Javed Akhtar reveals, “I feel Zoya is a BETTER screenplay writer than me"; also says “Maine apni zindagi mein saari major galtiyaan sharab pee ke ki hain. Since July 31, 1991, I haven’t had a single drop of alcohol”
The show 'Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon' was held at a sprawling theatre in Mumbai on Friday, December 29. Presented by Saregama, it featured Javed Akhtar narrating never-before-heard stories behind some of the classic songs he wrote. This was followed by Meiyang Chang and Jahnvi Shrimankar singing those songs. The strong crowd of more than 2000 people had a gala time as Javed shared funny anecdotes while the singers crooned the tracks in their melodious voices. At the beginning of the second half of the show, Javed Akhtar encouraged patrons to ask him questions. A lady asked him about how he manages to be so humble, despite his achievements. Javed Akhtar began by saying, “I can give a humourous answer to it, that is, ‘Main hoon hi aisa. Kya kiya jaaye?’!” He continued, “On a serious note, you might be very rich, but somebody else will be richer than you. You might be very famous, but someone will be even more popular than you. But you start thinking you have achieved a lot when y