Javed Akhtar & Zehra Nigah on Poetry & Commercial Cinema at Jashn-e-Rekhta | Sunday Special
Javed Akhtar and Zehra Nigah sit down with Adeel Hashmi for a candid talk on writing, poetry, and Hindi cinema. You will hear what it takes to write lines that live on the page, and lines that must land inside a film song.
They talk about the push and pull between classical poetry and commercial storytelling. Javed Akhtar breaks down the real constraints behind catchy songs and big-screen writing. Zehra Nigah speaks as a poet who knows the cost of keeping words honest. The session also carries rare stories and references to Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi, and the way literary circles shaped their time.
They talk about the push and pull between classical poetry and commercial storytelling. Javed Akhtar breaks down the real constraints behind catchy songs and big-screen writing. Zehra Nigah speaks as a poet who knows the cost of keeping words honest. The session also carries rare stories and references to Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi, and the way literary circles shaped their time.
