New Delhi:
Veteran lyricist and script writer Javed Akhtar has always been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction. In a recent interview with Mid -dayHe recalled the time when he drank 18 bottles of beer in a sitting.
“I was allergic to whiskey. Then, I thought I should have only beer. However, I used to drink 18 bottles of beer in only one seating.
The lyricist-screenwriter also revealed that he did not look for a company while drinking beer.
He said, “I did not even need any company. If someone is, the reconnaissance is, Nahi Toh Main Akili Pai Lunga (it’s great if someone is around or I drink alone),” he expanded.
Javed Akhtar publicly opened his addiction during Satyameva Jayate’s 2012 episode. “I started drinking alcohol at a very young age at the age of 19. When I came to Bombay after completing my graduation, I started drinking alcohol with friends and later it became a habit. Earlier I did not have enough money, but then the flow of money was also taken care of after my success. Then a time came when I drank a bottle in a day,” he said.
Earlier, Shabana Azmi also talked about how she dealt with Javed Akhtar’s drinking habit.
Shabana Azmi opened about how husband Javed Akhtar has drunk her “excessive” alcohol on Arkaz Khan’s talk show The Invinables Season 2. Shabana recalled, “He knew that if I would not live like this, I would not be able to do my work creatively. He told me that I had some breakfast.
Looking at the days again, Shabana Azmi said that she was shocked by her words. “I didn’t say anything. I just said ‘mean?’ He said that ‘I am not going to drink anymore’.
