and many more. An earlier announcement revealed that a documentary named “Angry Young Men” will be based on the lives of screenwriters Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. For the documentary, Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Baby Films and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment are collaborating with Salman Khan’s production company, SKF (Salman Khan Films).