Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

1945-01-17 110 Credits

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Border 2

Border 2

2026

Lyricist

A sequel to Border (1997).

120 Bahadur

120 Bahadur

2025

Lyricist

Superboys of Malegaon

Superboys of Malegaon

2025

Lyricist

7.5

The residents of Malegaon look to Bollywood cinema for a much-needed escape from daily drudgery. Amateur filmmaker Nasir Shaikh gets inspired to make ...

Yudhra

Yudhra

2024

Lyricist

4.0

Yudhra, who is struggling with anger issues, is assigned an undercover mission to bring down a powerful drug syndicate headed by Firoz and his son Sha...

Bad Newz

Bad Newz

2024

Lyricist

4.9

After a whirlwind marriage with social media influencer Akhil Chadha that ends in divorce, chef Saloni Bagga meets hotelier Gurbir Pannu. One night wi...

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

2023

Lyricist

6.7

Three best friends juggle life as 20-somethings in Mumbai, where romance, ambition and heartbreak collide with the addictive draw of social media.

Dunki

Dunki

2023

Lyricist

6.2

Four friends from a sleepy little village in Punjab share a common dream: to go to England. Their problem is that they have neither the visa nor the t...

The Archies

The Archies

2023

Lyricist

6.0

Set in 1960s India, Archie and the gang navigate romance, friendship and the future of Riverdale as developers threaten to destroy a beloved park.

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal

2022

Acting

A very spellbinding story about the reel and real life of great old thespian Kanhaiyalal and his bygone era when Indian Cinema was at a nascent stage....

Mili

Mili

2022

Lyricist

6.4

Mili Naudiyal, a nursing graduate is planning to move to Canada. She takes up a job at a food outlet for the time being but her sudden disappearance w...

India Shayari Project

India Shayari Project

2021

as Self

6.0
Acting

This lyrical extravaganza celebrates poetry and the freedom of expression with India’s biggest poets as they share their love for poetry through belov...

Toofaan

Toofaan

2021

Lyricist

4.9

An inspiring story about an orphan boy from the streets of Dongri, who grows up to become a local goon of his area and how his life changes after he m...

Panga

Panga

2020

Lyricist

6.8

'Panga' follows the triumphs and struggle of a national level Kabbadi player from India who receives the love and support from her family to help achi...

Panipat

Panipat

2019

Lyricist

6.2

During 18th century India, the Marathas emerged as the most powerful empire in the nation until the Afghan King Ahmad Shah Abdali plans to take over I...

Namaste England

Namaste England

2018

Lyricist

5.2

Param and Jasmeet fall in love and they get married. Their perfect romance gets disturbed by Jasmeet’s suppressed ambition however, she has dreams of ...

Gold

Gold

2018

Dialogue

7.1

Set in 1948, the historic story of India's first Olympic medal post their independence.

Bird of Dusk

Bird of Dusk

2018

as (archival footage)

Acting

An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the...

Manto

Manto

2018

as Abid Ali Abid

7.4
Acting

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the ...

Tumhari Sulu

Tumhari Sulu

2017

Lyricist

6.5

A happy-go-lucky Mumbai suburban housewife Sulochana, fondly known as Sulu, lands the role of a night RJ, resulting in drastic changes to her routine ...

Bareilly Ki Barfi

Bareilly Ki Barfi

2017

as Narrator

6.8
Acting

Bitti Mishra is a bohemian Bareilly girl who falls deeply in love with Pritam Vidrohi, an author because she admires his progressive way of thinking. ...

Hanuman Da Damdaar

Hanuman Da Damdaar

2017

as Valmiki (voice)

5.2
Acting

Anjani has not forgotten how her son almost lost his life. Now to protect him, she shelters him in abid to keep him from harming himself again. She do...

Mohenjo Daro

Mohenjo Daro

2016

Lyricist

6.1

During the Indus valley civilization, an Indigo farmer strives for the justice and protection of the city of Mohenjo-Daro and its civilians from an ev...

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

2015

as Self

5.2
Acting

Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boo...

Dil Dhadakne Do

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015

Dialogue

6.8

On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic...

Shamitabh

Shamitabh

2015

as Self

6.1
Acting

A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the...

Jai Ho

Jai Ho

2014

as self

6.0
Acting

The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known: A. R. Rahman

Nautanki Saala!

Nautanki Saala!

2013

Lyricist

5.2

Ram, a successful theatre artist, saves Mandar from committing suicide. He then ends up developing a special bond with Mandar and even helps solve his...

Ekk Deewana Tha

Ekk Deewana Tha

2012

Lyricist

4.8

Sachin is an engineering graduate from a middle class Mumbai family, but his passion is for the world of cinema. He is dreaming and planning for a fut...

Force

Force

2011

Musical

6.5

A vengeful drug-dealer/gangster targets and terrorizes an entire police unit and their families.

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

2010

Lyricist

5.9

1930, British India: In the province of undivided Bengal lies the sleepy, peaceful port of Chittagong. In this unassuming little town a revolution is ...

