 Javed
Akhtar
Indian cinema has gained immeasurably from Javed Akhtar, the
ace lyricist, screenplay writer and poet. Javed is a writer
par excellence—be it soulful lyrics and poetry to hard-hitting
dialogues—and has won various awards and critical acclaim. His
work with partner Salim for blockbuster films such as Zanjeer,
Deewar, Sholay, Haathi Mere Saathi, Seeta
Aur Geeta, Trishul etc., has given the Indian film
industry some memorable scripts and songs. In fact, it was this
duo that gave Amitabh Bachchan his unforgettable 'Angry Young
Man' image.
Today, Javed has earned critical appreciation for superhit
films like Dil Chahta Hai, Chalte Chalte, Kal
Ho Na Ho, LOC, Swades, Kisna and
Main Hoon Na among others. He has won the coveted Filmfare
Award 10 times—thrice for Best Lyrics and seven times for
Best Script.
This year, Filmfare awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
to this stalwart. Among his other awards are the Screen Videocon
Awards and IFFA awards.
Besides being involved with the film industry, his collaborations
with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Sangam and Jagjit Singh
on Silsilay are high on the popularity charts. He also
wrote the lyrics for Shankar Mahadevan for his popular album
Breathless. |
