Lyricist and script writer Javed Akhtar is known for his strong views on religious dogmatism and bigotry, which often makes him the subject of trolling and hate speech on social media. But the latest barbs have come from none other than the much-admired singer Lucky Ali, who has not taken kindly to his remarks on Muslims while commenting on a scene from Sholay , the 1975 mega hit for which he wrote the script jointly with Salim Khan.

The fiasco started on Monday (October 20), when Ali commented on an undated video in which Akhtar can be seen discussing freedom of speech and democracy. There is a scene in Sholay where Dharmendra as Veeru hides behind a Shiva statue and speaks to Hema Malini’s Basanti, who naively believes she’s hearing the deity speak. Akhtar comments in the video that

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