Javed Akhtar is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, originally from Gwalior area. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards. In early part of his career he was a screenplay writer, creating movies like Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay. Later he left screenplay writing and became a lyricist and social-political activist. He also remained member of Rajya Sabha.
Javed Akhtar
Active - 1972 - 2018 |
Birth - Jan 17, 1945 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Crime, Romance, Comedy
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Subgenres - Musical, Action Thriller, Romantic Comedy, Action Comedy Film, Biographical Film
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Javed, Javed Akhatar, Javed Aktar, Javed Akthar, Saleem-Javed, Salim Javed, Salim-Javed, Shri. Javed Akhtar-
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