Additionally, he disclosed that a seemingly "harmless" statement regarding the Indian Olympic team was not uploaded by him and warned internet users not to believe it. However, the 'message' that Akhtar shared seems to have been removed because it is no longer available on his timeline.

They separated in 1985 after 11 years of marriage. Akhtar talked about the impact his alcoholism had on their relationship. He also stated on Mojo Story that he supports the idea of an Indian Uniform Civil Code and that he lives by similar rules.

Javed Akhtar initially got to know her while Seeta Aur Geeta was being filmed. He worked as a scriptwriter, and Honey was contributing to the movie in a supportive role. After they quickly became friends, they met daily and had long conversations.

Shabana Azmi described her husband's hardships, claiming that the composer had only 27 paisa in his pocket when he first came in Mumbai and that his only resources were his dreams and his determination, which eventually helped him succeed.

Shabana made her film debut in 1974 with Ankur and rose to fame in parallel cinema. She also worked in mainstream films, including Parvarish among many others. Talking about the film, Shabana shared how she was left embarrassed when couldn't perform a dance sequence.