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Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter. He is originally from the Gwalior area. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards. In the early part of his career, he was a screenplay writer, creating films such as Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay. Later, he left screenplay-writing and became a lyricist and social-political activist . He also remained a member of Rajya Sabha. In 2020, he received the Richard Dawkins Award for his contribution to secularism, free thinking, for critical thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress and humanist values. Javed Akhtar was chosen as a recipient for the Richard Dawkins Award for being "the bright light for reason, freethought, and atheism in a dark time".

 

Early life

Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Gwalior. His father Jan Nisar Akhtar was a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet. His 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 scholar of Islamic studies and theology and played an important role in the First Independence Movement of India in 1857. 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. He spent most of his childhood and was schooled in Lucknow. He graduated from Saifiya College in Bhopal.

 

Akhtar was greatly inspired by Pakistani author Ibn-e-Safi's Urdu novels, which he grew up reading as a child. Akhtar was particularly influenced by the Jasoosi Dunya and Imran series of detective novels, such as The House of Fear (1955). He was influenced by their fast action, tight plots, economies of expression, fascinating characters with catchy memorable names, and speaking styles. Two of the earliest films he remembered watching both starred Dilip Kumar: Shaheed Latif's Arzoo (1950) and Mehboob Khan's Aan (1952). Other films that influenced him as a child include Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zameen (1953), Satyen Bose's Jagriti (1954), Shree 420 (1955) directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Munimji (1955) directed by Subodh Mukherjee and written by Nasir Hussain, and Mehboob Khan's Mother India (1957).

 

Career

Main article: Salim-Javed 1971–1982

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. 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."

 

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", are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status.

 

1982–present

Akhtar was nominated to the Parliament upper house Rajya Sabha on 16 November 2009.

 

Personal life

"that I would like to make very clear at the very outset. Don't get carried away by my name – Javed. I am not revealing a secret, I am saying something that I have said many times, in writing o I love Altaf Hussan And obviously I don't believe in spirituality of some kind."

—Akhtar talking about his religious beliefs.

Akhtar was raised an atheist. He has brought up his children Farhan and Zoya Akhtar as atheists.

 

Akhtar was married to Honey Irani, with whom he had two children, Farhan Akhtar, a film actor, producer, director and Zoya Akhtar, a film writer, director and producer. 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.

 

Javed married Shabana Azmi, the daughter of Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi and later divorced Irani. In February 2019, Akhtar canceled his visit to attend an event in Karachi organized by the Karachi Arts Council due to the Pulwama attack.

 

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. In 2013, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, India's second highest literary honour, for his poetry collection Lava. In 2019, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Letters) by the Jamia Hamdard University. 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".

 

Sl. No.

Year

Award

Category

Outcome

Work

1.

1984

Filmfare Awards

Best Story

Nominated

Betaab           

2.

1985

Filmfare Awards

Best Story

Nominated

Mashaal

3.

1986

Filmfare Awards

Best Story

Nominated

Arjun  

4.

1989

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Nominated

"Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab

5.

1990

Filmfare Awards

Best Dialogue

Won

Main Azaad Hoon

6.

1996

National Film Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

Saaz

7.

1997

National Film Awards          

Best Lyrics

Won

Border           

8.

1998

National Film Awards          

Best Lyrics

Won

Godmother

9.

2000

National Film Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

Refugee

10.

2001

National Film Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

Lagaan           

11.

1995

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

"Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from 1942: A Love Story

12.

1997

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

"Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai

13.

1998

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

"Sandese Aate Hai" from Border

14.

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Nominated

"Chand Taare" from Yes Boss

15.

1999

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Nominated

"Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" from Duplicate

16.

2001

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

"Panchchi Nadiyaan" from Refugee

17.

2002

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Won

"Radha Kaise Naa Jale" from Lagaan           

18.

Filmfare Awards

Best Lyrics

Nominated

"Mitwa" from Lagaan

19.

2011

Mirchi Music Awards

 

Album of The Year

Nominated

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

20.

Lyricist of The Year

Won

"Khwabon Ke Parindey" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

21.

Nominated

"Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

22.

2012

Mirchi Music Awards

Lyricist of The Year

Won

"Jee Le Zara" from Talaash

 

2014

Mirchi Music Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Won

-

 

2015

Mirchi Music Awards

Album of The Year

Nominated

Dil Dhadakne Do

 

Lyricist of The Year

Nominated

"Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from Dil Dhadakne Do


Works

Filmography

As screenwriter

Teamed as Salim-Javed

Sl. No.

Year

Film

Language

Director

Cast

Notes

1.

1971

Andaz

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Shammi Kapoor, Simi Garewal

Written as "Salim-Javed"

2.

1971

Adhikar

Urdu

S.M. Sagar

Ashok Kumar, Nanda, Deb Mukherjee

Written as "Salim-Javed"

3.

1971

Haathi Mere Saathi

Urdu

M. A. Thirumugham

Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja

Written as "Salim-Javed"

4.

1972

Seeta Aur Geeta

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar

Written as "Salim-Javed"

5.

1973

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Urdu

Nasir Hussain

Dharmendra, Vijay Arora, Tariq Khan

Written as "Salim-Javed"

6.

1973

Zanjeer

Urdu

Prakash Mehra

Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran

Written as "Salim-Javed"

7.

1974

Majboor

Urdu

Ravi Tandon

Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

8.

1974

Haath Ki Safai

Urdu

Prakash Mehra

Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet

Written as "Salim-Javed"

9.

1975

Deewaar

Urdu

Yash Chopra

Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

10.

