Javed Akhtar lashes out at Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur; Asks him to visit a psychiatrist

In this world of social media where every move of a celebrity is tracked, sometimes realities so horrifying come to surface that people are left in shock. As far as the personal lives of celebrities are concerned, there is not even a shadow which is left untouched. All their fears are put to showcase and others have the liberty to comment on the same. 

Recently, film-maker Shekhar Kapur met with such an incident. He took to his Twitter account to write about his dilemma of life and penning down the same he wrote, “Started life as a refugee of Partition. Parents gave everything to make a life for kids. Was always in fear of intellectuals’. They made me feel insignificant. Small. Then suddenly embraced me after my films. I still fear them. Their embrace is like a bite of a snake. Still a refugee.”

This stand of Shekhar Kapur irked lyricist Javed Akhtar and he voiced out his opinion. In his comments he questioned why Shekhar still calls himself a refugee and when he fails to understand the intentions, he even requested Shekhar Kapur to meet a psychiatrist as there is no shame in doing so. 

He wrote,“Who are these intellectuals who embraced you and you found that embrace like a snake’s bite? Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopal Krishna, Ram Chandra Guha? Really ? . Shekhar saheb you are not well. You need help. Come on, there is no shame in meeting a good psychiatrist.”

He didn't stop at that. He posted number of Tweets, one after the other. Read on:

The war of words keep happening, all thanks to the social media accounts.