Javed Akhtar on what is a Poem, at Kolkata Literary Meet 2018

What is a Poem? Javed Akhtar on verse and those who craft it, in conversation with Malavika Banerjee. January 26, 2018, Calcutta Club, Kolkata.

[@debjyotimandal4927]

57:53 "Poetry is the music of language and music is the poetry of sound!"

[@kamleshlulla5303]

He even write speech for politicians

[@pawanchauhan043]

Javed sahab speaking in hindi is always more endearing 😊😊

[@Abraham009100]

Javed Akhtar Shahab, you're exceptionally right.

[@mohammadsamim4360]

Good Javed Akhtar g

[@sanyalajoy4183]

javed sab la jawab, kya kamal ka poetry suna,

[@koulster2]

Ok, I must say Javed sahib your poetry is excellent. Why can't you be a good heart unaware of your self?

[@khushbusahu4398]

Painter. Born but Gave a lot of Input

[@chunumummy4161]

Symbolic Stone must've hight for surrounding reflect pictures putt middle of hight past mounted for show center.

[@koulster2]

I know for sure that Javed Sahib has managed to combine the ability to 'be' a good artist, yet a snooty human. I sensed this so many times but today I am sure, just because the hostess started by saying lightheadedly "poets are bad listeners" : Javed sahib refused to look at her without a SOUR face. I will be really happy if I am wrong.

[@debjyotimandal4927]

She is attractive and charming! May be biwi ke dar se! 😂

[@pgupta24]

Any interviewer who cannot even speak decent hindi, should not be allowed to interview a luminary , like Javed Sahab.

[@khushbusahu4398]

Film.. Peeku

[@lwnoronha]

My God! Calcutta traffic does make a racket.

[@khushbusahu4398]

It's difficult... To say in simple words Ye nhi dekhte hai kitni hai Riyazat kiski. Log assan samajh lete h asaani ko

[@utubeuserpankaj]

Bahut khoob !!!!

[@maheshmadhu9297]

Who is this undisciplined anchor???she is talking to Javed sir with a very wrong attitude. Pls discipline this woman or don't allow her to interview such honorable people

[@bluesajjad1]

Oh she is sexy.......and needs a lot of hugs and kisses, I guess.

[@debjyotimandal4927]

"Undisciplined"!?

[@koulster2]

Javed sahib, craft is no big deal. I wish I had time in my life to teach you how easy craft is. What nobody can teach is goodness of heart, how can a poet treat a lady the way you are. I want to use a strong word, but I respect a part of you.

[@khushbusahu4398]

Only a fool. Can totally... Original

[@koulster2]

My last comment, now that you are in Bengal I must inform you dear Javed sahib that growing up in Kashmir (when environment was so clean that I would thank God for being born in Kashmir) I would notice people of good intellect or aesthetic but who were SOUR like you are in this video, I would wonder whether to imitate such people or be a warm foolish person with some moments of brightness that I was? Much later I read a person's words which solved my problem forever : "two high fliers exist, one like a good bird who flies high to get sustenance from Gods above, another set of high fliers fligh high like vultures, ONLY TO FIND THINGS THAT FULFIL THEIR APPETITE FOR DEAD, BECAUSE THEY SEEK TO BLOAT THEIR EGOS" Person who said this is my deep friend Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa. I owe him all of my Imaan in Islam (and Buddhism, Hinduism, all dharm).

[@koulster2]

Malviya, you definitely handled yourself and the situation very well, may Allah bless you. Javed sahib is too vain in this video. I am reminded of the goodness of Gulzar sahib

[@DharmenPanchal]

Fire the anchor !! She is pathetic.