Shabana Azmi Shares Sweet Anniversary Post For Husband Javed Akhtar, Says ‘41 Years Of Marriage Says It All ..Happy Anniversary Jadu’

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar have spent more than four decades together, building one of Bollywood’s most iconic love stories. Today, the couple marked their 41st wedding anniversary. To celebrate this blissful milestone, Shabana made a post on Instagram and netizens couldn’t stop adoring the beautiful couple. The photo she posted reflected the love they both share.

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar have achieved a major milestone today as a couple, and to honour this special occasion of love and companionship, the actress shared a photo on Instagram with Javed and wrote, "To be able to look at each other with such tenderness after 41 years of marriage says it all ..Happy Anniversary Jadu."

 

 

 

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The couple's friends from the industry showered them with love and congratulatory messages. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan commented, "Happy Happy Anniversary." Diya Mirza wrote, "Happy Anniversary." Urmila Matondkar commented a series of hearts under the beautiful couple's photo.

Their fans also congratulated them and said, "Jadu is such much ka jadu...lovely couple...progressive ...intellectually gifted...far ahead of their times...happy anniversary." Another Instagram user commented, "You've got to start a podcast for this situationship generation to learn from."

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Shabana Azmi And Javed Akhtar’s Love Story

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar's love story is straight out of a Bollywood movie. It is based on companionship, trust and friendship. Before their marriage, Javed Akhtar was married to Honey Irani and had two children together, Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.

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After the divorce, Shabana and Javed's friendship bloomed and soon after, the couple decided to get married. Over the years, their relationship has been the epitome of love and warmth. Shabana often posts cute pictures with Javed and takes the internet by storm.

Shabana Azmi And Javed Akhtar’s Professional Life

Shabana Azmi was last seen in Karan Johar's movie Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, where she played an important role alongside the late actor Dharmendra. The actress is now all set to work in Nitin Kakkar's Awarapan 2, starring Emraan Hashmi. The movie is slated to release in April 2026.

Javed Akhtar, on the other hand, last worked on 120 Bahadur as a lyricist. Javed is also a poet; his poetry is widely celebrated, and he recently performed at the Jashn-e-Rekhta.