Javed Akhtar was in tears after watching 120 Bahadur, reveals Farhan Akhtar
‘120 Bahadur’ is set to hit cinemas on November 21. Ahead of its release, actor Farhan Akhtar, director Razneesh Ghai and producer Ritesh Sidhwani, spoke to India Today’s Marya Shakil about the film. Farhan opened up about his father Javed Akhtar’s reaction to the film.
When asked how he reacted to the trailer, Farhan Akhtar shared that the celebrated writer and lyricist has already watched the film. “He loved it. He’s seen the film. He’s seen the film in an edit as well. He was very moved. He’s not somebody who cries very easily when he’s watching a film. But he was very, very teary and very, very choked up at the end. So we really felt like we’ve managed to do something.”
While Javed Akhtar has watched the film, Farhan shared that his sister, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, will “watch it now on the (November) 19th with the rest of the film industry.”
Based on the Battle of Rezang La, the film also stars Raashii Khanna, Sparsh Walia, Vivan Bhatena, Dhanveer Singh, Digvijay Pratap, Sahib Verma, Ankit Siwach, Devendra Ahirwar, Ashutosh Shukla, Brijesh Karanwal, Atul Singh, Ajinkya Deo and Eijaz Khan.
Directed by Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar (Excel Entertainment), and Amit Chandrra (Trigger Happy Studios), 120 Bahadur releases in theatres on November 21, 2025.
