Film producer Vivek Agnihotri shared some rare words of appreciation for the famous lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar, who became famous with his blockbuster The Kashmir Files. The director talked about how much the director and writer had drifted away from the real problems of India when he praised the work of Javed Akhtar. (Read also: Vivek Agnihotri: Ayan Mukerji can’t pronounce “Brahmastra”,
Javed Akhtar has written songs for hundreds of films, delivering hits like Lagaan, Border, and others. Previously, he collaborated with Salim Khan and together they wrote hits such as Sholay, Deewar and others.
During a live chat with The Charvaka Podcast on Friday, Vivek explained how Javed remained faithful to the Hindi language in Lagaan. “Even a man like Javed Akhtar, the hymns he wrote for Lagaan, were pure Hindi. ‘Radha in Madhuban ..’ does not contain a single Urdu word. Because they were educated and intelligent people who were linked by the roots of India. He can be a communist, he can fight against the right, whatever, ”he said.
He also praised his films and the characters of angry young men fighting a corrupt system. “All the heroes of Javed Akhtar, all were the sons of a worker, the sons of a master and he fought with a dacoit or a mill owner or a zamindar. He will fight a corrupt police inspector or a corrupt parliamentarian. In which recent film will you find MPs, MPs, police inspectors, IAS agents as bad guys? India seems to have no problems …