Actor

Javed Akhtar

Writing

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3.0

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Movies: 110Series: 7Crew credits: 99

TMDB ID: 81984

IMDb ID: nm0015287

Known for: Writing

Born: January 17, 1945

Age: 81

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2026

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.51

Wikidata: Q2319562

Also known as

जावेद अख़्तर • Salim-Javed • Javed Akthar

Other jobs

Lyricist (37)Writer (24)Original Story (9)Dialogue (8)Screenplay (8)Story (7)Musical (2)Additional Soundtrack (1)

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Biography

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honours. He is considered as one of the greatest screenwriters in the history of Hindi Cinema. Akhtar came to recognition in the duo Salim–Javed, and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's Zanjeer. He went on to write the films Deewaar and Sholay, both released in 1975; they earned a cult following, and had a significant impact in popular culture. He later earned praise for his work as a lyricist, winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times.

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