Javed Akhtar Talks About His Tough Days, Recalls 'Almost Dying' Of Starvation
Recalling the tough times he went through as a struggling actor in the film business, Javed Akhtar broke down in tears recently.
Recalling the very tough times he went through as a struggling actor in the film business, Javed Akhtar broke down in tears recently. When questioned, Javed discussed his difficult connection with his father and whether or not he could recall what transpired when he was made to live on the streets.
Javed Akhtar Recalls His Tough Days
In an interview with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, he said ¡°I remember the minutest detail,¡± he said, adding, ¡°I feel very thankful for life, instead of getting sad about it, or feeling victimised or persecuted, I feel very thankful to life.¡±
He went on to say as per IndianExpress, ¡°So often, in the mornings¡ I live by the sea, I can only see the ocean from my windows. I sit there, and they bring breakfast on a trolley. I feel like maybe I¡¯m a part of some drama, that all this doesn¡¯t belong to me. And I feel so thankful to life. Look! I have so much food, I can eat. I sit at my dining table many times, when I finish eating, I see so much food is still there. And I feel if I could¡¯ve gotten just one dish, that daal, or that sabzi, that night when I was so hungry, how much I would have enjoyed it.¡±
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He broke down while talking about his past. He said, ¡°On one hand, I do remember those tough days, but on the other hand, I feel extremely thankful, because there must be crores and crores of people who suffered the way I suffered, but they were not rewarded or compensated.¡±
Asked if there were times he didn¡¯t have food to eat, he said, ¡°Oh, what a question. Many times.¡± He explained further,¡° When you don¡¯t have anything to eat, you don¡¯t do anything. Actually, it¡¯s very interesting. Suppose you haven¡¯t eaten anything since morning, and you go to somebody¡¯s house, and they¡¯re sitting at the dining table, and they say, ¡®Aaiye khana kha lijiye¡¯, and spontaneously many times it has happened, I¡¯ve said, ¡®Nahi, kha ke aaya hoon ¡¯. If they came to know that I was dying of starvation, that would be very shameful.¡±
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