Javed Akhtar

Writer

Born: January 17, 1945 (age 81)

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…

Filmography (13)

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal (2022)
The Master: Shyam Benegal
The Master: Shyam Benegal (2022)
Himself
India Shayari Project (2021)
Self
Bird of Dusk (2018)
(archival footage)
Manto (2018)
Abid Ali Abid
Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)
Narrator
Hanuman Da Damdaar (2017)
Valmiki (voice)
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema (2015)
Self
Shamitabh (2015)
Self
Jai Ho (2014)
self
Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye (2009)
Judge 1
Luck by Chance (2009)
Self
Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan (1989)