"Been Called A Jihadi" I Javed Akhtar on being an "Atheist Muslim", Urdu, UCC & Animal, The Film

#javedakhtar #barkhadutt #animalmovie
Barkha Dutt speaks Film Writer - Lyricist - Poet, Javed Akhtar in the 47th episode of our podcast, 'Inside Out'. Javed Akhtar is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honors. Akhtar gained recognition as part of the duo Salim-Javed, and achieved breakthrough success as a screenwriter with 1973's Zanjeer. He went on to write the films Deewaar and Sholay, both released in 1975. Later, he garnered praise for his work as a lyricist, winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times. Notably, Akhtar campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election and served as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. In recognition of his contributions, he was honored with the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020.
Catch him in candid and most heartfelt conversation with Barkha Dutt. From dealing with the critics from both left and right to his identity as an "atheist muslim" , he takes you on a personal journey which reminds him of his young days when he had no food to eat for three days straight. You don't want to miss this conversation.
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  • @ranand089
    @ranand0892 ай бұрын

    athiest muslim is paradox...it is like saying I am black white lol

  • @vishakhabharti1443

    @vishakhabharti1443

    2 ай бұрын

    He explained that portion. That being Muslim is part of his identity and he can’t really change it. But may be it went above your head?!?!

  • @elborrador333

    @elborrador333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@vishakhabharti1443 He has many identities such as geriatric, hakla, convert, homo sapien etc. He could've said he is an atheist but he chose to say he is atheist muslim. That gives his agenda away.

  • @hellothere-qp8zj

    @hellothere-qp8zj

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@elborrador333its not an agenda....other examples that you gave such as homosapien etc are not as relevent in day to day life as religion. People like you who are so obsessed with religious identity makes it almost impossible for a rational atheist like him to shed away his muslim identity. Its a paradox that requires the nuanced understanding of socio cultural aspects of the society. For example one can be an atheist but what about the name....a Javed no matter his religious beliefs will always be a muslim no matter he follws the tenets of the religion or not.

  • @vishakhabharti1443

    @vishakhabharti1443

    2 ай бұрын

    @@elborrador333 There is no agenda. Religion unfortunately is like Caste, you can't ever get rid of it until you convert to another religion. Even if you don't believe in caste, it remains with you. He said that in a certain context and to explain his this very point. Please broaden your thinking. It is sad that people find issues even with the most liberal and rationals of muslims (or in this case an atheist).

  • @elborrador333

    @elborrador333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@hellothere-qp8zjIt's not me who is obsessed with religious identity, it is Muslims like him who are. What society is doing today around the world is simply responding.

  • @YaSh-uz9go
    @YaSh-uz9go2 ай бұрын

    You can be atheist hindu but not athesist muslim. There are only muslim and non muslim in india.

  • @kunals8022

    @kunals8022

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly There are no inviolable dogmas in Sanatana and besides it's a cultural identity You can be an atheist and yet a Sanatani.

  • @AjitJoshi686

    @AjitJoshi686

    2 ай бұрын

    Nastik Hindu is different than atheist Hindu 😂😂😂😂. Atheist is like anti Dharmic . Nastik is not anti Dharma.

  • @ankitSharma43825

    @ankitSharma43825

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@AjitJoshi686 Educate Yourself sir .🙏🏻 Because in Sanskrit *"Astik" means those people who believe in "Existence",,,that is "Believers"* Whereas *"Nastik" are those who doesn't believe in "Existence" that is "Non-believers"* . So Atheists are the Non-believers.... *All Atheists will not be Anti-dharmic,,,,, because Most appropriate English meaning for the word"Dharm" is "Righteousness"* .

  • @wanderingmystic6968

    @wanderingmystic6968

    2 ай бұрын

    @@kunals8022You said it Kunal. I believe in the sanatana way of life but I don’t follow any Hindu customs or Gods. Not that I despise those beliefs but I am A man of conscience and shaped by own experiences and pursuit of truth. True to the Sanskrit adage “ Ekam Sad Vipra Bahudha Vadanti - One truth many ways to attain it”.

  • @user-qd7xz2go6y

    @user-qd7xz2go6y

    2 ай бұрын

    he can be whatever he wants, its his life, his identity, who are you to dictate terms? stop using theology for your own convenience.

  • @sayedhusain9318
    @sayedhusain93182 ай бұрын

    There is nothing wrong being liberal. The issue is the pseudo liberism who uses this for their benefit.

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    javed is insulting iislamb by calling himself athiest mmoslim ... there is a term for this kind of people in iislamb and that is munafik .

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    @@urrasscal8380Kafir?

  • @nirvanabliss73

    @nirvanabliss73

    2 ай бұрын

    matlab?

  • @wanderingmystic6968

    @wanderingmystic6968

    2 ай бұрын

    @@urrasscal8380Names can be several Sir. He doesn’t believe in religion which he confesses. And he is a Muslim by birth. With this truth in what way is it affecting anyone. One can accept it or ignore it. Doesn’t matter at all

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    @@wanderingmystic6968 when u say mosslim then iislamb does not allow u to be atheist. I think u don't know anything about iislamic jurisprudence , jjaved don't have any personal choice in this rreligion he is an atheist so he needs to be k.....d acc. to iislamb.. thus mmosslim atheist is an oxymmoron term.

