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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.