November 21, 2024
Javed Akhtar was born on 17th January 1945 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in India. He is a renowned Indian Poet, Lyricist, Writer, Songwriter, Screenwriter, Playwright & Author. He is also a mainstream writer and has written scripts for many Bollywood Movies.
Other Name: | Jadu, Javed Jan Nisar Akhtar |
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Other Professions: | Lyricist Writer Songwriter Screenwriter Playwright Author |
Appearance: | Bollywood Kannada Urdu |
AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 1999 | Arts |
Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 2007 | Literature and Education |
He was born to an Indian Poet Jan Nisar Akhtar and Safia Akhtar. He has a brother named Salman Akhtar who is an American Psychoanalyst and three sisters named Uneza Akhtar, Albina Sharma, Shahid Akhtar. First, he married actress Honey Irani on 21-03-1972 and together the couple has a son named Farhan Akhtar and a daughter named Zoya Akhtar. He married second-time actress Shabana Azmi on 09-12-1984. His first marriage with Honey Irani ended with divorce in 1985.
Skin Colour | Wheatish |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | White |
Home Town | Gwalior |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Atheist |
Address | 702, Sagar Samrat, Greenfield Road, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | N/A |
College | Saifiya College, Bhopal |
Qualification | B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) |
Hobbies | Reading and Traveling |
Marital Status | Married |
Debut | As a Script Writer - Andaaz (1971) As a Lyricist - Silsila (1981) |
Best Movies | Silsila (1981), Duniya (1984), Dil Chahta Hai (1999), and Sholay (1975) |
Best Friends | Salim Khan, Gulzar |
Salary | N/A |
Net Worth | $35 Million |
Official Website | http://javedakhtar.com |
Car Collections | Audi Q5 and Mercedes Benz |
Favorite Sport | Cricket |
Favorite Actress | Meena Kumari |
Favorite Actor | Dilip Kumar |
Favorite Film Director | Ramesh Sippy , Yash Chopra |
Favorite Singer | Kishore Kumar , Lata Mangeshkar , Mohammed Rafi |
Favorite Place | Paris |
Favorite Dress | Kurta Pajama |
Favorite Food | Kebab and Vanilla Ice-Cream |
Favorite Poet | Kaifi Azmi |
79 years, 10months, 4 days old age Javed Akhtar will turn 80 on 17 January, 2025. Only 1 months, 26 days, 14 hours,29 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Javed Akhtar has celebrated the total number of 79 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph. |
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