Javed Akhtar’s divorce with Honey Irani had a massive impact on their son, Farhan Akhtar. Javed and Honey separated in 1985 and since then, Farhan has become avoidant when it comes to conflicts. Farhan recently appeared on Rhea Chakraborty’s podcast with his wife, Shibani Dandekar, and said that his parents’ divorce pushed him further into a shell.
He said, “In terms of a defining moment for me that changed my entire view about things, it is probably the separation of my parents. Till then, it just felt like everything was okay. And I think it made me go further into my shell because being the younger one, I really didn’t know what was going on.
” Farhan added, “I had no idea what was happening. Zoya (Akhtar) was a lot more aware of what was going on, and I think in some way, being the elder one, she kind of shielded me from the kind of grief my mom was going through at that point in time. I think my mom was more comfortable talking to her, as a girl.
And Zoya has always been older and wiser than her age. She grew up a lot faster. Whereas I was just in my own world, unaware of what was happening.
” Farhan revealed, “I think I got very defensive post my parents’ separation, because kids were being pretty mean when we had fights, and kids don’t have that filter so they say anything that can hurt the other kid. They are not aware of the psychological or emotional damage they are doing to someone. I think that’s the part that made me kind of angry–‘Why d.