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{{short description|Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter (born 1945)}}
{{for|the Pakistani cricketer|Javed Akhtar (cricketer)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Javed Akhtar<br><big>{{Nastaliq}}</big>
| image               = Javed Akhtar in 2012.jpg
| caption             = Akhtar in 2012
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start          = 22 March 2010
| term_end            = 21 March 2016
| predecessor         = 
| successor           = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
| nominator           = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| constituency        = [[List of nominated members of Rajya Sabha|Nominated (Arts)]]
| birth_date          = 1945
| birth_place         = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>{{small|(present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])}}
| nationality         = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation          = {{hlist|[[Lyricist]]|[[political activist]]|[[poet]]|[[screenwriter]]}}
| spouse              = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Honey Irani]]|1972|1985|end=divorced}}; 2 children|{{marriage|[[Shabana Azmi]]|1984}}}}
| children            = {{ubl|[[Zoya Akhtar]] (daughter)|[[Farhan Akhtar]] (son)}}
| father              = [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]]
| relatives        = [[Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi]] (great grandfather)<br/>[[Muztar Khairabadi]] (grand father)<br>[[Hamida Salim]] (aunt)<br/>[[Ansar Harvani]] (uncle)<br/>[[Majaz]] (uncle)<br/>[[Salman Akhtar]] (brother)
| education           = Colvin Taluqdars' College, [[Lucknow]]
| awards              = 
| website             = 
| signature           = Javed Akhtar Autograph.svg
| native_name_lang    = hi
}}

'''Javed Akhtar'''{{efn|{{IPA|hns|d͡ʒɑː.ʋɛd̪ əxt̪əɾ|}}}} (born 1945) is an Indian [[screenwriter]], [[lyricist]] and [[poet]]. Known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]], he has won five [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|National Film Awards]], and received the [[Padma Shri]] in 1999 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> two of India's highest [[Civilian award|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 (1973 film)|''Zanjeer'']]. He went on to write the films ''[[Deewaar]]'' and ''[[Sholay]]'', both released in 1975; they earned a [[cult following]], and had a significant impact in [[popular culture]]. He later earned praise for his work as a [[lyricist]], winning the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]] five times and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist]] eight times.

Akhtar notably campaigned for the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and their candidate in the [[2019 Indian general election]], and was a member of parliament in [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/19/president-appoints-5-new-members-to-rajya-sabha.htm|title=Javed Akhtar, Aiyar among 5 nominated to RS|website=Rediff|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=5 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005173730/https://news.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/19/president-appoints-5-new-members-to-rajya-sabha.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For his work, he received the [[Richard Dawkins Award]] in 2020.<ref name="dawkins" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/javed-akhtar-becomes-only-indian-to-win-richard-dawkins-award|title = Javed Akhtar Becomes Only Indian to Win Richard Dawkins Award|date = 7 June 2020|access-date = 7 June 2020|archive-date = 2 June 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240602163818/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/javed-akhtar-becomes-only-indian-to-win-richard-dawkins-award|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="centerforinquiry.org">{{Cite web|url=https://centerforinquiry.org/press_releases/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award/|title=Writer, Poet, Lyricist, and Atheist Activist Javed Akhtar Wins Richard Dawkins Award &#124; Center for Inquiry|date=9 June 2020|access-date=11 June 2020|archive-date=2 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602163701/https://centerforinquiry.org/press_releases/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fidalgo |first1=Paul |title=Richard Dawkins award goes to writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar |journal=[[Skeptical Inquirer]] |date=2020 |volume=45 |issue=5 |page=6}}</ref>

In 2024, [[Amazon Prime]] released a three-part documentary series about the Salim-Javed screenwriting duo, ''Angry Young Men''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=16 August 2024 |title=‘Angry Young Men’: Inside Prime Video’s Documentary Series on Bollywood Screenwriting Legends Salim-Javed (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/salim-javed-angry-young-men-prime-video-1236108804/}}</ref>

