Javed Akhtar

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Indian poet lyricist person public intellectual rationalist screenwriter scriptwriter secularist songwriter

Javed Akhtar is a renowned Indian poet, lyricist, and screenwriter known for his influential work in Hindi cinema and outspoken advocacy of secularism and rational thought.

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Javed Akhtar canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian poet ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
person ⓘ
public intellectual ⓘ
rationalist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
scriptwriter ⓘ
secularist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
advocates freedom of expression ⓘ
rationalism ⓘ
secularism ⓘ
awardReceived Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Lyrics ⓘ
Padma Bhushan ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ
Sahitya Akademi Award ⓘ
birthName Jadu Akhtar ⓘ
child Farhan Akhtar ⓘ
Zoya Akhtar ⓘ
citizenship India ⓘ
collaboratedWith Salim Khan ⓘ
countryOfBirth India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945-01-17 ⓘ
father Jan Nisar Akhtar ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre film lyrics ⓘ
ghazal ⓘ
nazm ⓘ
influencedBy Progressive Writers Movement ⓘ
surface form: Progressive Writers' Movement
knownFor part of screenwriting duo Salim–Javed ⓘ
languageOfWork Hindi ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
memberOf Salim–Javed ⓘ
mother Safia Akhtar ⓘ
movement progressive writing in Hindi-Urdu ⓘ
name Javed Akhtar self-link ⓘ
nationality Indian ⓘ
notableFor Hindi film song lyrics ⓘ
Urdu poetry ⓘ
advocacy of secularism ⓘ
promotion of rational thought ⓘ
work in Hindi cinema ⓘ
numberOfFilmfareAwardsForBestLyricist multiple ⓘ
occupation dialogue writer ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
scriptwriter ⓘ
parentOf Farhan Akhtar ⓘ
Zoya Akhtar ⓘ
placeOfBirth Gwalior ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Rajya Sabha ⓘ
religion atheism ⓘ
residence Mumbai ⓘ
spouse Honey Irani ⓘ
Shabana Azmi ⓘ
supports interfaith harmony ⓘ
wroteLyricsFor 1942: A Love Story ⓘ
Dil Chahta Hai ⓘ
Kal Ho Naa Ho ⓘ
Lagaan ⓘ
Rock On!! ⓘ
Silsila ⓘ
Veer-Zaara ⓘ
wroteScreenplayFor Deewaar ⓘ
Don ⓘ
Sholay ⓘ
Zanjeer ⓘ

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Richard Dawkins Award → notableRecipient → Javed Akhtar ⓘ
Javed Akhtar → name → Javed Akhtar self-link ⓘ
film Lagaan → lyricsBy → Javed Akhtar ⓘ
subject surface form: Lagaan
Dil Chahta Hai → lyricist → Javed Akhtar ⓘ
Shabana Azmi → spouse → Javed Akhtar ⓘ