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Javed Akhtar Confession Alcohol Addiction: Javed Akhtar revealed about alcohol addiction, used to drink 18 beer at a time. Left alcohol from 31 July 1991 and has no longer handled liquor for 35 years. They have their wine …Read more

Javed Akhtar is also known to keep his thoughts open on society, politics and secularism.
Highlights
- Javed Akhtar left alcohol since 1991.
- Javed Akhtar used to drink 18 bottles of beer at one time.
- After drinking alcohol, Javed Akhtar used to become extremely aggressive.
New Delhi. The Bollywood industry is known for its glamor, dazzling and high-profile lifestyle. Parties here are considered an important part. If there is a party and there is no alcohol in it, then it is a bit incomplete. There are many Bollywood celebs who drink or drink alcohol. Some even accepted this with their mouths. It also includes names like Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. But do you know that in one time Javed Akhtar was also firm drunkard. We are not saying this, he himself accepted it. He told that he was so big that he used to get a bottle of 18-18 beer at a time.
Bollywood’s famous lyricist Javed Akhtar had such a bad addiction to alcohol that beer and rum used to drink fiercely. However, he was allergic to whiskey. Javed Akhtar, who is in one round in one round, is now far away from alcohol. For 35 years, he has not even touched alcohol.
Used to drink 18 bottles of beer at once
During a conversation with Mid Day, Javed recalled how he got addicted to whiskey and then Rum. Javed Saheb said, ‘I was allergic to whiskey. Then I thought that I should drink only beer, I used to drink 18 bottles of beer at a time. Then I felt that I am bloating my stomach? So, I left it and started drinking rum.
Satan comes out from inside as soon as he drinks alcohol
He told, ‘I did not seek anyone to sit together at that time. I did not need anyone’s company. If someone is, it is a good thing, otherwise I will drink alone. Talking about YouTube channel VR Yuva, Javed Akhtar told that due to which he started drinking alcohol. He said, ‘Perhaps there was emotion, anger, bitterness in me. So after drinking alcohol, I used to become extremely aggressive. Although I used to be calm usually. But when I was drunk, another devil used to come out of me.
Alcohol did not handle hands since 31 July 1991
Javed Akhtar told that after drowning in alcohol, I understood one day that he was enough and he decided that he would not drink alcohol. The date was 31 July 1991 A day that changed his life forever. He revealed, ‘I have done only a few good things in life and one of them is that I stopped drinking alcohol on 31 July 1991. I never drank alcohol again, never took a sip of champagne. Not even during the celebration. I never touched it again. However, he regrets his drinking days of drinking and advises his close ones to stay away from alcohol.
Shikha Pandey has been associated with News18 Digital since December 2019. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of journalism. Before News18 Digital, he is a reproduction like Zee News Digital, Samachar Plus, Virat Vaibhav …Read more
Shikha Pandey has been associated with News18 Digital since December 2019. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of journalism. Before News18 Digital, he is a reproduction like Zee News Digital, Samachar Plus, Virat Vaibhav … Read more