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Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards,[1] and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007,[2] two of India's highest civilian honours.

Javed Akhtar
Akhtar in 2012
Nominated Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 22 March 2010 – 21 March 2016
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-17) 17 January 1945 (age 77) Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Spouses	Honey Irani ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1985)​ ; 2 children Shabana Azmi ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	Zoya Akhtar (daughter) Farhan Akhtar (son)
Parents	Safiya Siraj-ul Haq (mother) Jan Nisar Akhtar (father)
Education	Colvin Taluqdars' College, Lucknow
Occupation	Lyricist Political activist Poet Screenwriter
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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 Deewar 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.

Akhtar notably campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election, and was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha.[3] For his work, he received the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020.[4][5][6][7]

Early life

Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Gwalior.[8] His father Jan Nisar Akhtar was a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet.[9] His paternal grandfather Muztar Khairabadi was a poet as was his grandfather's elder brother, Bismil Khairabadi, while his great great grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, was a religious scholar of Islam who supported the First Independence Movement of India in 1857 for religious reasons.[10] Javed Akhtar's original name was Jadoo, taken from a line in a poem written by his father: "Lamha, lamha kisi jadoo ka fasana hoga". He was given the official name of Javed since it was the closest to the word jadoo.[11] He spent most of his childhood and was schooled in Lucknow. He graduated from Saifiya College in Bhopal.[12]

Career as scriptwriter

Initially, in the 1970s, there was generally no concept of having the same writer for the screenplay, story and dialogue, nor were the writers given any credits in the titles. Rajesh Khanna is credited with giving Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar their first chance to become screenplay writers by offering them work in Haathi Mere Saathi.[13] Javed Akhtar stated in an interview that one day, he went to Salimsaab and said that Mr. Devar had given him a huge signing amount with which he could complete the payment for his bungalow, Aashirwad. But the film was a remake and the script of the original was far from being satisfactory. "He told us that if we could set right the script, he would make sure we got both money and credit."[14]

Their first big success was the script for Andaz, followed by Adhikar (1971), Haathi Mere Saathi and Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). They also had hits with Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Zanjeer (1973), Haath Ki Safai (1974), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Chacha Bhatija (1977), Don (1978), Trishul (1978), Dostana (1980), Kranti (1981), Zamana (1985) and Mr. India (1987). They have worked together in 24 films including two Kannada films – Premada Kanike and Raja Nanna Raja.

Of the 24 films they wrote, 20 were hits. The scripts they wrote, but which were not successful at box office include Aakhri Dao (1975), Immaan Dharam (1977), Kaala Patthar (1979) and Shaan (1980). Though they split in 1982, due to ego issues, some of the scripts they wrote were made into hit films later, such as Zamana and Mr. India. Salim-Javed, many a time described as "the most successful scriptwriters of all-time",[15] are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status.[16]

Personal life

Akhtar was nominated to the Parliament upper house Rajya Sabha on 16 November 2009.[18] Akhtar was married to Honey Irani, with whom he had two children, Farhan Akhtar, a film actor, producer, director[19] and Zoya Akhtar, a film writer, director and producer.[20] The father-and-son duo have worked together in films such as Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Rock On!! and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with Zoya. Farhan was married to Adhuna Akhtar, a hair stylist.[21] Akhtar is an atheist,[22][23] and brought up his children Farhan and Zoya Akhtar as atheists.[24]

Akhtar married Shabana Azmi, the daughter of Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi and later divorced Irani.[25] Akhtar's uncle, Asrar-ul-Haq "Majaz" was also an Urdu poet. His uncle, Ansar Harvani, was a member of the Indian independence movement and an elected Member of Parliament. Akhtar's aunt, Hamida Salim, was an Indian author, economist and educator as well.[26]

Awards and nominations

Javed was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2007.[2] In 2013, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, India's second highest literary honour, for his poetry collection Lava.[27] In 2019, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Letters) by the Jamia Hamdard University.[28] In 2020 he was awarded the Richard Dawkins Award for being a "powerful force for secularism, reason, and human rights, challenging superstition and intolerance through his work in poetry, screenwriting, and political activism".[4][6]

Year	Award	Category	Outcome	Work	Notes
1996	National Film Awards	Best Lyrics	Won	Saaz
1997		Best Lyrics	Won	Border
1998		Best Lyrics	Won	Godmother
2000		Best Lyrics	Won	Refugee
2001		Best Lyrics	Won	Lagaan
1995	Filmfare Awards	Best Lyrics	Won	"Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from 1942: A Love Story
1997		Best Lyrics	Won	"Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai
1989		Best Lyrics	Nominated	"Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab
1990		Best Dialogue	Won	Main Azaad Hoon
1998		Best Lyrics	Won	"Sandese Aate Hai" from Border
1998		Best Lyrics	Nominated	"Chand Taare" from Yes Boss
1999		Best Lyrics	Nominated	"Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" from Duplicate
1984		Best Story	Nominated	Betaab
1985		Best Story	Nominated	Mashaal
1986		Best Story	Nominated	Arjun
2001		Best Lyrics	Won	"Panchchi Nadiyaan" from Refugee
2002		Best Lyrics	Won	"Radha Kaise Naa Jale" from Lagaan
2002		Best Lyrics	Nominated	"Mitwa" from Lagaan	[29]
2011	Mirchi Music Awards	Album of The Year	Nominated	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	[30][31]
		Lyricist of The Year	Won	"Khwabon Ke Parindey" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
			Nominated	"Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2012			Won	"Jee Le Zara" from Talaash	[32]
2014		Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	-	[33]
2015		Album of The Year	Nominated	Dil Dhadakne Do	[34]
		Lyricist of The Year	Nominated	"Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from Dil Dhadakne Do