==Early life==
[[File:Javed Akhtar.jpg|thumb|Javed Akhtar in Dec 2014]]
Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in [[Gwalior]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA204 |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |page=204 }}</ref> His father [[Jan Nisar Akhtar]] was a [[Bollywood]] film songwriter and [[Urdu]] poet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/on-fathers-day-javed-akhtar-recalls-the-man-who-taught-him-poetry/article6117318.ece|title=On Father's Day, Javed Akhtar recalls the man who taught him poetry|date=16 June 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=26 August 2015|archive-date=20 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620053117/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/on-fathers-day-javed-akhtar-recalls-the-man-who-taught-him-poetry/article6117318.ece?|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 declared the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the western colonies.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-16|title=Happy Birthday Javed Akhtar: 10 best quotes from the legendary lyricist and writer|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/happy-birthday-javed-akhtar-10-best-quotes-from-the-legendary-lyricist-and-writer/story-nMOML8p1DiO13gS1s5nraJ.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723075941/https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/happy-birthday-javed-akhtar-10-best-quotes-from-the-legendary-lyricist-and-writer/story-nMOML8p1DiO13gS1s5nraJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 close to the word ''jadoo''.<ref name="Chopra">{{cite book |title= [[Sholay: The Making of a Classic]] |last= Chopra |first= Anupama |year= 2000 |publisher= Penguin Books India|isbn= 0-14-02997-0X |page= 16 }}</ref> He spent most of his childhood and was schooled in [[Lucknow]]. He graduated from Saifiya College in [[Bhopal]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=David John Matthews |title=Quiver: Poems and Ghazals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hN9jAAAAMAAJ |year=2001 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-81-7223-437-9}}</ref>

==Career as scriptwriter==
{{main|Salim-Javed}}

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 (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/More-facts-about-Rajesh-Khanna/articleshow/15030591.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-19/news-interviews/32731341_1_rajesh-khanna-consecutive-solo-superhits-record-in-indian-film | url-status=live | archive-date=2013-12-02 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=More facts about Rajesh Khanna}}</ref> Javed Akhtar stated in an interview that one day, he went to [[Salim Khan|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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3718/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720005307/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3718|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|title=The Magic of Haathi Mere Saathi - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref>

Their first big success was the script for ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' (1971), followed by ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]'' (1971) and ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972). They also had hits with ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973), ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' (1973), ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]'' (1974), ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975), ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'' (1977), ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' (1978), ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' (1980), ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981), ''[[Zamana (1985 film)|Zamana]]'' (1985) and ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|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 ''[[Adhikar (1971 film)|Adhikar]]'' (1971), ''[[Aakhri Daao|Aakhri Dao]]'' (1975), ''[[Immaan Dharam]]'' (1977) and ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|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 ''[[Zamaana Deewana|Zamana]]'' and ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]''. Salim-Javed, many a time described as "the most successful scriptwriters of all-time",<ref>Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan, ''[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-salim-khan/20120228.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406110656/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-salim-khan/20120228.htm|date=6 April 2019}}'', Rediff.com</ref> are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] to achieve star status.<ref>Ramesh Dawar (2003), ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111081518/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |date=11 January 2023 }}'', Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd.</ref>

