Javed Akhtar shocked to find his name in the credits of "PM Narendra Modi"

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar said Friday that he had not written any songs for Vivek Oberoi-starrer Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he is shocked to find his name in the of the trailer of the film. A 74-year-old writer shared a photo of the credits, where his name appears alongside other authors, Prasoon Joshi, Sameer, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Sardaraa Parry G and Lavraj.

"I am shocked to find my name on the poster of this movie. Have not written any song for that! ", Writes Akhtar on the microblogging site. His post was retweeted by his wife, veteran actor Shabana Azmi.

The first trailer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic, directed by Omung Kumar, and starring Oberoi in the lead, was released on Wednesday. The film, which also features Boman Irani, Manoj Joshi, Zarina Wahab and Prashant Narayanan, is being released on April 5 in the country.