Javed Akhtar
Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter (born 1947)
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Javed Akhtar is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honours.
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Javed Akhtar in Pak: 26/11 perpetrators still roam freeThe perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan, so Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about the 2008 carnage, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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