Mishti Doi To Milk Cake: Javed Akhtar's Dessert Obsession Is No Secret In London

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3 days ago

Shabana Azmi dropped a picture of the father and son enjoying ice cream at a small street-side parlour.
Shabana Azmi, recently, along with her husband Javed Akhtar and his son Farhan Akhtar, jetted off to London, United Kingdom, to attend the iconic Tennis tournament, Wimbledon 2025. During their time in the British capital, the family also went out to explore the streets of London and indulge in some tasty treats, such as cold and sweet Ice cream.
Taking to Instagram, the veteran actress dropped a picture of the father and son enjoying ice cream at a small street-side parlour. Javed, dressed in a traditional light-coloured Kurta, is focused on eating the dessert, while Farhan, dressed in a grey T-shirt and beige cargo,s is smiling and appears to be taking a scoop of the ice cream from a cup.
Sharing the snapshot, Shabana Azmi wrote in the caption, 'Father and son enjoying ice cream at a tiny ice-cream parlour. All indulgences are allowed on holidays."
In no time, the comment section was flooded with reactions from fans and admirers. An Instagram user commented, 'When talent runs in the family and so does the love for ice cream." One of them shared, 'Such a lovely pic, full of warmth." Another one wrote, 'Love this picture."
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Earlier during an interview with ETimes, Shabana opened up about the veteran lyricist's love for sweets and desserts. She said, 'If I had to pack a tiffin for him, like in a three-tiered dabba, all of them would contain different kinds of meetha because the man can wake up and eat sweets even for breakfast."
She also revealed that the lyricist-writer's favourite dessert is Gulab Jamun, followed closely by Mishti Doi, with Milk Cake coming in third.
On the work front, Shabana will be next seen in the upcoming period drama film, Lahore 1947, co-starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Ali Fazal.
Farhan, on the other hand, will be next seen in the period war drama film, 120 Bahadur, scheduled to release late this year. Apart from that, he will also be directing the highly anticipated Don 3 starring Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon in the leads.
Lastly, Javed is known for writing blockbuster films like Sholay, Deewaar, Seeta aur Geeta, Yaadon Ki Baraat, Zanjeer and Dostana, among others.
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