Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar
@javed_akhtar_official
Mumbai
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About Me
Padma Bhushan lyricist; half of Salim-Javed; Rajya Sabha MP.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 17 Jan 1945, Khairabad
- Spouse
- Honey Irani, Shabana Azmi
- Parents
- Jan Nisar Akhtar
- Siblings
- Salman Akhtar
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Career Highlights
Sahitya Akademi Award — Javed Akhtar
2013
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Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament — Javed Akhtar
2010
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Padma Bhushan — Javed Akhtar
2007
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Mughal-E-Azam Revival — Javed Akhtar's Poetry Tribute
2005
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The Akhtar Dynasty — Farhan and Zoya
2001
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Javed Akhtar — India's Most Prominent Rationalist Voice
2000
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National Film Awards — 5 Times Best Lyricist
1995
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Javed Akhtar × Lata Mangeshkar — Collaboration
1980
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36
credits
14
collaborators
35
projects
Projects
36
🎬
🎬 Film
Satyamev Jayate
Lyricist/Screenwriter
+1
5 collaborators
📄 Other
Sahitya Akademi Award — Javed Akhtar
Lyricist/Screenwriter
🎬
🎬 Film
Ekk Deewana Tha
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Shakti
Screenwriter
+1
5 collaborators
🎬 Film
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Lyricist/Screenwriter
4 collaborators
★ Filmfare Award Best Film
📄 Other
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament — Javed Akhtar
Lyricist/Screenwriter
📄 Book
In Other Words
Poetry and film lyrics.
author
1 collaborator
📄 Book
In Other Words
Poetry and film lyrics.
Lyricist/Screenwriter
1 collaborator
🎬
🎬 Film
Rock On!!
Lyricist/Screenwriter
1 collaborator
📄 Other
Padma Bhushan — Javed Akhtar
Lyricist/Screenwriter
🎬 Film
Rang De Basanti
Lyricist/Screenwriter
3 collaborators
★ BAFTA nomination Best Non-English Language Film
🎬 Film
Don (2006)
Lyricist/Screenwriter
3 collaborators
★ Filmfare Award Best Villain
📄 Other
Mughal-E-Azam Revival — Javed Akhtar's Poetry Tribute
Lyricist/Screenwriter
🎬
🎬 Film
Deewaar
Lyricist/Screenwriter
+1
3 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Armaan
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
📄 Book
Lava
Poetry that burns.
author
🎬 Film
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Lyricist/Screenwriter
+1
3 collaborators
🎬 Film
Lagaan
Once upon a time in India.
Lyricist/Screenwriter
4 collaborators
★ ["Academy Award Nomination Best Foreign Language Film (2002)","BAFTA Nomination Outstanding British Film","Filmfare Award Best Film","National Film Award Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment"]
📄 Other
The Akhtar Dynasty — Farhan and Zoya
Lyricist/Screenwriter
📄 Other
Javed Akhtar — India's Most Prominent Rationalist Voice
Lyricist/Screenwriter
🎬
🎬 Film
Virasat
Screenwriter
4 collaborators
📄 Other
National Film Awards — 5 Times Best Lyricist
Lyricist/Screenwriter
📄 Book
Tarkash
The quiver of a poet.
author
🎬
🎬 Film
1942: A Love Story
Lyricist/Screenwriter
3 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Screenwriter
4 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Khel
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Joshilaay
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Mr. India
Lyricist/Screenwriter
4 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Meri Jung
Screenwriter
+1
4 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Arjun
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Mashaal
Screenwriter
3 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Betaab
Screenwriter
2 collaborators
🎬
🎬 Film
Guru
Lyricist/Screenwriter
+3
7 collaborators
📄 Other
Javed Akhtar × Lata Mangeshkar — Collaboration
Lyricist/Screenwriter
🎬 Film
Sholay
The Greatest Indian Film Ever Made
Lyricist/Screenwriter
1 collaborator
★ ["BBC Film of the Millennium (Indian Cinema)","286 Weeks at Minerva Theatre Mumbai","Top Indian Film of All Time \u2014 Multiple Polls","National Film Archive Preservation","Jai-Veeru \u2014 Greatest Bollywood Duo"]
🎬 Film
Zanjeer
Lyricist/Screenwriter
4 collaborators
★ BAFTA Award nomination
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36 projects
2018
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2004
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1975
1973
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