Shabana Azmi Reveals Honey Irani’s Initial Reaction To Her Relationship With Javed Akhtar: “She Felt Rejected…”

Did you know Honey Irani felt bitter about Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar's relationship initially?

Shabana Azmi Reveals Honey Irani’s Initial Reaction To Her Relationship With Javed Akhtar: “She Felt Rejected…”

Despite the plethora of power couples in Bollywood, many people still find great affection for the iconic actor Shabana Azmi and her husband, screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar. Even though Akhtar was married and had two children at the time, Farhan and Zoya, Shabana and Javed ji found love and got married in 1984. In a recent chat, Shabana revealed Honey Irani’s initial reaction to their relationship.

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Shabana Azmi On Honey Irani’s Reaction

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar have a healthy relationship with Javed’s ex-wife Honey Irani. In the recent episode of The Invincibles Series Season 2 with Arbaaz Khan, Shabana said she felt happy to have shared a beautiful relationship with Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar. She credits this all to Honey Irani. She said that the kids were very young when she got married and that Honey could have easily taken them away but she didn’t. But in turn, encouraged them to be with them.

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Elaborating on this, Shabana said that she still shares a very good relationship with her husband’s ex. The Rocky Aur Ranki Ki Prem Kahani actor revealed that if today Honey Irani calls Javed Akhtar in the middle of the night for help, he will go. They all decided that there should not be any bitterness in the relationship. She said that Honey initially felt rejected and very bitter about their relationship but Javed Akhtar kept trying to mend their relationship and today they all share a happy and healthy relationship.

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Screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar was initially married to former child artist and writer Honey Irani. They parted ways around 1980. After that Javed Akhtar met Shabana Azmi and they both got married in 1984.

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First Published: July 04, 2024 10:12 PM

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