  • @gethulked101
    @gethulked1012 ай бұрын

    WTF is an atheist Muslim? Atheist Hindu does make sense but atheist muslim? You simply cannot call yourself a muslim if you don't believe in God, more specifically, Allah.

  • @Sanjhi_Mitti

    @Sanjhi_Mitti

    2 ай бұрын

    Itna pyara interview tha aur tujhe bas yehi dikha. Bimar hai aap.

  • @ErikBerg666

    @ErikBerg666

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@Sanjhi_Mitti Off course, we will focus on his identity because he use this misnomer term as credibility and it important to focus because the interviewer also felt it is important to put in the start of video as highlight point. The term "Athiest Muslim" is a misnomer and typical Al-Taquiya (deception) to fool people. Give me one reference of verse from Quran, Tafasir (commentary) by Islamic scholar gaints or from any Haddith (whether Sahih, Hasan or Zaif) or from the Sira (Biography) of Muhammad. He won't be able to produce one because there is none mentioned a concept of "Atheist Muslim" in any fiqh(jurisprudence) of Islam - Sunni (Hanafi, Hanabali, Malaiki, Shafi) or Shia (Seveners, Tewelvers, Jafferi etc)

  • @elborrador333

    @elborrador333

    2 ай бұрын

    These people are good at giving themselves certificates like atheist, rationalist, liberal, human right activist. Underneath the cover their goal is only Hindu bashing.

  • @jatinderbhan

    @jatinderbhan

    2 ай бұрын

    I suppose you can be a cultural Muslim, maintaining social relations with believing family and friends, celebrate festivals, etc. But this may be a privilege available only to celebrities like Javed Akhter because of his status. An average Muslim would be at best ostracized and at worst he would be killed for apostacy. So, this whole discussion is redundant....

  • @leadershiplessons9225

    @leadershiplessons9225

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Sanjhi_Mitti Our nation is afflicted with this sickness. We're not far from the day when Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's interviews will be looked through a religious lens.

  • @user-gh9jr4pl2q
    @user-gh9jr4pl2q2 ай бұрын

    Akhtar is not an atheist. He, Shabana, his son daughter etc who claim to be atheist continue to falsely equate Islam and Hinduism. That lack of perspective shows their compulsion to be an apologist for Islam only by targeting Hinduism. Anyone who equates burka to a mangalsutra or a kalawa is intellectually deceptive.

  • @Gannu_Maharaj

    @Gannu_Maharaj

    2 ай бұрын

    100

  • @allahbakhshsahib7763

    @allahbakhshsahib7763

    2 ай бұрын

    My dear, it is very common even in Pakistan that you will find one or two persons in every second Muslim family in Pakistan either atheist or agnostic. Don't get influenced by Pak media and its state narrative. And that there no concept of 'Taqia' among any Muslim but may be in Mullas. This term I first heard in the Indian media as a counter argument. Being an atheist doesn't mean you boycott the local traditions, celebrations and ceremonies.

  • @Dk-uh4no

    @Dk-uh4no

    2 ай бұрын

    @@allahbakhshsahib7763moslum atheist is an oxymoron!

  • @allahbakhshsahib7763

    @allahbakhshsahib7763

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Dk-uh4no There is nothing wrong introducing new social terms. I'm atheist and people around me know me as a Pakistani Muslim.

  • @Dk-uh4no

    @Dk-uh4no

    2 ай бұрын

    @@allahbakhshsahib7763 ex-moslim is a better term! Atheist moslim sounds more like a person driven by political motives of Islam but not the spiritual ones!

  • @MichToJoshya
    @MichToJoshya2 ай бұрын

    so he is communal muslim, not necessarily religious ... do you know who else was similar ? Junnah !

  • @ManjunathBangalore20
    @ManjunathBangalore202 ай бұрын

    The Secularism Of Javed Akhtar : The story related to the film Deewar written by Javed Akhtar is familiar. The hero of the film is a Hindu, an atheist who hates the Hindu religion so much that he doesn't set foot on even the stairs of the temple. He doesn't even touch God's prasad. But the same atheist Hindu hero, has an Islamic religious symbol, the number 786 billa on his arm which he deeply believes in! It's the same billa saves his life when a bullet hits him.

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    True dat

  • @wanderingmystic6968

    @wanderingmystic6968

    2 ай бұрын

    Manjunath.. sorry to offer a comment. Hope you don’t mind. Just a small input. If you notice the Vijay character played by Amitabh doesn’t know the significance of the no 786. He is oblivious till Rahim Chacha, head porter played by the late Yunus Pervez explains to him its relevance for the Muslims. Vinay hears it and takes notice. He is neither enamoured or unfazed. He simply registers it. It is a sheer coincidence it protects him from a bullet attack. And he appears to be one sentimental to it and then in the end trying g to retrieve it, gets killed. It is all writing for a movie to cater to different segments of the audience like politicians do. Javed is Muslim and he has no affinity to his religion of birth or any religion. It is alright. How does it matter. By beating the chest as a ram bhakt or Allah ke bhande, the world doesnt change. It is also the greatness of one’s action which is transformational and useful to mankind is what matters.

