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Javed Akhtar releases new book, a collection of dohas, at Jaipur Literature Fest
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.
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Javed Akhtar: ‘Though a feminist, I haven’t written a woman-led script’
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 ...