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Indian writer, poet and lyricist

Person · Open Library

Works
5

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  • Ik darya tufani sa
  • Nae adam ki aawaz
  • Nae adam ki aawaz
  • Naye adam ki avaz
  • Naʼe ādam kī āvāz

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Type
Person
Country
IN
Active from
1945-01-17

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Javed Akhtar (Urdu: جاوید اختر, Hindi : जावेद अख़्तर), born January 17, 1945, is an Urdu and Hindi (Hindustani) poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed. Javed Akhtar has won 5 National Film Award for Best Lyrics and 7 Filmfare Best Lyricist Awards for his Hindi lyrics. In the year 2004–2005, all the nominated songs were written by him. <a href="

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Official website

Javed Akhtar - Film Writer - Lyricist - Poet

Javed Akhtar - Film Writer - Lyricist - Poet - Son of well-known Urdu poet and film lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and Safia Akhtar, teacher and writer, Javed Akhtar belongs to a family lineage that can be traced back to seven generations of writers. The highly respected Urdu poet, Majaz was his mother’s brother and the work of Muzter Khairabadi, his grandfather, is looked upon as a milestone in Urdu Poetry.

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