  • @SK-hg3pt

    @SK-hg3pt

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@wanderingmystic6968You should lecture all of this to jehadi minded people.

  • @bw8026

    @bw8026

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    @@wanderingmystic6968 The fact that he is an atheist and then starts believing in mumbo jumbo is contradictory.

  • @prahladdsharma3672
    @prahladdsharma36722 ай бұрын

    Javed akhtar has triple and multiple standards of projecting hindus and muslims through his movies

  • @nirvanabliss73

    @nirvanabliss73

    2 ай бұрын

    how so? pls explain

  • @Learner_being

    @Learner_being

    2 ай бұрын

    Dual standard. He made movie that show peaceful as peaceful, daring, truth ful people but Hindu as hating their own religion 😢

  • @sumedhd90
    @sumedhd902 ай бұрын

    "I am a non-violent murderer."😂😂

  • @chaitanyakada1341

    @chaitanyakada1341

    2 ай бұрын

    Javed and Burka are convinced that Hindus are fools.

  • @mayam4487
    @mayam44872 ай бұрын

    Sad to see Barkha lied openly about the Animal scenes to prove a feminist point. The correct version is that the heroine slaps the husband right back. And regarding the shoe licking scene, (which did not happen anyway), had nothing to do with male/female but was about punishing a dangerous spy. Shame on Barkha!!

  • @indiantiger6313

    @indiantiger6313

    2 ай бұрын

    What can you expect from a presstitute?

  • @anukamath3388
    @anukamath33882 ай бұрын

    Why is his sons and daughters name Islamic if he’s an atheist…..

  • @leadershiplessons9225

    @leadershiplessons9225

    2 ай бұрын

    Shaheed Bhagat Singh is an atheist. What has name to do with it?

  • @anukamath3388

    @anukamath3388

    2 ай бұрын

    @@leadershiplessons9225 he might be an atheist , his parents might not be …. Hence he has a name reflecting his community

  • @aadiraj-jx8xj

    @aadiraj-jx8xj

    2 ай бұрын

    Akhtar is super FAKE person on planet. He is on mission to convert HINDU not MUSLIM S.

  • @leadershiplessons9225

    @leadershiplessons9225

    2 ай бұрын

    @@anukamath3388 You are right sister, but my point is that names have no bearing on religion. Atheists born in Christianity often name their son John or daughter Anna, even if these are biblical names. Atheists born in Hinduism could name their children Indira (like Nehru did) or Sandip (like Satyajit Ray did). So Javed saab could be atheist and still give islamic names.

  • @pritesh0117

    @pritesh0117

    2 ай бұрын

    @@leadershiplessons9225 But, if you are an atheist, you would think they would disassociate themselves from any identity associated with Islam even if it is symbolic (e.g., naming their children).

  • @ErikBerg666
    @ErikBerg6662 ай бұрын

    Tell me a joke: I am a vegan non-vegetarian. Tell me a better joke: I am an Athiest Muslim 😂😂

  • @Udayzeus

    @Udayzeus

    2 ай бұрын

    I am a real bhoot 😜😜😜😜

  • @Messicity469

    @Messicity469

    2 ай бұрын

    Bloody trolls!

  • @hindustani5904

    @hindustani5904

    2 ай бұрын

    atheist muslim means one who doesnot apply rationalism to Islam

  • @Ritesh-rj1sp

    @Ritesh-rj1sp

    2 ай бұрын

    He is the most cunning jihadi in Bollywood followed by nasiruddin Shah Amir Khan They earn from Hindus and abuse Hindus

  • @hindurashtra63

    @hindurashtra63

    2 ай бұрын

    If he is comfortable with his Logic, Why does it bother you ?

  • @MonilModi10
    @MonilModi102 ай бұрын

    Namaz on road is not even acceptable in Pakistan 😂😂 And she calls herself a journalist 🙃🙃

  • @sabrinakhan8217

    @sabrinakhan8217

    2 ай бұрын

    Kicking in nutts from behind is not acceptable

  • @Dk-uh4no
    @Dk-uh4no2 ай бұрын

    Moslum is someone who reads the kalma -“there is no god but alha” if lather does not believe in alha he is either not a moslum or he is playing taqqiya

  • @simonandrews5256

    @simonandrews5256

    2 ай бұрын

    Javed is just doing Takiyya, nothing else 😊

  • @bw8026

    @bw8026

    2 ай бұрын

    Right

  • @ritachaudhri7711
    @ritachaudhri77112 ай бұрын

    MuhammadAli Zinnah was also not a religious muslim but a political ad social muslim. The type of agitation this fellow shows if religious identity of a muslim is challenged in favour of nationalism, he is a hard core political muslim.

  • @atulmalhotra2303

    @atulmalhotra2303

    2 ай бұрын

    Zinnah ?

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    @@atulmalhotra2303 u don't know who is jinnah .??.. man u r a perfect example of a naive librandu.

