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Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is likely one of the most profitable scriptwriters of Bollywood and is famous to be one of many scriptwriters to realize star standing in India.

Wiki/Biography

Javed Akhtar was born on 17 January 1945 (age 76 years; as of 2021) within the Gwalior metropolis of Madhya Pradesh. His zodiac signal is Capricorn.

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Initially, his identify was ‘Jadoo (magic),’ which was taken from his father’s poem “Lamha, lamha kisi jadoo ka fasana hoga (Every second can be a narrative of the magic).” He was given the official identify ‘Javed’ because it was closest to the phrase ‘Jadoo.’ He studied in Colvin Taluqdars’ School, Lucknow when he was six.

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He accomplished his education from Minto Circle College, Aligarh and graduated (Bachelors in Arts) from Saifiya School in Bhopal.

Bodily Look

Top: 5′ 5″

Eye Color: Darkish Brown

Hair Color: White

Household, Caste & Spouse

Javed Akhtar belongs to a Muslim household. His father, Jan Nisar Akhtar was Bollywood movie songwriter and poet. His mom, Safia Akhtar was a singer, songwriter, and author.

Javed Akhtar With His Father and Brother

Javed Akhtar’s grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi and his elder brother Bismil Khairabadi had been poets. His great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi was a scholar of Islamic research and theology and performed an vital position within the first independence motion of India in 1857. Javed has two brothers named Salman Akhtar and Shahid Akhtar and two sisters named Uneza Akhtar and Albina.

Javed Akhtar With His Siblings

He married Honey Irani in 1972. Honey and Javed have two kids Farhan Akhtar (movie director and actor) and Zoya Akhtar (movie director and screenwriter).

Honey Irani With Farhan And Zoya Akhtar

Javed and Honey divorced in 1985 and later married actress Shabana Azmi.

Javed Akhtar And Shabana

Javed Akhtar has two granddaughters Shakiya and Akira.

Shabana Azmi With Farhan Akhtar’s Ex-Spouse And Her Step-Grandaughters Shakiya And Akira

Profession

Javed Akhtar began his profession as a screenplay author together with Salim Khan from the film “Andaz (1971).”

From the 12 months 1971 to 1981, Javed and Salim Khan labored collectively as Javed-Salim within the films. The duo created films like Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Don (1978), Dostana (1980), and Kranti (1981). The duo had a break up in 1982 attributable to ego points. In 1983, Javed made his debut as a solo screenwriter with the film “Betaab (1983).”

His made his debut as a lyricist with the film “Silsila (1981).”

Controversies

• The trailer of the movie “PM Narendra Modi” had the identify of Javed Akhtar in credit for writing the lyrics for the tune “Ishwar-Allah” (initially taken from the movie 1947- Earth). The tune is the precise copy of the unique with solely minor modifications. Nevertheless, Javed Akhtar took his Twitter account to disclaim any contributions to the lyrics. Nevertheless, producer of the movie Sandeep Singh clarified that Javed Akhtar wrote the lyrics of the unique tune, which is used within the film; that was why Javed had been attributed within the movie.
  

  Javed Akhtar’s Tweet On PM Narendra Modi

• Javed as soon as despatched a courtroom discover to the Singer Amaal Malik and T-Collection for not giving due credit score to the unique writers of the 90s well-known tune ‘Ghar Se Nikalte Hello.’ The author slammed them for crediting ‘Kunal Vermaa’ because the lyricist. The lyrics of the songs had been altered besides the hook phrase. Javed served discover with a declare of staggering Rs. 10 crores from the addressees and requested for the inclusion of names of the unique creators of the tune.

• Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan went to the Bombay Excessive Courtroom to file a criticism in opposition to the producers of the movie Zanjeer (2013). The movie was the remake of the 1973 movie Zanjeer, which was written by Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. They contended that they retained the copyright over the ‘literary work,’ i.e., the script, so, the movie required their permission.

• Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi confronted a backlash after their feedback over the controversy going over the movie “Padmaavat (2018).” Within the interview, the couple had mentioned,
  

  now that is the brand new Taliban and Talibani diktat. This must be opposed… Secular Hindus ought to come out overtly in opposition to it. These royal households by no means fought with the Britishers, why are they popping out on the roads in protest now.. I’m prepared to agree with any poor Rajput however not any of those Rajput royals…”

• On 1 February 2021, he filed a prison criticism in opposition to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut following which a metropolitan courtroom in Mumbai issued summons to her to seem on 1 March 2021. In his criticism, Mr. Akhtar alleged that Ms. Ranaut made defamatory statements about him throughout an interview on 19 July 2020 through which she linked Mr. Akhtar with the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Awards & Honours

• Padma Bhushan in 2007
  

  Javed Akhtar Receiving Padma Bhushan

• Nagrik Samman by Mayor of Bhopal 2002

• Honorary Doctorate from Pondicherry College – Physician of Letters (honoris causa) in 2010.

Nationwide Awards

• Greatest Lyrics for the movie “Saaz” in 1996
  

  Javed Akhtar Receiving Nationwide Award

• Greatest Lyrics for the movie “Border” in 1997

• Greatest Lyrics for the movie “Godmother” in 1998

• Greatest Lyrics for the movie “Refugee” in 2000

• Greatest Lyrics for the movie “Lagaan” in  2001

Filmfare Awards

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha” from 1942: A Love Story” in 1995
  

  Javed Akhtar With His Filmfare Awards

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Ghar Se Nikalte” from Papa Kehte Hai” in 1997

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Sandese Aate Hai” from Border” in 1998

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Panchchi Nadiyaan” from Refugee in 2001

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Mitwa” from Lagaan in 2002

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Kal Ho Naa Ho” from Kal Ho Naa Ho in 2004

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Tere Liye” from Veer-Zaara in 2005

• Greatest Lyrics for the tune “Jashn-E-Bahara” from Jodhaa Akbar in 2009

• Greatest Screenplay for the film “Zanjeer” in 1974

• Greatest Screenplay for the film “Deewaar” in 1976

• Greatest Screenplay for the film “Shakti” in 1983

• Greatest Story for the film “Zanjeer” in 1974

• Greatest Story for the film “Deewaar” in 1976

• Greatest Dialogues for the movie “Deewaar” in 1976

• Greatest Dialogues for the movie “Essential Azaad Hoon” in 1990

• Lifetime achievement in 2007

Favorite Issues

• Poem: Mera Safar by Sardar Ali Jafri

• Songwriter: Sahir Ludhianvi

• Meals: Kebab, Aloo Gosht Ka Shorba, Biryani, Vanilla Ice-Lotions

Details

• Javed was born as a Muslim, however he proclaims himself as an atheist and has introduced up his son Farhan and daughter Zoya as an atheist.

• Javed got here to Mumbai in 1964, in hopes of constructing it huge in Bollywood. He had no meals to eat and no place to sleep. After spending his evening below timber or corridors, he lastly discovered a spot to remain in Kamal Amrohi Studio in Jogeshwari.

• Salim Khan and Javed first met on the units of “Sarhadi Lootera,” the place Salim was an actor and Javed was Clapper boy. Later, Javed was promoted to dialogue author.

• Salim Khan used to generate concepts and Javed used to border the dialogues. Javed wrote dialogues in Urdu and an assistant used to translate them to Hindi.
  

  Javed Akhtar And Salim Khan

• Although the duo, Salim-Javed, had a break up in 1982, a few of the scripts that they had written earlier turned an enormous hit corresponding to “Zamana (1985)” and “Mr. India (1987).”

• Akhtar used to help Urdu Poet Kaifi Azmi and visited his home steadily. It was then that Kaifi’s daughter Shabana Azmi and Javed began seeing one another. When Honey Irani got here to find out about his relationship with Shabana their relationship turned bitter. Honey and Javed separated from one another in 1978 and bought divorced in 1985.

• The primary movie tune that he wrote in his profession as a lyricist was “Dekha Ek Khwab” from the film “Silsila (1981).”

• Throughout his school days, he was a very good debater. He gained Rotary Membership Prize for 3 years consecutively. He even gained a number of inter-college debates and likewise represented Vikram College on the Nationwide Youth Pageant in Delhi.

• By means of Javed’s and Salim’s script “Zanzeer,” Amitabh Bachchan bought his iconic title of “Indignant-Younger Man.”