Veteran Hindi lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar recently broke his silence on Pakistani actress Bushra Ansari's comments directed at him.
A few weeks ago, Bushra Ansari mocked Javed Akhtar in a social media post, claiming that "he can't even get a house on rent in Mumbai." This prompted a strong reaction from the well-known Bollywood personality.
During a candid conversation with Lallantop, Javed Akhtar responded in a calm but assertive manner. He taunted Ansari, asking "who is she to tell me when to talk and when not to?" Addressing the underlying issue, Javed Akhtar said, "There is this Pakistani actress, Bushra Ansari; she often talks about me. She once advised me to keep quiet. She said something like, 'Naseeruddin Shah stays quiet, you should too.' My question to her is: 'Who is she to tell me when to talk and when not to? Who gave you this right and why do you expect me to take your advice?'" Akhtar then continued by asserting his position as a citizen of India first: "We internally might have several problems, but if an outsider comes to comment, I am an Indian. Why do they forget that? I won't keep quiet."
When asked about Ansari's claim that he doesn't get a house on rent in Mumbai, Akhtar quipped with sarcasm, chuckling at the absurdity. He said, "Yes right, Shabana and I have been sleeping on the streets lately. Kya yaar, ab kya bole (What else can we say now)?"
Bushra Ansari had earlier reacted to Akhtar's speech at the Maharashtra Mahotsav, where he condemned the brutal killing of 26 tourists by a Pakistan-based terrorist group in Pahalgam. At the event, Javed Akhtar said, "Yeh baat humein bhulni nahi chahiye, yeh mamooli baat nahi hai" (We should not forget this incident as it is not normal at all.)
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