Javed Akhtar Birthday: When Javed Akhtar reached Mayanagari with only 27 rupees, this is how he traveled from floor to heaven

Famous and veteran writer and lyricist of Bollywood industry, Javed Akhtar is celebrating his 79th birthday today i.e. on 17th January. Javed Akhtar Sahab has created a unique place for himself in the Hindi film industry as a screenwriter and lyricist. Let us tell you that the pair of him and Salim Khan is one of the superhit pairs of the industry. Javed Saheb was the first writer in the industry who got fees in crores. Apart from this, Javed Akhtar is also known for his outspoken style. So let us know about some interesting things related to the life of Javed Akhtar on the occasion of his birthday…

Birth

Javed Akhtar was born on 17 January 1945 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. But this journey was full of struggle for him. Javed Sahab had worked hard to make his place in the industry. At the age of just 19, he came to Mumbai with big dreams in his eyes. During this time, when he got down at Mumbai railway station, he had only Rs 27 in his pocket. But Javed Sahab knew that he would never accept defeat in his life.

During his struggle, Javed Saheb has seen such days when he went without food for four days. However, after a tough struggle in the industry, Javed Akhtar’s luck favored him. Along with Salim Sahab, he gave superhit films like Sholay. Let us tell you that for the film Sholay, released in 1975, the writers of this film received fees in crores.

National Film Awards

Javed Sahab is known for his writing in the Hindi film industry. In this journey so far, he has received 5 National Film Awards. Javed Saheb was awarded Padma Shri in the year 1999 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2007.

filmfare award

Javed Akhtar, who made his mark as a screen writer, got success for the 1973 film Zanjeer. The pairing of Salim and Javed was highly appreciated for this film. After this, in the year 1975, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar wrote films like Sholay. Later his work as a lyricist was also praised. Let us tell you that Javed Sahab was awarded the National Film Award for Best Song 5 times. So as the best lyricist, he won the Filmfare Award 8 times.

controversial statement

Let us tell you that ever since Javed Akhtar has entered politics, he has been in the news for his controversial statements. From targeting Kangana Ranaut to the issue of Taliban, Javed Sahab expressed his opinion in a detached manner. Apart from this, Javed Saheb had also expressed his opinion on the controversial song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the film Pathan. Whereas Javed Akhtar Sahab expresses his views on every issue. Recently he has termed the success of the film Animal as dangerous.