Shabana Azmi has spoken about her approach to religion, revealing that she and husband Javed Akhtar do not read namaz. At an IIMUN interaction, she said religion is a private matter and that the state should not get involved in people's personal beliefs

Javed Akhtar denied a fake social media post claiming he criticised CJP and founder Abhijeet Dipke. He called the message false and questioned why those opposing CJP needed to use his credibility. His clarification came after a Mumbai protest