== Personal life ==

{{Quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote=“There are certain things that I’d like to make clear at the very outset. Don’t get carried away by my name — Javed Akhtar. I am not revealing a secret, I am saying something that I have said many times, in writing or on TV, in public… I’m an atheist, I have no religious beliefs. And I don’t believe in spirituality of some kind".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Atheism is the religion for these filmi folk |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/photostory/45543752.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630162622/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/photostory/45543752.cms |archive-date=30 June 2022 |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>}}
Akhtar was nominated to the Parliament upper house [[Rajya Sabha]] on 16 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_javed-akhtar-dua-nominated-to-rajya-sabha_1312632 |title=Javed Akhtar, Dua nominated to Rajya Sabha – India – DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=17 November 2009 |access-date=3 March 2013 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602163811/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-javed-akhtar-dua-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-1312632 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Akhtar was married to [[Honey Irani]], with whom he had two children, [[Farhan Akhtar]], a film actor, producer, director<ref>{{Cite web|title=Farhan Akhtar|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1027719/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=IMDb|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012013703/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1027719/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Zoya Akhtar]], a film writer, director and producer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zoya Akhtar|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015295/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=IMDb|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921011734/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015295/|url-status=live}}</ref> The father-and-son duo have worked together in films such as ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'', ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]'', ''[[Rock On!!]]'' and ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' with [[Zoya Akhtar|Zoya]]. [[Farhan Akhtar|Farhan]] was married to [[Adhuna Akhtar]], a hair stylist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/chat/javechat.htm |title=Transcript of the Javed Akhtar Chat |work=rediff.com |access-date=3 March 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024221735/http://www.rediff.com/chat/javechat.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Despite having an Islamic upbringing, Akhtar declared himself to be an "equal opportunity [[atheist]]" who is against all faiths,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120715/jsp/7days/story_15730121.jsp#.Uezxeo03D4w |title=Eye on England |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719061237/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120715/jsp/7days/story_15730121.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Javed Akhtar calls himself 'equal opportunity atheist who is against all faiths' after offending both sides|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/javed-akhtar-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-atheist-who-is-against-all-faiths-after-offending-both-sides/story-tqFPdtO3nXs03lWzuqHQWI.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004122414/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/javed-akhtar-calls-himself-equal-opportunity-atheist-who-is-against-all-faiths-after-offending-both-sides/story-tqFPdtO3nXs03lWzuqHQWI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and also brought up his children [[Farhan Akhtar|Farhan]] and [[Zoya Akhtar]] as atheists.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Self-Proclaimed Celebrity Atheists &#124; Entertainment &#124; iDiva.com &#124; Page 4|url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-self-proclaimed-celebrity-atheists/21972/4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203026/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-self-proclaimed-celebrity-atheists/21972/4|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=16 December 2013|publisher=iDiva.com}}</ref> However, he continues to identify as a "[[Cultural Muslims|cultural Muslim]]" because of his heritage associated with the [[Islamic culture|Islamic civilization]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Saurav |date=18 March 2024 |title=‘Can’t Change My Religion As…’, Javed Akhtar’s Big Revelation |url=https://news24online.com/entertainment/cant-change-my-religion-as-javed-akhtars-big-revelation/239377/#:~:text=He%20is%20connected%20to%20the,Muslim%20is%20connected%20to%20him.&text=An%20atheist%20is%20an%20individual%20who%20does%20not%20believe%20in%20any%20religion. |website=[[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News24]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramaseshan |first=Radhika |date=7 July 2019 |title=Minority Report |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/leisure/minority-report/articleshow/70111776.cms |website=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref>