  • @ErikBerg666

    @ErikBerg666

    2 ай бұрын

    @@atulmalhotra2303 Yes, Zinnah 😜 because Jinnah was born out of Zinna (arabic for adultery) hence Zinnah.

  • @rajatverma3085

    @rajatverma3085

    2 ай бұрын

    When Manto was leaving India after 1947 his friends asked him why are you leaving you don't even consider yourself a muslim, he replied, "इतना तो हूँ ही कि मारा जा सकूँ ।" It doesn't matter whether you believe in your religion or not if you are born in it your identity can never be detached from you. That's what Javed Sahab is trying to explain.

  • @user-nd4wl2lf2u

    @user-nd4wl2lf2u

    2 ай бұрын

    Jinnah not zinnah you fool

  • @amitprasad1298
    @amitprasad12982 ай бұрын

    Why don't you ask him why his son and daughter only attend awards if they get nominated and win. According to Shekhar Gupta he even spoke to him about this and didn't reprimand his kids.

  • @imgn8r715

    @imgn8r715

    2 ай бұрын

    His children are adults and make their own decisions. Why would she ask him about the decisions of his grown-up children?

  • @amitprasad1298

    @amitprasad1298

    2 ай бұрын

    I just find it incredible that he didn't intervene when such a respected journalist asked him to convince his kids not to boycott the awards. I'm not expecting her to ask her. But I just wanted to point it out.

  • @amitprasad1298

    @amitprasad1298

    2 ай бұрын

    Google or KZread for video or article - it's a dirty picture (the print) by Shekhar Gupta. The irony is that Javed Akhtar is so outspoken and preacher of ethics in Bollywood.

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    What does that have to do with religion?

  • @DharmendraRaiMindMap
    @DharmendraRaiMindMap2 ай бұрын

    Rationality offers a serenity that most humans will never experience

  • @kishankumar9474
    @kishankumar94742 ай бұрын

    “But those who are faithless and deny Our signs, they shall be the inmates of the Fire and they shall remain in it forever” (Q 2:39)

  • @dhananjaypatil3116
    @dhananjaypatil31162 ай бұрын

    Javed Akhtarji is one of the wisest Indian living. Always great pleasure to listen to him. Never can get tired of listening to his anecdotes, witty remarks, his life experiences, perspectives

  • @user-kl6mg3vr6o
    @user-kl6mg3vr6o2 ай бұрын

    Atheist Muslim??? Really? So many years of experience as public personality. The intellectuals have come up as Atheist Muslim.

  • @ec1014
    @ec10142 ай бұрын

    Javed sahab fate is sar tan se juda in Islam but still he is unable to talk against such principles of his “athiest” creed.

  • @labonichowdhury
    @labonichowdhury2 ай бұрын

    This guy contradicts his statements being atheist or agnostic. He says one cannot be half pregnant but again he says he is an atheist muslim??? When there is no term as such.

  • @bcvan9999
    @bcvan99992 ай бұрын

    An atheist muslim is an oxymoron. It is okay to say such things in India but Javed sab is better off to keep quiet in Talibanistan (aka Afghanistan).

  • @shirshendughosh5900
    @shirshendughosh59002 ай бұрын

    Javed is a very shrewd person, he enjoys the support of Pakistanis and Pakistani mindset people of India and his only aim is to dismantle the Hindus and Indic civilisation….

  • @allahbakhshsahib7763

    @allahbakhshsahib7763

    2 ай бұрын

    Come on man, My dear, it is very common even in Pakistan that you will find one or two persons in every second Muslim family in Pakistan either atheist or agnostic. Don't get influenced by Pak media and its state narrative. And that there no concept of 'Taqia' among any Muslim but may be in Mullas. This term I first heard in the Indian media as a counter argument. Being an atheist doesn't mean you boycott the local traditions, celebrations and ceremonies.

  • @rocketshoot3027

    @rocketshoot3027

    2 ай бұрын

    Do you have something good to do?

  • @Ritesh-rj1sp

    @Ritesh-rj1sp

    2 ай бұрын

    Shirshendu Javed is burnt because he can't spread hate and jokes on Hindus like he used to do before

  • @jaguaratama
    @jaguaratama2 ай бұрын

    "I am so thankful to Life" this reveals the glitch in the self proclaimed atheist...as if there is life...there is a creator 👌

  • @trulyyoursish
    @trulyyoursish2 ай бұрын

    For all the doubts in my mind as well, I think if we know if his son was circumcised or not might confirm what he’s saying. And It is on one’s belief. Javed can’t tell us if Urdu is our language. It’s not mine.

  • @Ritesh-rj1sp

    @Ritesh-rj1sp

    2 ай бұрын

    Only Shibani dandekar can verify 😂😂

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Ritesh-rj1sp 😂

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Ritesh-rj1sp or the exes.

