In Defence of Javed Akhtar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JvKxwPFG0
Rajdeep Sardesai: Have said this before, let me say it again: being an Indian Muslim cannot be easy in today’s India.. constantly being suspected, vilified and put on trial. Being an Indian Muslim who is ‘famous’ is not easy either. Fame does not offer you any protection.. instead as Javed Akhtar, and indeed, many before him from Aamir Khan to Shahrukh to Naseerudin Shah have found out, fame perhaps makes you even more vulnerable to being targeted. Take the latest case of. Javed Akhtar. The famous lyricist writer makes a comment where he condemns the Taliban but also warns that those who want a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ also have a Talibani mindset.