Bollywood lyricist and author Javed Akhtar was these days in Lahore, Pakistan to attend the Faiz Festival 2023. The event become prepared in memory of famend Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz where Javed Akhtar interacted with the poets and additionally addressed the audience. A video goes viral from the festival in which the veteran lyricist may be seen reminding Pakistan of the 26/eleven terror assaults. He says that the neighboring united states of america need to now not sense horrific if India expresses its court cases approximately the attackers nevertheless roaming around in Pakistan.

In the video, Javed Akhtar stated, "Let us no longer blame every other. That received’t clear up problems. Jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye. Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Hamne dekha wahan kaise hamla hua tha. Wo log Norway se toh nahi aaye the naa Egypt se aaye the, wo log abhi bhi aapke mulk me ghum rahe hain. Toh ye shikayat agar Hindustani ke dil mein ho toh aapko bura nahi manna chahiye (The surroundings wishes to settle down. I am from Bombay and all people witnessed the attack on Bombay. The attackers weren’t from Norway, or from Egypt. They are still found in your country, so you must no longer be angry if an Indian complains about this)."Akhtar stated in reaction to someone's question who urged him to take the message of peace and friendship lower back to India. The character asked, "You have visited Pakistan normally…When you move lower back do you tell your human beings that those are appropriate people, they aren’t simply bombing us however additionally greeting us with garlands and love?"Javed in addition brought, "Mehdi Hassan become a cult determine in India. When he visited India, Shabana (Azmi) hosted it, I wrote for the occasion which became graced via the likes of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. When Faiz sahab visited, it appeared like an authority was journeying…it changed into broadcast throughout. Have you ever seen Sahir (Ludhianvi), Kaifi (Azmi) or (Ali) Sardar Jafri’s interviews on PTV? It become shown in India, it happened there… So the verbal exchange blockade is from both aspects and possibly greater out of your side."

Netizens have been heaping reward at the lyricist along with Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. The Manikarnika actress took to Twitter to re-percentage a video of Javed Akhtar and supported him. She stated, "Jab foremost Javed saab ki poetry sunti hoon toh lagta tha yeh kaise Maa Swarsati ji ki in pe itni kripa hai, lekin dekho kuch toh sachchai hoti hai insaan mein tabhi toh khudai hoti hai unke saath mein … Jai Hind @Javedakhtarjadu saab….. Ghar mein ghuss ke maara .. Ha ha"