  • @nv9991
    @nv99912 ай бұрын

    I will never expect Barkha to ask hard questions to people from the old ecosystem. But this man is wrong on language issues. 1) How did Urdu become the language of the Islamic nation if the language belonged to Land? No region in Pakistan had Urdu as its native language. 2) There are Maharashtra government-funded 1000s of Urdu schools. Why Maharashtra government is funding Urdu schools and not Oriya schools or Bengali schools? There are Kannada government-funded 1000s of Urdu schools. Why Kannada government is funding Urdu schools and not Oriya schools or Bengali schools? Why are Urdu schools in Maharashtra and Kannada located in areas where Muslims are dominant?

  • @hindustani5904
    @hindustani59042 ай бұрын

    can the two liberals clarify whether any one thing is wrong in the peaceful religion?one does takiya journalism and another takiya film making

  • @marinshibu8220

    @marinshibu8220

    2 ай бұрын

    Sheesh? Have a better question

  • @kanishkachitale9061
    @kanishkachitale90612 ай бұрын

    Very even handed and rational person. Would love to meet him in person

  • @poorvasharma8807
    @poorvasharma88072 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful conversation. His reminisces of his struggling days, esp when he talks about being without food for days made me remeber the Pianist. Gosh what a cinematic masterpiece showing the sheer vulnerability of what it really means to be human

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    athiest mmoslim is oxymoron.

  • @subhashkomy
    @subhashkomyАй бұрын

    I love Javed Akhtar and Anu Malik. They are the legendary personality of India. God Bless you Javed Ji

  • @abusidd985
    @abusidd9852 ай бұрын

    Without judging his religious beliefs, he spoke logic on some matters, overall he appeared to have spoken from his heart!

  • @moviemango143

    @moviemango143

    2 ай бұрын

    Still atheist muslim🙄🙄??

  • @SunitaSingh-fp8kw
    @SunitaSingh-fp8kw2 ай бұрын

    What a Class he has....& what a brilliant Man.....I am his great admirer....❤❤🎉🎉

  • @manisherande4568

    @manisherande4568

    2 ай бұрын

    Me tooo

  • @adityaprakashdevdogra8657
    @adityaprakashdevdogra86572 ай бұрын

    Enjoyable as usual. Thanks

  • @pritesh0117
    @pritesh01172 ай бұрын

    As a believer, I welcome atheist ‘voice’/thought-process in India! We need to respect each other! ❤

  • @Ritesh-rj1sp

    @Ritesh-rj1sp

    2 ай бұрын

    He is not atheist He is biggest cunning Islamist followed by nasiruddin Shah and amir khan

  • @saradaramsatyavada4943
    @saradaramsatyavada49432 ай бұрын

    Deepavali is not peasants or farmers festival , that festival is Sankranthi! Origin of festival of Deepavali has many epic historical stories from all corners of India! I need not state here !, 🙏🏽

  • @MS-Hussain
    @MS-Hussain2 ай бұрын

    Javed is an athiest, and not athiest muslim. Just name doesn't make anyone muslim or hindu. Its the belief inside that makes them

  • @bw8026

    @bw8026

    2 ай бұрын

    He lies though his teeth. He is a Muslim indeed

  • @ManjunathBangalore20
    @ManjunathBangalore202 ай бұрын

    The Secularism Of Javed Akhtar : It is necessary to mention that this Javed Akhtar has been doing several trips to Pakistan for decades in the pretext of Pakistani Mushaira seminars and conferences. But he never spoke a word against the demonic havoc of murder, loot and rape being carried out by Pakistani Muslim goons on Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Parsi or Buddhist families in Pakistan. Such painful situations of non-Muslims in Pakistan had never spilt over any of his stories or ghazals. But this is the same Javed Akhtar who opposed the CAA and was insisting to give India’s citizenship to the Pakistani Muslim goons.

  • @anilkesavan273
    @anilkesavan2732 ай бұрын

    Brilliant Javed Saheb

  • @evidence-vs8bd
    @evidence-vs8bd2 ай бұрын

    A Muslim (مُسْلِم), the word for a follower of Islam, is the active participle of the same verb form, and means "submitter (to God)" or "one who surrenders (to God)". a'THE'ist - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. kya bbath hai.. kya bbbath hai 👏

  • @happyguy650
    @happyguy650Ай бұрын

    I grew up with intense anti religious spite for all religions beacuse i feel they divide people and make them do things which they will not do otherwise. After listening secular people including Javed Akhtar i somehow get my humanity and sanity back. I now regards all religious books as literature and respect all all religious people and tolerant towards their beliefs.

  • @Anand-vq8gn
    @Anand-vq8gn2 ай бұрын

    Chichaa Jaan quraan or hadis padh lo.alla ka inkar karne wala kafir or vajibul qutl hota hai.or wo islam se kharij hota hai.asmaani kitaab khud kaheti hai.muslim hone k liye imaan hona hi hai

  • @juliuspackiam
    @juliuspackiam2 ай бұрын

    Great Interview Barkha !!! Please work on the audio quality too... it is very important ! Cheers !!!

  • @sksivapurapu
    @sksivapurapu2 ай бұрын

    Her question.. Are you afraid to live in a deeply religious society like us. His answer.. No, I do not feel afraid... My take... He will not be saying the same in Pakistan...

