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Why be ashamed of your face? Javed Akhtar links face-covering to peer pressure and social conditioning

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar is known for speaking his mind, even when the subject makes people uncomfortable. At the SOA Literary Festival 2025, he did just that, raising a pointed ...
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'Brainwashed': Javed Akhtar questions burqa logic, asks 'Why should you be ashamed of your face?'. Watch viral video

Javed Akhtar, celebrated lyricist and screenwriter, recently opened up about sensitive topics like burqa, politics and religion. At the SOA Literary Festival 2025, Javed spoke about the burqa and ...