Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has been married to renowned screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar for decades now.Shabana keeps up her social media game and keeps updating netizens with glimpses of her life, including her beloved husband. Even in her latest post, she shares an old photo on her Instafam.
Shabana and Javed Akhtar were both smiling for the camera.While Shabana looked elegant in a red saree paired with a traditional Himachali cap, I accompanied her in a classic black kurta.The veteran actress also added Oliver Max’s “Home In My Heart” track as a background score.For those who don’t know, Shabana and Javed Akhtar first met at the residence of Shabana’s father, the legendary poet Kaifi Azmi. When they met, Javed Akhtar was already married to his first wife Honey Irani and was the father of two children, Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.Reportedly, Shabana’s family was initially against their daughter marrying the writer. However, the couple married in 1984.In December last year, Shabana and Javed Akhtar celebrated 41 years of happy marriage. To commemorate this special occasion, she posted on her official Instagram handle a picture of the lovely couple looking lovingly into her husband’s eyes while talking to him.Meanwhile, Javed Akhtar was photographed smiling and listening to a woman’s story.Shabana said it is a blessing to look at your partner with love even after 40 years of marriage.Shabana captioned the post, “The fact that we were able to look at each other with such tenderness after 41 years of marriage says it all…Happy wedding anniversary Jaddu.”Shabana and Javed Akhtar are often seen enjoying gala time at each other’s social gatherings, with friends and family sometimes joining in as well.