Akhtar married [[Shabana Azmi]], the daughter of Urdu poet, [[Kaifi Azmi]] and later divorced [[Honey Irani|Irani]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/honey-irani-on-divorce-survival-shabana-azmi/13218 |title=Honey Irani on Divorce, Survival & Shabana Azmi |publisher=iDiva.com |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=3 March 2013 |archive-date=25 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225152049/http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/honey-irani-on-divorce-survival-shabana-azmi/13218 |url-status=live }}</ref> Akhtar's uncle, Asrar-ul-Haq "[[Majaz]]" was also an Urdu poet. His uncle, [[Ansar Harvani]], was a member of the Indian independence movement and an elected Member of Parliament. Akhtar's aunt, [[Hamida Salim]], was an Indian author, economist and educator as well.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-17|title=Urdu author Hamida Salim passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/urdu-author-hamida-salim-passes-away/article7548543.ece|access-date=2021-07-19|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719053727/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/urdu-author-hamida-salim-passes-away/article7548543.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> In 2013, he received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Urdu]], India's second highest literary honour, for his poetry collection ''Lava''.<ref>[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/award2013-e.pdf "Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002741/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/award2013-e.pdf |date=19 December 2013 }}. [[Sahitya Akademi]]. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.</ref> In 2019, he was conferred with an [[honorary doctorate]] ([[D.Litt|Doctor of Letters]]) by the [[Jamia Hamdard|Jamia Hamdard University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/javed-akhtar-conferred-with-honorary-doctorate-by-jamia-hamdard-university-2055183.html |title=Javed Akhtar Conferred With Honorary Doctorate by Jamia Hamdard University |date=2019-03-04 |website=[[News18 India]] |access-date=2019-04-30 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430091544/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/javed-akhtar-conferred-with-honorary-doctorate-by-jamia-hamdard-university-2055183.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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".<ref name="dawkins">{{Citation |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Javed Akhtar Wins Richard Dawkins Award |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award-550966 |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=2021-08-09 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607083105/https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award-550966 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref name="centerforinquiry.org"/> [[Lokmat]] [[Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards|Sur Jyotsna National Music Award]] - 2025 '''Legend Award''' for him contribution to Indian music.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-03-28 |title=सूर ज्योत्स्ना राष्ट्रीय संगीत पुरस्कारांचे वितरण आज; जावेद अख्तर, नितीन मुकेश यांचा सन्मान |url=https://www.lokmat.com/mumbai/sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards-to-be-held-today-lyricist-javed-akhtar-singer-nitin-mukesh-honoured-a-a747/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Outcome !! Work !! Notes
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| 1996 || rowspan="5" | [[National Film Awards]]|| rowspan="5" |[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] || {{won}} || ''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]'' ||
|-
| 1997 || {{won}} || ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' ||
|-
| 1998 || {{won}} || ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' ||
|-
| 2000 || {{won}} || ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' ||
|-
| 2001 || {{won}} || ''[[Lagaan]]'' ||
|- 
| 1995 || rowspan="13" | [[Filmfare Awards]] || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' ||
|- 
| 1997 || {{won}} || "Ghar Se Nikalte" from ''[[Papa Kehte Hai]]'' ||
|- 
| 1989 || {{Nominated}} || "Ek Do Teen" from ''[[Tezaab]]'' ||
|- 
| 1990 ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] || {{won}} || ''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]'' ||
|- 
| 1998 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Sandese Aate Hai" from ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' ||
|- 
| 1998 || {{Nominated}} || "Chand Taare" from ''[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]'' ||
|- 
| 1999 || {{Nominated}} || "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" from ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]'' ||
|- 
| 1984 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]|| {{nominated}} || ''[[Betaab]]'' ||
|- 
| 1985 || {{nominated}} || ''[[Mashaal]]'' ||
|- 
| 1986 || {{nominated}} || ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' ||
|- 
| 2001 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Panchchi Nadiyaan" from ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' ||
|- 
| 2002 || {{won}} || "Radha Kaise Naa Jale" from ''[[Lagaan]]'' ||
|- 
| 2002 || {{Nominated}} || "Mitwa" from ''[[Lagaan]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title=KANK, Omkara lead GIFA list with 12 nominations each |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/kank-omkara-lead-gifa-list-with-12-nominations-each-1161929125.html?story=1 |work=Oneindia |date=27 October 2006 |language=en |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228111929/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/kank-omkara-lead-gifa-list-with-12-nominations-each-1161929125.html?story=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | [[4th Mirchi Music Awards|2011]] || rowspan="7" | [[Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]] || {{nom}} || ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' || rowspan="3" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011|date=30 January 2013|access-date=24 May 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130161203/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|archive-date=30 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mirchi.in/us-east|title=Mirchi Plus USA - Live Indian Radio &#124; Listen Hindi Songs, Videos, Podcasts, Mirchi Murga|website=mirchi.in|access-date=2 June 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224014118/https://mirchi.in/us-east|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | [[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Lyricist of The Year]] || {{won}} || "Khwabon Ke Parindey" from ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
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| {{nom}} || "Senorita" from ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
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| [[5th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]] || {{won}} || "Jee Le Zara" from ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/winners_list.html|title=Winners - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012|website=www.radiomirchi.com|access-date=2018-04-27|archive-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116015905/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/winners_list.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[7th Mirchi Music Awards|2014]] || Lifetime Achievement Award || {{won}} || - || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi2014/winners/|title=Winners - Mirchi Music Awards 2014|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2018-04-15|archive-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526143822/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi2014/winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | [[8th Mirchi Music Awards|2015]] || Album of The Year || {{nom}} || ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]'' || rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/|title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2018-03-25|archive-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330062839/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Lyricist of The Year || {{nom}} || "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
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==Filmography==
=== As screenwriter ===

