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Birth Details –

Place – Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India

Date of Birth – 17 January 1945

Zodiac Sign – Capricorn

Marital Status – Married

Nationality – Indian

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Javed Akhtar Biography in English

Physical Appearance –

Height – 5” Feet 5’’ Inches

Weight – 75 kg

Eye Color – Dark Brown

Hair Color – White

Family –

Father  – Jan Nisar Akhtar

Sister – Uneza Akhtar

Wife – Honey Irani, Shabana Azmi, 

Son – Farhan Akhtar

Daughter – Zoya Akhtar

Education – graduated

Early life –

Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Gwalior. His father Jan Nisar Akhtar was a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet.

His paternal 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 religious scholar of Islam who supported the First Independence Movement of India in 1857 for religious reasons.

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.

Personal life –

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

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!!
• Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Farhan was married to Adhuna Akhtar, a hair stylist. Akhtar is an atheist, and brought up his children Farhan and Zoya Akhtar as atheists.

Akhtar married Shabana Azmi, the daughter of Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi and later divorced Irani.

Career –

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.

Their first big success was the script for Andaz, followed by  –

• Adhikar (1971)
• Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
• Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
• 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)
• Mr. India (1987)

The scripts they wrote, but which were not successful at box office include  –

• Aakhri Dao (1975)
• Immaan Dharam (1977)
• Kaala Patthar (1979)
• Shaan (1980)

Filmography –

As screenwriter –

• 1971 – Andaz  
• 1971 – Adhikar
• 1971 – Haathi Mere Saathi     
• 1972 – Seeta Aur Geeta  
• 1973 – Yaadon Ki Baaraat
• 1974 – Majboor
• 1974 – Haath Ki Safai     
• 1975 – Deewaar      
• 1975 – Sholay 
• 1975 – Aakhri Dao  
• 1976 – Premada Kanike  
• 1976 – Raja Nanna Raja 
• 1977 -Immaan Dharam  
• 1977 – Chacha Bhatija    
• 1978 – Trishul 
• 1978 – Don      
• 1979 – Kaala Patthar      
• 1980 – Dostana       
• 1980 – Shaan  
• 1981 – Kranti   
• 1982 – Shakti  
• 1985 – Zamana       
• 1987 – Mr. India

As Javed Akhtar

• 1983 – Betaab
• 1984 – Duniya 
• 1984 – Mashaal      
• 1985 – Saagar 
• 1985 – Arjun    
• 1985 – Meri Jung    
• 1987 – Dacait  
• 1989 – Main Azaad Hoon
• 1992 – Khel     
• 1993 – Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja     
• 1995 – Prem            
• 1998 – Kabhi Na Kabhi   
• 2004 – Lakshya       
• 2006 – Don: The Chase Begins Again

Awards –

Javed Akhtar Famous Songs –

• KAHAN JAYE KOI
• MOURYA RE
• Ab Kya Soche
• MAIN HOON DON
• KUDIYAN SHAHER DIYAN
• PAGAL PAGAL
• AAJ KI RAAT
• YE MERA DIL
• Main Aur Meri Awargi
• KHAIKE PAAN BANARAS WALA
• Sare Sapne
• DON THE THEME
• PRIYA
• Tamanna Phir Machal Jaeye
• PYAR KE GEET
• Kyon Daren Zindagi
• Jism Dhamakta
• Dard Ke Phool Bhi
• Ye Khel Kya Hai
• GHER GHAAR GHAGRO
• Aap Se Milke
• Saawli
• Jab
• Shaam Hone Ko Hai
• KOI KAHE
• Zara Zara Si Baatein
• Mere Dil Ne Kaha
• Ab Agar Aao
• Tum Baithe Ho Lekin
• Aap Bhi Aaiye

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