Bollywood's
renowned
lyricist
and
screenwriter,
Javed
Akhtar
is
ringing
in
his
75th
birthday
today.
The
spirited
and
lively
artist
says
that
he
does
not
feel
75
at
all,
and
that
he
is
still
totally
involved
with
life.
It
is
only
his
body
which
is
keeping
track
of
his
age.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Javed
Akhtar
opened
up
on
being
75.
"As
a
matter
of
fact,
75
is
a
very
old
age
in
my
mind.
So,
for
me,
to
believe
that
I'm
75
is
tough
because
I
don't
feel
that.
My
body
tells
me,
'Listen
buddy,
you're
no
longer
young',
but
otherwise,
my
involvement
with
life,
my
curiosity,
interests,
fantasies,
aspirations
and
ambitions
are
intact.
I'm
totally
involved
with
life,
and
don't
feel
like
a
retired,
tired
person
at
all,"
he
said.
Javed
added
that
as
long
as
one
does
not
become
cynical,
disinterested
or
detached,
one
does
not
become
old.
On
Thursday
night,
a
retro-themed
birthday
party
was
hosted
by
Javed's
wife
Shabana
Azmi.
Farhan
Akhtar,
Shibani
Dandekar,
Zoya
Akhtar,
Richa
Chadha,
Ali
Fazal,
Urmila
Matondkar,
Aamir
Khan,
Kiran
Rao
and
Anil
Kapoor
were
among
the
many
attendees.
Before
the
celebrations
in
the
evening,
Farhan
and
Zoya
inaugurated
an
exhibition
on
Javed
Akhtar's
life
titled
,
'The
World
Of
Javed
Akhtar',
which
included
photographs,
paintings
and
posters
curated
by
Pradeep
Chandra
and
SSM
Ausaja.
On
the
work
front,
Javed
has
plans
on
getting
back
to
screenwriting.
"After
a
long
time,
I've
realised
that
people
should
get
a
couple
of
good
scripts
from
me.
I
started
enjoying
writing
songs
to
an
extent
that
this
aspect
was
totally
neglected.
So
I
am
coming
back
to
it...
It's
a
bit
early
to
talk
about
it,
but
I
promise
that
I
will
try
my
best
to
make
it
interesting," he
said.