Javed Akhtar slams Yash Chopra's 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'

Javed Akhtar criticized the portrayal of modern Indian women in cinema on Be A Man, Yaar!, using a dialogue from Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan as an example. He questioned the need for such extreme depictions of empowerment, arguing that they often misrepresent modernity and progress. The film, released in 2012, was Chopra's last.

Javed Akhtar recently openly criticized the portrayal of modern Indian women in cinema. Speaking on the show 'Be A Man, Yaar!', the veteran lyricist and screenwriter cited a dialogue from Yash Chopra 's film ' Jab Tak Hai Jaan ' as an example of this issue. Akhtar critiqued a dialogue from the Yash Chopra directorial, where a female character says she will marry only after sleeping with men from all nationalities.

The lyricist questioned why such extreme measures were necessary to prove empowerment and modernity, suggesting that true progress doesn’t require such effort. He further questioned the relevance of such a dialogue in a Yash Chopra film, suggesting it falsely portrays the character as empowered. Javed Akhtar remarked that filmmakers often misunderstand what it means to be an empowered woman, leading to exaggerated and confusing representations of modern Indian women.

'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' was Yash Chopra's final film, released in 2012 following his death..