India, Feb. 24 -- Javed Akhtar, like the rest of the country, expressed his happiness after India defeated Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, the lyricist got angry and vehemently criticised a person who made communal comments over his social media post praising Virat Kohli. (Also Read | Anushka Sharma is all hearts for Virat Kohli's match-winning hundred in India vs Pakistan match; see post)

After Team India's win, Javed Akhtar shared a post on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, "Virat Kohli, zindabad (long live)!!! We all are so so so proud of you !!!" A person reacted, "Javed. Babar ka baap Kohli hai (Kohli is Babar's father). Bolo (say), Jai Shree Ram."

Javed replied, "Maen to sirf yeh kahoonga ke tum eik neech insaan ...