Sahir Ludhianvi was a paradoxical man: Javed Akhtar

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 14 2019 | 3:20 PM IST

Known for speaking truth to power through his poetry and his radical attitude when it came to fighting for what was right, Sahir Ludhianvi was an entirely different person in his private life, poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar said here Saturday.

"He was a very paradoxical man, I can't say a more boring thing about him if I say he was a good man. When he was good he could be good beyond limits and same goes

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First Published: Dec 14 2019 | 3:20 PM IST

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