Listen to Story Farhan Akhtar recently opened up about his father, Javed Akhtar's marriage to Shabana Azmi. During his appearance on the Prime Video docuseries 'Angry Young Men,' Farhan admitted feeling 'angry and betrayed' by his father. He confessed that it took time to adjust to the new situation (Javed’s divorce from Honey Irani and marriage to Shabana).
In the last episode 'Kitne Aadmi They' of the newly released docuseries 'Angry Young Men' , Javed Akhtar admitted to feeling guilty towards his first wife, Honey Irani. He said, "Honey is one person in the world, towards whom I feel guilty. And she is the only person.
60-70 percent responsibility lies on my shoulders, for the failure of that marriage. If I had as much understanding as I have today, perhaps things would not have gone wrong. It is very difficult to accept, but that’s how it is.
" A post shared by Farhan Akhtar (@faroutakhtar) In the follow-up scene, Javed and Honey Irani's son, Farhan Akhtar said, "There was a phase when I was angry with him, I felt betrayed by him. There were all those very normal emotions that I did go through as a child growing up." Zoya Akhtar, who was also a part of the docuseries, added, "It took time to go back to normal with my dad.
Shabana played a big part in creating that normalcy." During one of the episodes, Shabana Azmi also spoke about her bond with Honey Irani and credited her for providing security to her children, Farhan and Zoya. Azmi said, "She (Honey) could have easi.