Praying to God shouldn't disturb others: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai
Apr 22, 2017
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar says that worshipping
God and praying to him is good, but it should not disturb others.
Akhtar, who was awarded the 'best poet, lyricist and scriptwriter'
in Bollywood at the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2017 here on Friday night,
was asked about singer Sonu Nigam's comments demanding a ban on loudspeakers
during azaan.
'As far as I think, no matter if it's a Masjid, Mandir,
Church or Gurudwara, whatever is the place, do your prayers, but it shouldn't
disturb anyone else,' Akhtar said.
Actor Pankaj Kapur was also awarded for his versatile acting.
He said: 'I am grateful to be recognised for my work.
Its a great honour to be associated with the name Dada Saheb Phalke, the first
man of cinema as we call him father of cinema. So I am glad to be here and proud
to be associated with the award.'
Besides them, some of the other celebrities who were given
awards at the gala included Urvashi Rautela, Hema Malini, Anup Jalota, Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, Divya Khosla Kumar, Phalguni Pathak, Jubin Nautiyal, Kirti Kulhari,
Juhi Chawla, Usha Nadkarni, Piyush Mishra, Rana Daggubati, Shoojit Sircar and
Saiyami Kher.
Mumbai
Apr 22, 2017
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar says that worshipping
God and praying to him is good, but it should not disturb others.
Akhtar, who was awarded the 'best poet, lyricist and scriptwriter'
in Bollywood at the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2017 here on Friday night,
was asked about singer Sonu Nigam's comments demanding a ban on loudspeakers
during azaan.
'As far as I think, no matter if it's a Masjid, Mandir,
Church or Gurudwara, whatever is the place, do your prayers, but it shouldn't
disturb anyone else,' Akhtar said.
Actor Pankaj Kapur was also awarded for his versatile acting.
He said: 'I am grateful to be recognised for my work.
Its a great honour to be associated with the name Dada Saheb Phalke, the first
man of cinema as we call him father of cinema. So I am glad to be here and proud
to be associated with the award.'
Besides them, some of the other celebrities who were given
awards at the gala included Urvashi Rautela, Hema Malini, Anup Jalota, Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, Divya Khosla Kumar, Phalguni Pathak, Jubin Nautiyal, Kirti Kulhari,
Juhi Chawla, Usha Nadkarni, Piyush Mishra, Rana Daggubati, Shoojit Sircar and
Saiyami Kher.
Tags: Javed AkhtarHema MaliniDivya Khosla KumarAishwarya RaiJuhi ChawlaRana Daggubati