Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar first arrived in Mumbai on October 4, 1964, at the age of 19, with just 27 naya paisa in his pocket. On Saturday, reflecting on his 61 years in the city, he penned an emotional note expressing gratitude for how kind life has been to him.

Javed Akhtar Reflects On His 61 Years In Mumbai

Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "On 4th October 1964 a 19-year-old boy had disembarked at Bombay central station with 27 naya paisa in his pocket. Went through homelessness, starvation, unemployment but when I look at the grand total I feel life has been too kind to me."

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