Javed Akhtar is celebrating his 78th birthday on 17 January. Javed Akhtar, who is known for his singing in Bollywood, often remains in the limelight for one reason or the other.

Javed Akhtar is celebrating his 78th birthday today.

Famous poet, lyricist, and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has turned 78 today. Javed Saheb was born on January 17, 1945, in Gwalior to the famous poet Jan Nisar Akhtar. Javed Akhtar's name is taken with respect in the cinema world. Javed Akhtar remains in discussion not only because of his songs but also because of his statements.

Many times he has been in the headlines due to his controversial statements. From comparing the Taliban with the RSS, he has been in the news for his views on Pathan's song Besharam Rang controversy. Today, on the occasion of the birthday of the lyricist, we are going to tell you about some controversies related to him.

Comparison of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with Taliban

Javed Akhtar compared the Taliban to the RSS. He had said that the Taliban are very barbaric, and their actions are highly condemnable. However, Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, and Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh in India are similar to the Taliban. After this statement, there was a lot of controversy in the whole country.

A defamation case filed against Kangana

Javed Akhtar's youth war also started with Kangana Ranaut. Even the matter had increased so much that he had also filed a defamation case against Kangana. It was then that the news of Kangana and Hrithik's affair and the subsequent controversy came into the limelight. Giving his statement on this, Javed Akhtar said that he had told Kangana that he could help her reconcile with Hrithik, but Kangana said that she would solve the matter in her way. After this, Kangana said a lot about Javed Akhtar in an interview after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. A defamation case was filed against Kangana Ranaut regarding this matter.

Said this about the veil and burqa

Javed Akhtar had given his response in the year 2019 on the matter of enacting a law regarding the ban on the burqa. Javed Akhtar had said that if a law is being brought to ban the burqa in India, then the veil should also be banned. What is the need for a burqa or ghunghat? However, later he also clarified this.

Name associated with tukde tukde gang

In the year 2020, Javed Akhtar said about the Delhi riots case that many people were killed and many injured in this incident but the police sealed only one house and are looking for its owner. Unfortunately, his name is Tahir. Salute to the coordination of the police. After his statement, a complaint was lodged against him. At the same time, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra told him to be a part of the sleeper cell of the Tukde Tukde gang.