Farhan has surprised me, was extremely worried about him: Javed Akhtar
, 2023-01-30 11:10:16,
The success and growth of actor and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has surprised his father and veteran lyricist. javed akhtarwho in his new book Talking Life admits to being “extremely worried” about his son.
In the book, the eminent Urdu poet said that unlike his daughter Zoya Akhtar, now an acclaimed filmmaker, who believed him to be “strong”, he had his concerns about Farhan, the “shy” and “quiet”.
“Farhan has really surprised me. Because she was extremely worried about him. He wasn’t worried about Zoya. Since her childhood, Zoya was strong and precocious. Even when he was six or seven years old, he argued logically.
“On the other hand, Farhan was very quiet and shy… He was not a child who would argue and fight. In fact, he was bullied by Zoya, ”Akhtar said of his multi-hyphenate daughter.
A light-hearted conversation between Javed Akhtar and documentary filmmaker Nasreen Munni Kabir, Talking Life sees him discuss the ups and downs of his extraordinary life, from his childhood, his struggles in the 1960s as an aspiring writer trying to break into the film industry. for his later years as a husband, father, and successful composer and poet.
According to Akhtar, Farhan, who thought he had no “resilience”, became a different person when he turned 23.
“I didn’t know that even in his childhood, he had another personality when he was among his peer group. I came to know much later about different aspects of his personality. My two sons…
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