==== As Salim-Javed ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Language !!  Director !!  Cast !!  Notes
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| rowspan="3" | 1971 || ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' || [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aḵẖtar|first1=Jāvīd|author-link1=Javed Akhtar|last2=Kabir|first2=Nasreen Munni|title=Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar|date=2002|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780195664621|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ|language=en|quote=JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu.|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=22 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222062332/https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Simi Garewal]] || rowspan="24" | Written as "[[Salim–Javed|Salim-Javed]]"
|-
| [[Adhikar (1971 film)|''Adhikar'']] || rowspan="10" | [[Hindi]] || S.M. Sagar || [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]], [[Deb Mukherjee]] 
|-
| ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]'' || [[M. A. Thirumugam|M. A. Thirumugham]] ||[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Tanuja]] 
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' ||[[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Hema Malini]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973 || ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' ||[[Nasir Hussain]] || [[Dharmendra]], [[Vijay Arora]], [[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]] 
|-
| ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' ||[[Prakash Mehra]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1974 || ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' ||[[Ravi Tandon]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] 
|-
| ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]'' ||[[Prakash Mehra]] || [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Simi Garewal]], [[Ranjeet]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1975 || ''[[Deewaar]]'' ||[[Yash Chopra]]|| [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Neetu Singh]] 
|-
| ''[[Sholay]]'' ||[[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Dharmendra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]] 
|-
| ''[[Aakhri Dao]]'' || A. Salaam ||[[Jeetendra]], [[Saira Banu]], [[Danny Denzongpa]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976 || ''[[Premada Kanike]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Kannada]]|| [[V. Somashekhar]] || rowspan="2" | [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[Aarathi]] 
|-
| ''[[Raja Nanna Raja]]'' || [[A. V. Seshagiri Rao]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[Immaan Dharam]]'' || rowspan="11" | [[Hindi]] || Desh Mukherjee || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Rekha]] 
|-
| ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'' ||[[Manmohan Desai]] || [[Dharmendra]], [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' ||[[Yash Chopra]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] 
|-
| ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' ||[[Chandra Barot]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Kaala Patthar]]''  ||[[Yash Chopra]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Neetu Singh]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 || ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' ||[[Raj Khosla]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Pran (actor)]], [[Amrish Puri]]
|-
| ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' ||[[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Kranti]]'' ||[[Manoj Kumar]] || [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Parveen Babi]]
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' ||[[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Raakhee]], [[Anil Kapoor]] 
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Zamana (1985 film)|Zamana]]'' ||[[Ramesh Talwar]] || [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] 
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' ||[[Shekhar Kapur]] || [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amrish Puri]] 
|-
|}

==== As Javed Akhtar ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Language !!  Director !!  Cast !!  Notes
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| 1983 || ''[[Betaab]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Urdu|Hindi]]||[[Rahul Rawail]] || [[Sunny Deol]], [[Amrita Singh]] || rowspan="14" | Written as "Javed Akhtar"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''[[Duniya (1984 film)|Duniya]]'' ||[[Ramesh Talwar]] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Amrita Singh]] 
|-
| ''[[Mashaal]]'' || rowspan="8" | [[Hindi]] ||[[Yash Chopra]] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Waheeda Rehman]] 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1985 || ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]]'' ||[[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Dimple Kapadia]] 
|-
| ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' ||[[Rahul Rawail]] || [[Sunny Deol]], [[Dimple Kapadia]] 
|-
| ''[[Meri Jung]]'' ||[[Subhash Ghai]] || [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] 
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| 1987 || ''[[Dacait]]'' ||[[Rahul Rawail]] || [[Sunny Deol]], [[Raakhee]] 
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| 1989 || ''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]'' ||[[Tinnu Anand]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shabana Azmi]] 
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| 1992 || ''[[Khel (film)|Khel]]'' ||[[Rakesh Roshan]] || [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Madhuri Dixit]] 
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| 1993 || ''[[Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993 film)|Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Satish Kaushik]]|| [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Sridevi]] 
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| 1995 || ''[[Prem (film)|Prem]]'' || rowspan="4" |[[Hindi]] ||[[Sanjay Kapoor]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] 
|-
|1998 ||''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]''||[[Priyadarshan]]||[[Anil Kapoor]], [[Jackie Shroff]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Farhan Akhtar]]|| [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]] 
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Don: The Chase Begins Again]]'' || [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]] 
|-
|}