  • @devanshu6335
    @devanshu63352 ай бұрын

    Abrahamics took the festival of pagans but hinduism itself was pagan for them. Usually atheists give examples of christmas and kaaba as it originally did not belong to abrahamics but in case of hinduism it didn't make sense because pongal holi bihu etc were always localised. These are getting popular in other regions just because of pop culture not because brahmans are telling others to celebrate it.

  • @user-kk5si8ut3f
    @user-kk5si8ut3f2 ай бұрын

    Atheist muslim is an oxymoron.

  • @OnlyBanks69
    @OnlyBanks692 ай бұрын

    Atheist Muslim 😅😂.

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    yeh .. it really make me laugh ... if he is sshia then he is doing ttakia and if he is ssunni then he doing kitman ...

  • @user-vd4xw1ll4v
    @user-vd4xw1ll4vАй бұрын

    Loved the conversation !

  • @nv9991
    @nv99912 ай бұрын

    He is a great asset to this nation. An extraordinary artist who made India culturally rich.

  • @manisherande4568

    @manisherande4568

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree ... he is fearleess lion ....

  • @mtarkes

    @mtarkes

    2 ай бұрын

    A mediocre artist who rode on Bollywood Muslim nepotism ecosystem to rise above talented writers.

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mtarkesTrue. Overrated.

  • @kuldeepkumarbhat9648
    @kuldeepkumarbhat96482 ай бұрын

    Indian leadsrship has accepted two nation theory as demended by majority Muslims of this subcontinent. The total population exchange could not be carried out due violence. All those muslims who feel suffocated in India have a right to migrate to any muslim country of their choice. And Non-muslims discriminated against officially in Palistan have a right now to come to India and settle here.

  • @ss-ib8gm
    @ss-ib8gm2 ай бұрын

    Shabhana axmi do called communist parents got their hindu daightet in law change name from shaunhita kher to tanvi azmi

  • @priyankapaul4740

    @priyankapaul4740

    2 ай бұрын

    You must be joking. Tanvi is another name of Goddess Durga. It is a Sanskrit word.

  • @johnmallick
    @johnmallick2 ай бұрын

    HE IS GOOD MAN IN INDIA

  • @ahmedkazi113
    @ahmedkazi113Ай бұрын

    It is surprised to know he remembered this incident of Alan. He may be super human .

  • @user-sv1ur2ng4t
    @user-sv1ur2ng4t2 ай бұрын

    barkha is really a black hearted person

  • @horseridingwithme5168
    @horseridingwithme5168Ай бұрын

    Very nice and straight from heart interview

  • @prashantkatti118
    @prashantkatti1182 ай бұрын

    He will speak loudly against hindu communalism but in a hushed and soft coated tone against muslim communalism.

  • @NinjaThinker
    @NinjaThinker2 ай бұрын

    It was beautiful he express himself so well man of lots of words❤ from Lahore

  • @nabeelahmedmirajkar2446
    @nabeelahmedmirajkar24462 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you are so thankful to God who has given you so much as you claim 🙃

  • @subhsubhash2000

    @subhsubhash2000

    2 ай бұрын

    When he claims he is an atheist , where did you hear tht he thanked God for wat?

  • @therash09
    @therash092 ай бұрын

    Why does Javed Akhtar look AI-generated?

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    😺

  • @khalidalvi5436
    @khalidalvi54362 ай бұрын

    Atheist Muslim - does he know what he is saying, a contradictory statement.

  • @qeemti_alfaz
    @qeemti_alfazАй бұрын

    Javed sir is very good person, he didnt make fun of any religion like an athiest do, secondly is always talk about humanity and peace, im muslim but i love his thought and his lectures. He is true nationalist and should be in loksabha we need the people like him who doesnt play a religion game in the name of vote.

  • @hindustani5904
    @hindustani59042 ай бұрын

    language doesnot belong to religion so sanskrit can be made national language

  • @thevagabond85yt
    @thevagabond85yt2 ай бұрын

    Namazi's have started stifling UK / Europe roads let alone India.

  • @Pork393
    @Pork3932 ай бұрын

    Dost = मित्र! Hava = पवन! बाल्टी = ङोल There are alternate words of Persian/Arabic in Hindi/Sanskrit unless its "Religious" words like NIKAH! Now Nikah is not the same as लग्न! निकाह is a CONTRACT! Bollywood being dominated by people like Mr Atheist, don't know these Hindi/Sanskrit words so they propagate these myths! Mr Atheist gave example of Tamilian, Bengali! So yes language is associated with CULTURE! Therefore the Q is ARABIC the culture of Tamilian, Bangali? The answer is No! That answers his Q! "La-ilaha-il-allah" is neither tamil nor Bengali. But both Tamil & Bengalis say it & that makes them muslims! This proves that Urdu (mix of Hindi70%, Persian20%, Arabic10%) written in Arabic makes it the language of the muslims!!!

  • @bw8026

    @bw8026

    2 ай бұрын

    Nooo. Nikah means F**k

  • @user-bv5yo5yi9g
    @user-bv5yo5yi9g2 ай бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TheAzmmt
    @TheAzmmt2 ай бұрын

    It's always a treat to listen to this man, truly deserving.