1975

Sholay

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

11.

1975

Aakhri Dao

Urdu

A. Salaam

Jeetendra, Saira Banu, Danny Denzongpa

Written as "Salim-Javed"

12.

1976

Premada Kanike

Kannada

V. Somashekhar

Rajkumar, Aarathi

Written as "Salim-Javed"

13.

1976

Raja Nanna Raja

Kannada

A. V. Seshagiri Rao

Rajkumar, Aarathi

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

14.

1977

Immaan Dharam

Urdu

Desh Mukherjee

Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha

Written as "Salim-Javed"

15.

1977

Chacha Bhatija

Urdu

Manmohan Desai

Dharmendra, Randhir Kapoor, Hema Malini

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

16.

1978

Trishul

Urdu

Yash Chopra

Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

17.

1978

Don

Urdu

Chandra Barot

Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran (actor)

Written as "Salim-Javed"

18.

1979

Kaala Patthar

Urdu

Yash Chopra

Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh

Written as "Salim-Javed"

19.

1980

Dostana

Urdu

Raj Khosla

Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Pran (actor), Amrish Puri

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

20.

1980

Shaan

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

21.

1981

Kranti

Urdu

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi

Written as "Salim-Javed"

22.

1982

Shakti

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Anil Kapoor

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

23.

1985

Zamana

Urdu

Ramesh Talwar

Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta Kaur

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

24.

1987

Mr. India

Urdu

Shekhar Kapur

Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri

Written as "Salim-Javed"

 

As Javed Akhtar

Sl. No.

Year

Film

Language

Director

Cast

Notes

1.

1983

Betaab

Urdu

Rahul Rawail

Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

2.

1984

Duniya

Urdu

Ramesh Talwar

Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

3.

1984

Mashaal

Urdu

Yash Chopra

Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

4.

1985

Saagar

Urdu

Ramesh Sippy

Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Dimple Kapadia

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

5.

1985

Arjun

Urdu

Rahul Rawail

Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia           

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

6.

1985

Meri Jung

Urdu

Subhash Ghai

Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

7.

1987

Dacait

Urdu

Rahul Rawail

Sunny Deol, Raakhee

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

8.

1989

Main Azaad Hoon

Urdu

Tinnu Anand

Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

9.

1992

Khel

Urdu

Rakesh Roshan

Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

10.

1993

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Urdu

Satish Kaushik

Anil Kapoor, Sridevi

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

11.

1995

Prem

Hindi

Satish Kaushik

Sanjay Kapoor, Tabu

 

12.

1998

Kabhi Na Kabhi

Hindi

Priyadarshan

Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff

 

13.

2004

Lakshya

Urdu

Farhan Akhtar

Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

14.

2006

Don: The Chase Begins Again

Urdu

Farhan Akhtar

Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra

Written as "Javed Akhtar"

                                                                                

As lyricist

1. Silsila (1981)

2. Duniya (1984)

3. Saagar

4. 1942: A Love Story

5. Dil Chahta Hai

6. Saath-Saath

7. Narsimha (1991)

8. Mashaal

9. Sailaab

10. Mr. India

11. Tezaab

12. Hafta Bandh

13. Jaadugar

14. Joshilaay

15. Arjun

16. Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

17. Yugandhar

18. Jamai Raja

19. Khel

20. Gardish

21. Papa Kehte Hai

22. Border

23. Sapnay (Dubbed version)

24. Virasat

25. Mrityudand

26. Dastak

27. Sardari Begum

28. Saaz

29. Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

30. Diljale

31. Yes Boss

32. Darmiyaan: In Between

33. Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya

34. Wajood

35. Kabhi Na Kabhi

36. Drohi

37. Jeans (Dubbed version)

38. Bada Din

39. Duplicate

40. Laawaris

41. Godmother

42. Baadshah

43. Arjun Pandit

44. 1947 Earth

45. Dillagi

46. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

47. Refugee

48. Karobaar

49. Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

50. Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

51. Champion

52. Gang

53. Pyar Ki Dhun

54. Zubeidaa

55. Lagaan

56. Abhay

57. Moksha

58. Agni Varsha

59. Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai

60. Badhaai Ho Badhaai

61. Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?

62. Satta

63. Love at Times Square

64. The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

65. Armaan

66. Chalte Chalte

67. Kuch Naa Kaho

68. Kal Ho Naa Ho

69. L.O.C. Kargil

70. Tehzeeb

71. Main Hoon Na (2004)

72. Veer-Zaara (2004)

73. Lakshya

74. Charas

75. Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

76. Dobara

77. Swades

78. Kisna: The Warrior Poet

79. Bose: The Forgotten Hero

80. Mangal Pandey: The Rising

81. Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

82. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

83. Don: The Chase Begins Again

84. Namastey London

85. Ta Ra Rum Pum

86. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

87. Welcome

88. Om Shanti Om

89. Jodhaa Akbar

90. Rock On!!

91. Luck by Chance (2009)

92. What's Your Raashee? (2009)

93. Wake Up Sid (2009)

94. Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)

95. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010)

96. Aisha (2010)

97. Red Alert: The War Within (2010)

98. Prem Kaa Game (2010)

99. Don 2: The King is Back (2011)

100. Traffic Signal (2009)

101. Ekk Deewana Tha (2012)

102. Talaash (2012)

103. Vishwaroop (2013)

104. Mohenjo Daro (2016)

105. Raees (2017)

106. Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)

107. Rock On 2

108. Paltan (2018)

109. Namastey England (2018)

110. Gully Boy (2019)

111. Panga(2020)

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