Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist, & screenwriter. He is one of the most successful scriptwriters of Bollywood and is noted to be the first scriptwriters to achieve the star status.
Javed Akhtar Bio/Wiki
| Name | Javed Akhtar |
| Nickname | Jadoo |
| Profession(s) | Lyricist, Screenwriter, Poet |
| Date of Birth | 17 January 1945 |
| Age (as in 2019) | 74 Years |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Birth Place | Gwalior, Gwalior State, Central India Agency, British India |
| Home town | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Mother Tongue | Not Known |
| Parents/ Father | Jan Nisar Akhtar (Songwriter & poet) |
| Mother | Safia Akhtar (Singer) |
| Brother | Salman Akhtar, Shahid Akhtar |
| Sister | Uneza Akhtar, Albina |
Personal Life
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Safiya College, Bhopal |
| Education Qualification | Graduate in Arts |
| Contact number | Not Known |
| Address | 702/Sagar Samrat, Green Field Road, Near Juhu, Mumbai- 400049 |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Caste | Not Known |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Car | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Watching Cricket |
| Debut | As a Screenwriter (with Salim Khan): Andaaz (1971) As a Screenwriter (Solo): Betaab (1983) As a lyricist: Silsila (1981) |
| Awards/Achievements | 1), Awarded the Padma Shri in 1999. 2), Honored with Padma Bhushan in 2007. 3), 5-time National Award winner for Best Lyrics for the movies- Saaz (1996), Border (1997), 4), Godmother (1998), Refugee (2000) and Lagaan (2001). 5), In 2013, received the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu), India’s second-highest literary honor, for his poetry collection- ‘Lava’ |
Marital Status/Affairs
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Honey Irani Shabana Azmi |
| Wife/Spouse | Honey Irani, Ex-wife (Screenwriter & Director), Shabana Azmi, Actress (m. 1984-present) |
| Children | Son- Farhan Akhtar (son from the first wife) Daughter- Zoya Akhtar, Elder (daughter from the first wife) |
Salary/Networth
| Salary | Not Known |
| Networth | Not Known |
Physical Status
| Height | In Centimeters- 165 cm In Meters- 1.65 m In Feet Inches- 5’ 5” |
| Weight | In Kilograms- 75 kg In Pounds- 165 lbs |
| Figure | Not Known |
| Shoe size | 8 |
| Hair color | White |
| Eyes color | Dark Brown |
| Skin color | Fair |
Javed Akhtar Favorites
| Favorite food | Kebabs, Vanilla Ice-Cream, Aloo Gosht Ka Shorba, Biryani |
| Favorite Song | Not Known |
| Favorite Actor | Dilip Kumar |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favorite Sport | Cricket |
| Favorite Place | Not Known |
| Favorite Movie | Not Known |
| Favorite Colours | Not Known |
Social Media Accounts
| https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/javedakhtar/top/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/JavedAkhtarJadoo/ | |
| https://twitter.com/Javedakhtarjadu |
Javed Akhtar Some Lesser-Known Facts
- Does Javed Akhtar Drink alcohol: Not Known
- Does Akhtar Smoke?: Yes
- Not many people know that Javed Akhtar’s parents initially gave him the name-“Jadoo”. Interestingly, the word Jadoo was taken from a poem written by his father. The particular line containing the word reads- “lamha, lamha kisi jadoo ka fascina Hoga.
- In hopes of making it big in Bollywood, Akhtar came to Mumbai in 1964. However, he had no place to take refuge under. He spent days without any food, sleeping beneath the trees or in corridors before finally finding shelter at Kamal Amrohi Studio in Jogeshwari.
- The future writing duo Salim-Javed (Salim Khan & Javed Akhtar) first met on the sets of the film ‘Sarhadi Lootera’ (1966), wherein Salim was an actor and Javed was a ‘clapper boy’. However, the latter was later promoted to the ‘position’ of dialogue-writer as the director was unable to find one.
- Although they split up in 1982, some of the scripts that they had written by that time were later adapted into films like Zamana (1985) and Mr. India (1987).
- Coincidentally, Akhtar and his first wife, Honey Irani, share the same date of birth- 17 January.