Veteran lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar was recently seen enjoying a heartwarming family lunch with wife Shabana Azmi, son Farhan Akhtar, daughter-in-law Shibani Dandekar, and ex-wife Honey Irani. The moment caught everyone’s attention after Shabana Azmi shared a sweet picture from the outing on Instagram.A family moment that won the internetShabana posted a cheerful photo with everyone seated at a table full of delicious food. The selfie was clicked by Shibani Dandekar. Along with the photo, she wrote, “The family at a loved restaurant!”The picture instantly won hearts online. Fans flooded the comments section with kind words and emojis. One wrote, “Mashallah….Lovely Family 💞💞.” Another commented, “Mashallah, looking very cute all of you.” Others called them an “Intellectual family combo” and wrote, “May you all stay together peacefully.”Javed and Honey’s journey from love to respectFor those who don’t know, Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani got married in 1972. Their love story began while working on the film Seeta aur Geeta. The couple had two children together, but the marriage ended due to personal differences.Despite going their separate ways, Javed and Honey managed to maintain a respectful relationship. When Shabana Azmi opened up about the pastLast year, on The Invincibles Series Season 2 with Arbaaz Khan, Shabana Azmi spoke about how Honey Irani handled the situation when she got involved with Javed. The ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani’ actress praised Honey’s maturity and honesty during a tough time.She said, “I really doff my hat to Honey, because that generosity came from her. And today, even with Honey, we have a really, really good relationship. I know that Honey has the confidence to call Javed in the middle of the night if she needs something, and he would come.”Shabana also shared that Javed made a real effort to fix his bond with Honey. She said, “We decided that there should be no bitterness involved. Of course, in the beginning, she was very bitter, she felt rejected. But he kept at it, he kept at it, he kept at it. And today, what’s come from it is really something that I’m proud of.”
