{"id":50001,"date":"2025-08-07T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50001\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:01:06","slug":"i-had-some-choice-javed-akhtar-says-he-refused-to-watch-films-of-certain-superstars-because-theyre-bad-actors-bollywood-hindustan-times-hindustan-ti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50001\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;I had some choice&#039;: Javed Akhtar says he refused to watch films of &#039;certain superstars&#039; because they\u2019re &#039;bad actors&#039; | Bollywood &#8211; Hindustan Times &#8211; Hindustan Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;I had some choice&#8217;: Javed Akhtar says he refused to watch films of &#8216;certain superstars&#8217; because they\u2019re &#8216;bad actors&#8217; | Bollywood &#8211; Hindustan Times<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Hindustan Times<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Javed Akhtar says he wanted to assist legendary Guru Dutt and become a director<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Tribune India<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">On his 100th, Guru Dutt\u2019s classics return in 4K to theatres for new gen<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Times of India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;I had some choice&#8217;: Javed Akhtar says he refused to watch films of &#8216;certain superstars&#8217; 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