Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar ( born January 17, 1945 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh ) is an Indian screenwriter, poet and lyricist of the Hindi film.
Life
Some of his most successful works Akhtar wrote in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan and Salim - Javed. He comes from a family of freedom fighters, he's great-great- grandson of Allama Fazl -e -Haq Khairabadi.
Filmography
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement 2007 for his life's work
- Four times the Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist 1998 Sandese Aate Hain from the movie Border
- 2001 Panchhi Nadiya from the film Refugee
- Radha Kaise Na Jale 2002 from the film Lagaan
- Yeh Jo Des Hai 2005 Tera from the movie Swades - home
- Three times the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Lyricist 2001 Panchhi Nadiya from the film Refugee
- Chalte Chalte 2004 for the film - Where the fate leads us
- 2005 for the film Veer Zaara and - The Legend of Love
- Four times the Star Screen Award for Best Lyricist 1995 for the film 1942: A Love Story
- 1998 Sandese Aate Hain from the movie Border
- Jaane Kyun Log Pyar 2002 from the movie Dil Chahta Hai
- Ek Saathi Aur Bhi 2004 for Tha from the film LOC Kargil
- Eight times the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
- Fünfmalmal the National Film Award / Best lyrics as best lyricist
- Three times the IIFA Award for Best Lyricist
- Once the Filmfare Award for Best Story
- Once the Filmfare Award for Best Writer
- Once the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue