Javed Akhtar is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, originally from Gwalior area. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards. Read More
After Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur constituted a panel to decide whether legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' is offensive to Hindu sentiments, senior lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday termed the incident absurd and fun ...
Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar recalled the work by legendary Urdu-Persian poet Mirza Ghalib, saying that the famous poet has not left any aspect of life and emotion which he has not mentioned in his poetry. ...
A senior IPS officer who had a verbal spat with bollywood celebrities Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar, on Thursday, alleged that his Twitter account was hacked after the incident and also claimed that he has filed a complaint with the Delhi police. ...
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi and lyricist Javed Akhtar who got hitched in the year 1984 in a traditional Muslim ceremony completed 35 years of togetherness. ...
Salim Merchant, of the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman, shocked Bollywood buffs on Thursday by alleging that the prestigious production house Yash Raj Films (YRF) has not paid him royalties despite having collected the same. He added that this was the re ...
Legendary scriptwriter and film producer Salim Khan said on Saturday that a school should be built on the proposed 5-acre land in Ayodhya, to be given to the Muslims. Reacting to Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Salim Khan (83) said Muslim ...
Poet-writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has collaborated with Salim Khan to create several memorable roles and scripts for Amitabh Bachchan, in his glory days as Bollywood's Angry Young Man. Salim-Javed's scripts such as "Deewar", "Sholay", "Trishul", "Don ...
