Coming from a lineage of writers, Javed Akhtar—son of renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar—released his first poetry book, Tarkash (Quiver), a collection of 52 ghazals and nazms, in 1995.
It’s almost impossible to sum up 80 years in a few words, especially when it has been as wholesome a life as Javed Akhtar’s. But his sterling career of 50-plus years has shown that the writer ...
At Jaipur Literature Festival, celebrated lyricist, screenwriter, and poet Javed Akhtar unveiled his latest book, Gyan ...
Veteran actor Pankaj Kapur and writer Javed Akhtar were conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award at the convocation ceremony of the Whistling Woods International, a renowned film institute, on ...