Javed Akhtar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Javed Akhtar

Urdu author

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, politician, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, originally from Gwalior area.
He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards.
In early part of his career he was a screenplay writer, creating movies like Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay.
Later he left screenplay writing and became a lyricist and social-political activist .
He also remained member of Rajya Sabha.