Javed Akhtar
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Akhtar came to recognition in the duo Salim–Javed, and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's ''Zanjeer''. He went on to write the films ''Deewaar'' and ''Sholay'', both released in 1975; they earned a cult following, and had a significant impact in popular culture. He later earned praise for his work as a lyricist, winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times.
Akhtar notably campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election, and was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha. For his work, he received the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020. Provided by Wikipedia
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14by Ajay Kumar, Gopal K Rai, Javed Akhtar, Rajeev Phillip, Manish Gutch, T. V. S. AryaGet full text
Published 2013-01-01
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20by Javed Akhtar, Ratna Priya, Vaishali Jain, Puja Sakhuja, Anil Kumar Agarwal, Surbhi Goyal, Ravindra Varma Polisetty, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Sudeshna Kar, Poonam GautamGet full text
Published 2020-12-01
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