Faiz’s 100th birth anniversary: Bollywood celebrities walk their way to Pakistan

Poetry tells the truth and that too in a subtle, dignified and befitting way. The feelings that need countless words to be expressed are sometimes told in a single verse in a unique way.This is what writer and poet Javed Akhtar practically demonstrated when he crossed the Pakistan-India border on Friday to participate in Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s centennial celebrations.When asked to share his feelings after crossing the border, Akhtar recited a verse of Faiz: “Khoon kay dhabbay dhulein gey kitni barsaton kay baad.”