Veteran actor Annu Kapoor, who is known for his performances in both Bollywood and television, recently shared an interesting story about his close connection with two of Bollywood's most celebrated personalities: Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. During a conversation with ANI, Kapoor, who has been in the industry for decades, opened up about his role in their marriage. Speaking fondly of his close connection with the Azmi family, Kapoor said, "Let me admit and acknowledge that I've only been close to three film families.
The first was the Azmi family - Shabana Azmi, her late mother, her late father Kaifi Saab, and her brother Baba Azmi. These four people gave me immense love, affection, and respect. They helped me move ahead in life, and later Javed Akhtar also became part of that connection.
" Kapoor then revealed that he was responsible for helping them in getting married on a "December night " and described how he convinced the couple to go ahead with the ceremony. "He was sitting there, drunk. She was sitting elsewhere, busy reading a book.
I was there, and I told her, ‘Bibi, just go ahead with it, decide once and for all’. Javed was absolutely sloshed. She said, ‘How can I decide? He isn’t ready to make any kind of decision’.
I went over to him and shook some sense into him, and he mumbled, ‘Yes, I’m ready.' The actor also shared how he rushed to invite a Maulvi (priest) from Bandra Mosque to perform the Nikah. "Their driver was named Michel.
I told him, 'Let.
