Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar who was previously married to screenwriter Honey Irani, got divorced from her in 1985. He married Shabana Azmi in1984. Honey and Javed share two children- filmmaker Zoya Akhtar and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar. In a chat show with Arbaaz Khan, Shabana recalled Honey's reaction to her and Javed's relationship. She said that Javed's ex-wife was 'bitter and felt rejected’ when she came to know about their affair but she didn't take Zoya and Farhan away from their father and encouraged them to be with them.