Shabana Azmi reveals Javed Akhtar and she tried to breakup several times; says, “Three times we tried to break because of the children” : Bollywood News

The lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar and actress Shabana Azmi tied knot in 1984 and have been together for years. Because Javed Akhtar was married to actor Honey Irani when the two initially fell in love, things haven't exactly been easy for the couple.

Shabana Azmi reveals Javed Akhtar and she tried to breakup several times; says, “Three times we tried to break because of the children”

In an interview with Curly Tales, Shabana Azmi opened up about the time when the process of adapting new changes was taking place. Shabana revealed that it was quite challenging. She said, “Oh it was a very, very, very tough period. I don’t think anybody knows what all the three people involved suffer. They think, ‘that’s it, kar liya.’ It is very difficult, very painful, particularly when there are children involved in it. You go through a very, very difficult period.”

She continued by saying that she and Javed Akhtar had even tried to split up several times because of the incessant criticism. She said, “We did try to break several times, in fact three times we tried to break because of the children but it just didn’t happen. Today, what is good is that I am very good friends with all of them, Honey is like a family member of ours and with the children we have this beautiful relationship. So, in the end, it has worked out well, for which I am very grateful.”

On the professional front, Shabana Azmi’s What's Love Got To Do With It, which also feaured American actress Emma Thompson released this year. She also has Karan Johar's directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, which also features Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Dharmendra.

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