Veteran actor Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar have been married for over four decades now. In an interview with Zoom, Shabana opened up about her marriage to the veteran writer and lyricist, recalling what drew her to him and how their shared values helped strengthen their relationship. The actor also spoke about her equation with Javed’s former wife, Honey Irani , revealing how they overcame personal hurt to build a relationship based on mutual respect.
In 1984, he married Shabana after his divorce from his first wife. Shabana revealed that she was attracted to Javed’s wit and intelligence. Describing him as one of the brightest minds she had ever met, Shabana revealed that the writer and her father very similar and in discovering Javed, she felt that she was rediscovering her father.
Javed Akhtar was married to screenwriter Honey Irani. Honey and Javed share two children: filmmaker Zoya Akhtar and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar.