  • @thomasthomasphilp4393
    @thomasthomasphilp43932 ай бұрын

    Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to `Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn `Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'" - Hadith of Bukhari

  • @ravikathuria242
    @ravikathuria2422 ай бұрын

    best interview till date of Javed Akhtar,not star writer or good poet but the man&a great human being.A big thank you Barkha!

  • @Ritesh-rj1sp

    @Ritesh-rj1sp

    2 ай бұрын

    Hello is the biggest hypocrite He didn't say anyone word about his sons vulgar series mirzapur while burnt by Sandeep vanga success

  • @hindustani5904
    @hindustani59042 ай бұрын

    takiya journalist should not try something like sabarimala in the peaceful religion

  • @ravikaundinya
    @ravikaundinya2 ай бұрын

    Nice interview but Barkha as always can be seen with sublime bias to members she’s has always been biased to. But I admire her prep-up and process. Overall nice one n thanks to JA for honesty n relevance.

  • @chaitanyakada1341

    @chaitanyakada1341

    2 ай бұрын

    She has special heart for Peaceful individuals.

  • @trulyyoursish

    @trulyyoursish

    2 ай бұрын

    JA for honesty?

  • @ravikaundinya

    @ravikaundinya

    2 ай бұрын

    @@trulyyoursish I felt so; may not be 100%. I didn’t buy his crap on Sandeep Reddy Vanga; felt strange his son Farhaan Akthar without knowing about subject produced it. His actual rsn cud SRV’s take on Bobby Deol character portrayal😉. I felt Barkhaa sincerely provided a vent out to JA on SRV due to her inherent goodness.

  • @loveearthly
    @loveearthly2 ай бұрын

    Javed Akhtar is no Atheist. He is the ultimate practitioner of Takkiyya. Helps him sound rational while pushing the Islamist Brotherhood agenda.

  • @adityamitradas2577
    @adityamitradas2577Ай бұрын

    Barkha ma'am I'm your biggest fan of your journalism at the moment. Its ridiculous that anyone is trolled but I do agree that I haven't liked your journalism earlier. I feel you have become a lot more non partisan and more center leaning. I don't live in India but feel safe to know that journalism is safe in hands of people like you. Please understand there's a huge breed of people like me in India and abroad who Love India and take interest in Indian politics and don't subscribe to the BJP or it's policies yet feel Narendra Modi is a great leader and is the right man for the Job. On the other hand we are also open to a Sachin Pilot, or many other opposing leaders for that matter from the congress but there's a "Gandhi Fatigue" Cheers to 400 paar😊

  • @omieyadav638
    @omieyadav6382 ай бұрын

    He calls himself an atheist muslim because he identifies himself as an atheist, who does not believe in God or have faith in any of the Gods... But people/society recognise him by his name, ie. a muslim name..and he really can't change the views of society that he lives in. Obviously, not many people in India thinks in a logical way and an unbiased pov.

  • @moviemango143

    @moviemango143

    2 ай бұрын

    Atheist muslim doesn't make sense. Muslim is someone who believe in Allah.....

  • @deepasmitlenka7682
    @deepasmitlenka76822 ай бұрын

    Lie won't help the muslim community Javed sahab... Come on man speaks the truth !!

  • @user-pw8ts8pg7p
    @user-pw8ts8pg7p2 ай бұрын

    The creator has sealed his heart ,hearing and sight

  • @Liam-yo5ex
    @Liam-yo5ex2 ай бұрын

    Thanks Javed sahab I may not agree with your each of the statement but definitely you are a brilliant person

  • @kumarm5961
    @kumarm59612 ай бұрын

    Total confusion he says i support Taliban rule 😢 but respect women very much 😮

  • @sujatagarud3162
    @sujatagarud31622 ай бұрын

    Why doesn’t Baraka take into consideration the azan that all communities have to endure, when they have nothing to do with it.

  • @someshwarsharma4290
    @someshwarsharma42902 ай бұрын

    A small suggestion please improve the quality of content your content is good ❤

  • @Didwanakochhokro
    @Didwanakochhokro2 ай бұрын

    His understanding of UCC seems weird. Inheritance by will is a person’s right. That’s not about son or daughter. But the son or daughter can claim equal right over the property inherited by their parent.

  • @vinayaksardesai7521
    @vinayaksardesai75212 ай бұрын

    I watched the full episode and liked it too👍. Btw, ‘Atheist Muslim’ is an oxymoron. In Javed Akhtar’s own words it is like saying ‘I am slightly pregnant’. Either you can be an Atheist or A Muslim. You cannot be both. I find Javed saab to be quite pretentious, if not hypocrite!! Further, if an Atheist Muslim & Leftist like Javed Akhtar is invited for ‘Inside Out’ show, why not invite an Atheist Hindu & so called ‘Rightwinger’ like Anand Ranganathan?😊

  • @incubusk8r
    @incubusk8r2 ай бұрын

    What's interesting the celebrity journalist really gets starstruck with every Mumbai celebs not so much with Delhi politicians. Vice-versa in Mumbai i think.

  • @AR-kk5qy
    @AR-kk5qy2 ай бұрын

    Excellent.. although you cannot compare the kaawar pilgrimage with someone blocking the road to pray.

