Javed Akhtar turned 80 on January 17. The legendary screenwriter celebrated his birthday with household and pals. Pictures from the occasion had been shared by Urmila Matondkar on Instagram.
The opening body featured the actress presenting a plant to Javed Akhtar. There had been glimpses of Urmila interacting with Amitabh Bachchan and his spouse Jaya Bachchan. Aamir Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar and Shabana Azmi had been additionally seen singing the “Happy Birthday” music for Javed Akhtar.
In the caption, Urmila Matondkar wrote, “An absolute epic day that it was..with some of the best talents our industry has!! Afternoon full of love, laughter, affection, admiration and great camaraderie because it was a Special Birthday of someone very special to all us..’Jaadu’ in real sense as the entire nation is spellbound with his words for decades.. #oneandonly Javed Akhtar. Thank you dearest Shabana Azmi for these awesome moments which truly enrich my life.”
Earlier, Shabana Azmi shared a photograph of the cake Javed Akhtar acquired from Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The cake paid tribute to the screenwriter’s most iconic movies, together with Sholay, Deewaar and Shaan. It featured Javed’s face superimposed on characters from these legendary motion pictures. A message on the cake learn, “A man of character(s).”
Sharing the image, Shabana Azmi wrote, “Sidharth Roy Kapoor and Vidya Balan’s gift to Javed on his birthday. Look carefully at the cake. It’s Javed’s face in the characters.”
Shankar Mahadevan additionally shared footage from Javed Akhtar’s birthday bash. The first image featured him and his spouse, Sangeeta, posing with Javed Akhtar. In the following slide, the couple had been seen standing alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Shabana Azmi.
“Happy birthday dearest Javed ji. You are someone special, we love & cherish! Thank you for everything!!,” learn the caption.
Javed Akhtar is credited with movies like Sholay, Silsila, Seeta Aur Geeta, Deewar and Don.