Filmography

As screenwriter

Teamed as Salim-Javed

Year	Film	Language	Director	Cast	Notes
1971	Andaz	Hindi[35]	Ramesh Sippy	Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Shammi Kapoor, Simi Garewal	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1971	Adhikar	Hindi	S.M. Sagar	Ashok Kumar, Nanda, Deb Mukherjee	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1971	Haathi Mere Saathi	Hindi	M. A. Thirumugham	Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1972	Seeta Aur Geeta	Hindi	Ramesh Sippy	Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1973	Yaadon Ki Baaraat	Hindi	Nasir Hussain	Dharmendra, Vijay Arora, Tariq Khan	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1973	Zanjeer	Hindi	Prakash Mehra	Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1974	Majboor	Hindi	Ravi Tandon	Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1974	Haath Ki Safai	Hindi	Prakash Mehra	Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1975	Deewaar	Hindi	Yash Chopra	Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1975	Sholay	Hindi	Ramesh Sippy	Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1975	Aakhri Dao	Hindi	A. Salaam	Jeetendra, Saira Banu, Danny Denzongpa	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1976	Premada Kanike	Kannada	V. Somashekhar	Rajkumar, Aarathi	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1976	Raja Nanna Raja	Kannada	A. V. Seshagiri Rao	Rajkumar, Aarathi	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1977	Immaan Dharam	Hindi	Desh Mukherjee	Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1977	Chacha Bhatija	Hindi	Manmohan Desai	Dharmendra, Randhir Kapoor, Hema Malini	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1978	Trishul	Hindi	Yash Chopra	Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1978	Don	Hindi	Chandra Barot	Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran (actor)	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1979	Kaala Patthar	Hindi	Yash Chopra	Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1980	Dostana	Hindi	Raj Khosla	Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Pran (actor), Amrish Puri	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1980	Shaan	Hindi	Ramesh Sippy	Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1981	Kranti	Hindi	Manoj Kumar	Manoj Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1982	Shakti	Hindi	Ramesh Sippy	Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Anil Kapoor	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1985	Zamana	Hindi	Ramesh Talwar	Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta Kaur	Written as "Salim-Javed"
1987	Mr. India	Hindi	Shekhar Kapur	Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri	Written as "Salim-Javed"

As Javed Akhtar

Year	Film	Language	Director	Cast	Notes
1983	Betaab	Hindi	Rahul Rawail	Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1984	Duniya	Hindi	Ramesh Talwar	Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1984	Mashaal	Urdu	Yash Chopra	Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1985	Saagar	Urdu	Ramesh Sippy	Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Dimple Kapadia	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1985	Arjun	Urdu	Rahul Rawail	Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1985	Meri Jung	Urdu	Subhash Ghai	Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1987	Dacait	Urdu	Rahul Rawail	Sunny Deol, Raakhee	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1989	Main Azaad Hoon	Urdu	Tinnu Anand	Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1992	Khel	Urdu	Rakesh Roshan	Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1993	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja	Urdu	Satish Kaushik	Anil Kapoor, Sridevi	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
1995	Prem	Hindi	Satish Kaushik	Sanjay Kapoor, Tabu
1998	Kabhi Na Kabhi	Hindi	Priyadarshan	Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff
2004	Lakshya	Hindi	Farhan Akhtar	Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan	Written as "Javed Akhtar"
2006	Don: The Chase Begins Again	Hindi	Farhan Akhtar	Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra	Written as "Javed Akhtar"

As lyricist

Bibliography

• Tarkash (1995) [36]
• Lava (2012) [37]

See also

• List of Urdu-language poets

References

Further reading

• Chopra, Anupama (2000). Sholay – The Making of a Classic. Penguin Books India. ISBN 0-14-029970-X.
• Kabir, Nasreen Munni (2002). Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566462-1.
• Kabir, Nasreen Munni (2007). Talking Songs: Javed Akhtar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-568712-5.

External links

• Javed Akhtar Songs, Poetry, Biography
• Javed Akhtar at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
• Javed Akhtar at IMDb
• BBC's Noel Thompson interviews JavedAkhtar on 4 September 2006

На других языках

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[de] Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar (* 17. Januar 1945 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh) ist ein indischer Drehbuchautor, Poet und Liedtexter des Hindi-Films.

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- [en] Javed Akhtar

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[fr] Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar (ourdou: جاوید اختر; hindi : जावेद अख़्तर), né le 7 janvier 1945 à Gwalior est un poète indien s'exprimant en hindi et en ourdou ; c'est aussi un scénariste qui a connu le succès dans les années 1970 et 1980 avec Salim Khan (père de Salman Khan) dans le duo de scénaristes Salim-Javed, et un parolier de musique de films de Bollywood.

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[ru] Ахтар, Джавед

Джавед Ахтар (англ. Javed Akhtar, урду جاوید اختر‎; род. 17 января 1945) — индийский поэт, поэт-песенник и сценарист, лауреат 8 премий Filmfare Awards. Пик сценаристской карьеры Ахтара пришёлся на 1970—1980-е годы, когда он писал в соавторстве с Салим Ханом. Ахтар и по сей день продолжает оставаться заметной фигурой в Болливуде, являясь одним из самых популярных и востребованных поэтов-песенников.

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