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Veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar has expressed his disappointment that movies reflecting the world of nine look hurdles from regulatory bodies successful India, portion those rife with vulgarity look to gaffe done the cracks.
Speaking astatine an lawsuit connected Friday (October 10, 2025), Akhtar said it is simply a atrocious assemblage that makes a atrocious movie successful.
"In this country, the information is that vulgarity volition inactive beryllium passed by (the movie regulatory bodies), they bash not cognize that these are incorrect values, a antheral chauvinistic presumption that is humiliating women and is insensitive. What volition not beryllium passed is thing that shows the reflector to society," helium said astatine the inaugural league of Anantrang intelligence wellness taste festival.
Akhtar said films simply effort to picture reality.
"A movie is simply a model into nine done which you peek, past adjacent the window, but closing the model volition not hole what is happening,” helium cited.
Talking astir the interaction of hyper-masculinity portrayed successful films connected intelligence health, Akhtar said that the popularity of specified films stems from societal approval.
"It is due to the fact that of the intelligence wellness of men that specified films (about hyper-masculinity) are being made. If the intelligence wellness of men becomes better, past specified films won't beryllium made, and adjacent if they are made, they won't enactment (in theatres)," helium said.
"For instance, radical who are spiritual and whenever they look hurdles, they ne'er blasted deity for it. Likewise, successful amusement business, the assemblage is the god. It is simply a atrocious assemblage that makes a atrocious movie successful," helium said.
Films are a manifestation of what is happening successful society, and their producers often tally down trends, and they marque specified movies only, helium added.
Akhtar voiced his discontent astir the proliferation of "vulgar" songs successful cinema, and added that helium has consistently rejected specified offers arsenic they don't align with his values.
"There was a time, particularly successful the 80s, erstwhile songs either had treble oregon nary meanings, but I would not bash specified films. I americium not bittersweet astir the information that radical recorded specified songs and enactment them successful films, but I americium bittersweet that the songs became ace hits. So, it is the assemblage that influences the film," helium said.
"Like, the song, ‘Choli Ke Piche Kya Hai’, is thing I person heard galore parents accidental with a batch of pridefulness that their eight-year-old girl dances perfectly connected this track. If these are the values of the society, what bash you expect from the songs and films that volition beryllium made? So, the nine is responsible, cinema is lone a manifestation," Akhtar claimed.
Amid the emergence of specified content, Akhtar praised the caller film, "Saiyaara", for its soothing melodies and nostalgic charm. The romanticist drama, directed by Mohit Suri, featured 2 newcomers, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda.
"A movie similar this (Saiyaara) comes, and its music, determination is simply a stillness successful it and an aged charm to it similar earlier times. Today, euphony has go truthful frantic that the percussion overpowers the voice, and you tin hardly perceive the words. So, if a movie comes retired successful that, which whitethorn not beryllium cleanable but provides you with a small shadiness due to the fact that you are truthful bushed of this ruthless sunlight, that you consciousness nice," helium said.
To a query if listening to bittersweet poesy oregon songs tin marque 1 much depressed, Akhtar replied, "Yes and no".
"It isn't bully to disown sadness; otherwise, it volition deed you determination else. Earlier, films had 1 oregon 2 bittersweet songs, but now, specified songs are not seen successful our films due to the fact that ‘Humare ache din aa gaye hai’. This benignant of denial is precise unhealthy. If you are sad, past you cry, and judge that sadness, denying it volition distort your mind," helium said connected a lighter note.
