Javed Akhtar’s Love Poem
By Lavina Melwani • Nov 28th, 2009 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The BlogIt’s not a lyric written for a Bollywood superstar to lip sync, nor is it a script for a million dollar movie, although noted poet Javed Akhtar has done plenty of both. His latest offering is straight from the heart – a love poem, a tribute to Mumbai’s children, the nameless, the homeless who live on the footpaths or survive in the slums, who have to work to get a day’s meal, to merely be able to exist.