  • @sahais2012
    @sahais20122 ай бұрын

    There is nothing like Atheist Muslim. It is actually called #exmuslim

  • @Quantum_Speed
    @Quantum_Speed2 ай бұрын

    Javed Akhtar is King 👑 of hypocrisy/Deception.

  • @db_0707
    @db_07072 ай бұрын

    As akhtar is approaching old age and death, he has finally admitted that he never was an atheist. He was a momin all along and wanted to convert all qafirs to momins. His children are also going in the same direction. Zoya couldnt get married yet because its difficult for women to convert others.

  • @sudeep_singh
    @sudeep_singh2 ай бұрын

    Barkha ji, not all teenagers are communists.

  • @kuldeepkumarbhat9648
    @kuldeepkumarbhat96482 ай бұрын

    Some States say they will not allow implementation of CAA ? And you have no problem with that ?

  • @chandut027
    @chandut0272 ай бұрын

    Religion is not just believing in God, it also has other things like way of living. I am a Atheist Hindu, Also Hinduism has a sect for Atheists. So same can be applicable to Javed Sir.

  • @bw8026

    @bw8026

    2 ай бұрын

    It's acceptable in Hinduism. Atheist Muslim is an Oxymoron 😂

  • @moviemango143

    @moviemango143

    2 ай бұрын

    Definition of muslim written in Quran.... Atheist Hindus is acceptable.... Atheist muslims Don't make sense

  • @chandut027

    @chandut027

    2 ай бұрын

    @@moviemango143 we should welcome such free thinkers from any religion. Atleast then we will have some hope from becoming too hardliners.

  • @moviemango143

    @moviemango143

    2 ай бұрын

    @@chandut027 most of the time he equate ghoonghat to burkha to make one point but I never saw any girl in ghoonghat attending classes in my college.....

  • @moviemango143

    @moviemango143

    2 ай бұрын

    @@chandut027 and according to aimplb 15yr old muslim girl can marry... Never heard any so called free thinker protesting against it.....

  • @happyguy650
    @happyguy650Ай бұрын

    Just to clarify everyone - A *muslim atheist* is someone who does not accept the authority of Quran nor its teachings but still retains the cultural aspects of his religion ie Islam like food, clothing, customs and celeberation of festival. Same as Hindu Atheist, Christian atheist. Note that the usage of these terms are more used in India. In west, when a christian leaves his faith he associates himself as 'non-religious'.

  • @kunals8022
    @kunals80222 ай бұрын

    What exactly is an Atheist Muslim? Religion comprises of beliefs and cultural aspects.Is Javed an Arabic culturally? And if not, what are his beliefs?

  • @urrasscal8380

    @urrasscal8380

    2 ай бұрын

    it is called deception.

  • @bbhaipradeep
    @bbhaipradeep2 ай бұрын

    It means Nani of Respected Javed was very intellectual and a lady of modern ideas or very ahead of time or a lady of progressive ideas .Salute the immortal lady.

  • @mitalimpatel
    @mitalimpatel2 ай бұрын

    Please do a debate with someone important on azan on loudspeakers. My baby can't sleep

  • @aveshdiamond6763

    @aveshdiamond6763

    2 ай бұрын

    Maybe file a complaint to ban all religious related use of loudspeakers? Somebody's child cant sleep because of aarti somebody's dj so are you going to ban all them ? Then please fight in court

  • @sohampatel-bm7gt
    @sohampatel-bm7gt2 ай бұрын

    That's why I labelled him as Muslim Atheist. But apart from that I genuinely respect him for his talent, intellectual. He is a human I aspire to be but only when it is Javed -(minus) Muslim atheist. Javed sir I am a Hindu. Aur BarKHAN dutt to kya kehna.

  • @RashidKhan-bk9hm
    @RashidKhan-bk9hm2 ай бұрын

    Corrections: hawa is Turkish, kitab is Turkish, dukaan is Turkish, hisab is Turkish. Not Farsi.

  • @johnywalker8428
    @johnywalker84282 ай бұрын

    I like Barkha now because of late, she is keeping a balance and she listens to and challenges both sides of every debate but here she keeps asking him about provocation from the Hindu extremists and the anti Muslim issues. She should have explored more on why Muslims hate him and talk of more examples

  • @pawansambyal4921
    @pawansambyal49212 ай бұрын

    What abt. Sanskrit ?. Barkha is Punjabi 👏👏. True, Language is Regional. Love Bharat i.e India🙏

  • @Anand-vq8gn
    @Anand-vq8gn2 ай бұрын

    Or ek baat chichaa jaise shole me scene tha bhagwan ji ke pichhe dharam ji bolte hai waise hi allaji ko leke scene likho to maanu

  • @zahidroowala354
    @zahidroowala3542 ай бұрын

    Javed sab exclaimed "Oh my God". Well atheists certainly can't give up God.

  • @tslee_
    @tslee_2 ай бұрын

    Atheists are also God’s creation. The reason is that Atheists use logic. Where logic ends, faith starts, but faith without logic is superstition.

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