Shabana Azmi tells trolls to 'just chill' as Javed Akhtar takes a dig at Shashi Tharoor

Shabana Azmi told the trolls that Shashi Tharoor is a good friend of Javed Akhtar and the lyricist's comment on the politician's singing was in pure jest. Tharoor had recently shared a video of him singing a Hindi song.

Shabana Azmi defended husband Javed Akhtar after he came under attack of trolls for taking a jig at Shashi Tharoor's singing in Hindi. The veteran actress asked the trolls to 'just chill' and that the lyricist's remark was in pure jest, as the politician is a good friend. Recently, Shashi Tharoor had shared a video from an event in which he was seen singing Kishore Kumar's Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se. Akhtar found it quite amusing and took a dig at the politician for his Hindi pronunciation. And all those trolls just chill . Shashi Tharoor is a good friend and Javed’s remark was in pure jest ! https://t.co/NsYKOPyM1a After the cultural programme by Doordarshan Srinagar for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, I was persuaded to sing for the Members. Unrehearsed and amateur but do enjoy! pic.twitter.com/QDT4dwC6or