Javed Akhtar hits back at a troll who called his father “gaddar”

The ace Bollywood lyricist schooled social media trolls for their irresponsible statements about his family.

Apart from the phenomenal work he has done as a legendary lyricist-screenwriter in Bollywood, Javed Akhtar is also known for being upfront and honest about many things. Recently, he hit back at a social media troll who called his father “gaddar.”

Javed Akhtar schools social media trolls.

Javed Akhtar, known for expressing his opinions on social-political issues, recently tweeted about the upcoming US presidential polls. However, trolls were quick to bash the lyricist, to which Javed Saab replied sternly. He called out social media users’ lack of awareness about history and politics.

Troller’s reaction to Javed Akhtar’s tweet.

He tweeted, “I am a proud Indian citizen, and till my last breath I will remain so, but I have one common fact with Joe Biden. Both of us have an equal chance of becoming the next president of the USA.” Reacting to this, a user replied, “Your father was instrumental in making Pakistan a nation just for Muslims, then in the guise of a progressive writer, he chose to remain in India. You are a son of Gaddar (traitor), who divided our nation on the lines of religion. Now, you say anything, but this is the truth.”

The lyricist-screenwriter hits it back to trolls over US presidential polls.

Javed Akhtar hit back at the troller and wrote, “It is difficult to decide whether you are totally ignorant or a complete idiot. From 1857, my family has been involved with the freedom movement and has gone to jails and Kala paani when most probably your baap dadas (fathers and grandfathers) were licking the boots of Angrez Sarkar (British government).