{"id":64742,"date":"2025-08-07T09:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/64742\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:11:08","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\/us\/64742\/","title":{"rendered":"'I had some choice': Javed Akhtar says he refused to watch films of 'certain superstars' because they\u2019re 'bad actors' | Bollywood – Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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