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Exclusive| Javed Akhtar calls Western influence on Indian music an ‘embarrassment’

Hindustan Times - Entertainment · 21 August 2026 at 5:14 pm

Exclusive| Javed Akhtar calls Western influence on Indian music an ‘embarrassment’

As 1942: A Love Story re-releases in theatres, Javed Akhtar reflects on the changing landscape of Indian music and the influence of Western culture on it

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