=== Work as lyricist ===
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* ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Saath Saath (1982 film)|Saath-Saath]]'' (1982) 
* ''[[Duniya (1984 film)|Duniya]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Mashaal]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Tezaab]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Jaadugar (1989 film)|Jaadugar]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Joshilaay]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Sailaab (1990 film)|Sailaab]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Jamai Raja (film)|Jamai Raja]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Hafta Bandh]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Narsimha (film)|Narsimha]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Khel (1992 film)|Khel]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Drohi (1992 film)|Drohi]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993 film)|Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' (1993)
* ''Yugandhar'' (1993)
* ''[[Gardish]]'' (1993)
* ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Papa Kehte Hai]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Dastak (1996 film)|Dastak]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Sardari Begum]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Diljale]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Minsara Kanavu|Sapnay]] (Partially Shot at Same time)'' (1997) 
* ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]'' (1997)
* ‘’[[Daud (1997 film)|Daud]]’’ (1997)
* ''[[Mrityudand]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Darmiyaan: In Between]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Wajood (1998 film)|Wajood]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Bada Din]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Earth (1998 film)|1947 Earth]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Laawaris (1999 film)|Laawaris]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Dillagi (1999 film)|Dillagi]]'' (1999){{col-break|width=25%}}
* ''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Karobaar: The Business of Love|Karobaar]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Gang (2000 film)|Gang]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Zubeidaa]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Abhay (2001 film)|Abhay]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Moksha]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Pyar Ki Dhun]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Agni Varsha]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Badhaai Ho Badhaai]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Satta (2003 film)|Satta]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Love at Times Square]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Chalte Chalte (2003 film)|Chalte Chalte]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Kuch Naa Kaho]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003)
* ''[[LOC Kargil|L.O.C. Kargil]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Tehzeeb (2003 film)|Tehzeeb]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Charas (2004 film)|Charas]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Dobara]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Swades]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero|Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Don: The Chase Begins Again|Don]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Traffic Signal (film)|Traffic Signal]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Namastey London]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Rock On!!]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Luck by Chance]]'' (2009)
* ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' (2009)
* ''[[My Name is Khan]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Karthik Calling Karthik]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Red Alert: The War Within]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Prem Kaa Game]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Don 2|Don 2: The King is Back]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Talaash (2012 film)|Talaash]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Vishwaroopam|Vishwaroop]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]'' (2015)
*''[[Rock On 2]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Gold (2018 film)|Gold]]'' (2018)
*''[[Paltan (film)|Paltan]]'' (2018)
*''[[Namastey England]]'' (2018)
*''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Panipat (film)|Panipat]]'' (2019)
*''[[Panga (film)|Panga]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Toofaan]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Dunki (film)|Dunki]]'' (2023) 
* ''[[Kho Gaye Hum Kahan]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Yudhra]]'' (2024)
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==Bibliography==
{{portal|Poetry
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* ''Tarkash'' (1995)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Akhtar|first=Javed|title=Nine poems by the 'other' Javed Akhtar|url=http://scroll.in/article/699104/nine-poems-by-the-other-javed-akhtar|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Scroll.in|date=8 January 2015|language=en-US|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104085142/https://scroll.in/article/699104/nine-poems-by-the-other-javed-akhtar|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Lava'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2013-12-19|title=Javed Akhtar among Sahitya Akademi Award winners for 2013|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/javed-akhtar-among-sahitya-akademi-award-winners-for-2013-113121900760_1.html|access-date=2020-12-03|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227074647/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/javed-akhtar-among-sahitya-akademi-award-winners-for-2013-113121900760_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*{{Cite book|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=[[Sholay: The Making of a Classic|Sholay – The Making of a Classic]]|publisher=[[Penguin Books India]]|year=2000|isbn=0-14-029970-X|author-link=Anupama Chopra}}
* {{cite book|author1=Kabir|first=Nasreen Munni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m6gmnwEACAAJ|title=Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2002|isbn=978-0-19-566462-1|author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir}}
* {{cite book|author1=Kabir|first=Nasreen Munni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRYgf5qVYiIC|title=Talking Songs: Javed Akhtar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-19-568712-5|author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120302011959/http://javedakhtar.bookchums.com/ Javed Akhtar Songs, Poetry, Biography]
* [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0 Javed Akhtar at Kavita Kosh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423100251/http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0 |date=23 April 2009 }} (Hindi)
* {{IMDb name|id=0015287|name=Javed Akhtar}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/5312158.stm BBC's Noel Thompson interviews JavedAkhtar on 4 September 2006]

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