Javed Akhtar claps back after troll suggests he celebrate Pak Independence Day
Akhtar hit back with a strong reply. He wrote, 'Beta jab tumhare baap dada angrez ke joote chaat rahe thay mere buzurg desh ki aazadi ke liye kaala pani mein mar rahe thay. Apni auqat mein raho (Son, while your forefathers were licking the boots of the British, my ancestors were dying in Kala Pani for the country's freedom. Know your place)."Kaala Pani refers to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands, where many Indian freedom fighters faced harsh imprisonment under British rule.Javed Akhtar's family has a strong connection with India's freedom struggle. His great-grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, was a poet and freedom fighter who gave a fatwa supporting the 1857 revolt against the British and was sent to the Andamans, where he died. His grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi, and father, Jan Nisar Akhtar, were also famous poets known for writing about freedom, justice and resistance.- EndsTrending Reel
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