Javed Akhtar “Without taking names, Akhtar said Aryan’s case got more media attention than an alleged “1 billion dollar" drug recovery from a port by Lipika Verma

"Veteran lyricist /writerJaved Akhtar speaking at the launch of the book "Change makers", written by authors Almas Virani and Sweta Samota-was asked if Bollywood is the soft target and the film industry is always under scrutiny especially Bollywood people belonging to high profile are targeted and have to pay the price?

Akhtar told reporters, "This is the price the film industry has to pay for being high profile. Without taking names he added, “You find cocaine worth RS one billion dollar at a port, somewhere else there were 1200 people where ganja and a total sum of Rs 1 lakh 30 thousand is found, according to media reports.

Now this has become big national news but I haven't seen any headline on the billion dollar cocaine.

It appears on the 5th or 6th page and is in a corner and very small. This is the price film industry has to pay for being high profile.” he added

Adding more while high profile people are also subjected to leg-pulling he said, “When you're high profile, people have fun pulling you down, throwing muck at you. If you're a nobody, then who has the time to throw stones at you?"

Without taking names, Akhtar said Aryan’s case got more media attention than an alleged “1 billion dollar" drug recovery from a port, hinting at the drugs seizure at the Adani-operated Mundra port in Gujarat’s Kutch district.

When asked specifically if he feels Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan is being targeted, Akhtar refused to elaborate.

Javed Akhtar’s statement comes at a time when the superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan<23>was arrested in connection with a case of alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship.

There is huge debate on social media as well that the case against Aryan Khan was a deliberate attempt to target the film industry