Javed Akhtar
Birthday
1945/01/17 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
जावेद अख़्तर, Salim-Javed, Javed Akthar
Biography
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 Salim–Javed, and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's Zanjeer. He went on to write the films D...Read more
Acting
(1989) Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan
as ---
(2018) Bird of Dusk
as (archival footage)
(2015) Shamitabh
as Self
(2022) Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
as ---
(2009) Luck by Chance
as Self
(2017) Hanuman Da Damdaar
as Valmiki (voice)
(2017) Bareilly Ki Barfi
as Narrator
(2018) Manto
as Abid Ali Abid
(2015) Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
as Self
(2014) Jai Ho
as self
(2021) India Shayari Project
as Self
(2009) Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye
as Judge 1
The Master: Shyam Benegal
as Himself
(2004) Indian Idol
as Judge
(2017) TED Talks India
as Self
(2011) The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
(2004) Indian Idol
as Self
(2004) Koffee with Karan
as Self
(2002) Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
as Himself
(2024) Angry Young Men
as Self
(2025) The Roshans
as Self
(2000) Kaun Banega Crorepati
as Self