Acclaimed screenwriter, and lyricist, Javed Akhtar turned 80 on 17th January 2025. The writer received a very special gift from Vidya Balan, and Sidharth Roy Kapoor. 

The couple got a customized cake made for Javed Akhtar and it has a connection to some of his most celebrated movies like "Sholay", "Deewaar", "Shaan", among others. They had Javed Akhtar's face put on some of his iconic movie characters.