Aisha

Aisha

2010

Screenplay

5.2
Writing

Aisha, who loves playing matchmaker much to her friend Arjun's disapproval, finds a new target in the simple Shefali. But in the process, she ends up ...

Karthik Calling Karthik

Karthik Calling Karthik

2010

Lyricist

6.3

A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someo...

3 Idiots

3 Idiots

2009

Thanks

8.0

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious unive...

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna

2009

Lyricist

5.0

Three people, each having different aspirations from life, are caught in a tangle of emotions and don’t know the way out. There’s a husband and wife w...

Wake Up Sid

Wake Up Sid

2009

Lyricist

7.2

Wake Up Sid! is the story of a lazy Mumbai college student who does absolutely nothing, with a turn of events will Sid realize his potential in this w...

Billa

Billa

2009

Original Story

5.3
Writing

A police inspector sends a gangster-lookalike to uncover the gang's secrets.

Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye

Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye

2009

as Judge 1

5.5
Acting

Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye is the story of Maya. Maya lives in New Delhi is married to Vikram and has a daughter Priya. Maya's life is mundane and cent...

Luck by Chance

Luck by Chance

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the p...

Luck by Chance

Luck by Chance

2009

Dialogue

6.5

Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the p...

Jodhaa Akbar

Jodhaa Akbar

2008

Lyricist

7.3

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

Billa

Billa

2007

Original Story

6.7
Writing

The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge th...

Marigold

Marigold

2007

Lyricist

5.7

Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreograph...

Don

Don

2006

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

DCP DeSilva sees a way to bring to justice the feared head of a criminal empire by recruiting a man named Vijay, who looks exactly like the crime boss...

Swades

Swades

2004

Lyricist

7.3

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

2004

Lyricist

4.8

A man and a woman have opposing beliefs about love. He sees her as a friend, but she is in love with him. When the woman decides to marry someone else...

Lakshya

Lakshya

2004

Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

6.7
Writing

An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.

Supari

Supari

2003

Lyricist

3.0

Four best friends end up owing 500,000 rupees to Mamta Sekhri, a woman involved in various underworld activities. The friends are forced to kill for m...

Armaan

Armaan

2003

Screenplay, Dialogue

5.2
Writing

Dr. Siddharth Sinha is a dedicated selfless doctor who dreams of building a state-of-the-art hospital with all the modern instruments and amenities fo...

Aalavandhan

Aalavandhan

2001

Lyricist

6.7

Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fianc...

Little John

Little John

2001

Lyricist

5.1

When a visiting researcher tries desperately to escape, after mistakenly captured by police for an alleged theft in a temple, bizarre things start hap...

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

2000

Lyricist

Mohit, a young man raised into beliving in fairy tales, comes to Bombay to find Manisha, a young woman whom he saved from drowning in a lake near his ...

Gaja Gamini

Gaja Gamini

2000

Additional Soundtrack

6.7

A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

Baadshah

Baadshah

1999

Lyricist

6.5

A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.

Jeans

Jeans

1998

Lyricist

6.4

The father of twin brothers wants to get them married to only twin sisters. But one of the brothers falls in love with a woman does not have a twin si...

Kabhi Na Kabhi

Kabhi Na Kabhi

1998

Story, Dialogue, Lyricist

6.5
Writing

Kachra Seth runs an empire of collecting garbage, which is merely a front to cover-up for his other business - drug trafficking. He recruits a select ...

Yes Boss

Yes Boss

1997

Lyricist

6.1

Rahul Joshi wants to be a successful businessman so he works hard for his boss Siddharth. One day Rahul meets Seema, an up and coming model, and he fe...

Border

Border

1997

Lyricist

6.4

It's 1971, and 2000 members of the Pakistani Army—armed with tanks—are at war with just 120 men in a battalion of Indian soldiers based in the Longewa...

Prem

Prem

1995

Writer

3.0
Writing

Sanjay Verma has been having hallucinations of a past life as Shantanu. He meets Sonia Verma, and recognizes her as the girl named Lachi in his past l...

1942: A Love Story

1942: A Love Story

1994

Lyricist

6.1

The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter.

Gardish

Gardish

1993

Musical

8.0

Naive and easily impressionable Vidya Bhalla would like her husband to be a dashing hero, one who is not afraid of anybody, one who can easily jump in...

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

1993

Screenplay, Story

5.4
Writing

Jagmohan Jugral kills his twin brother, Manmohan, in order to escape from Customs Officer Verma. In the chase that follows, Jagmohan also kills Verma,...

Khel

Khel

1992

Writer

6.7
Writing

Widowed Sulakshana Devi is a wealthy industrialist and lives a very wealthy, though hectic lifestyle with her only son, Ravi, and nephew, Balwant. Whi...

Jhoothi Shaan

Jhoothi Shaan

1991

Screenplay

Writing

Ranimaa, a one-time empress, refuses to believe that her home is no longer a palace, even though she and her four children have turned it into a hotel...

Main Azaad Hoon

Main Azaad Hoon

1989

Writer

6.2
Writing

A newspaper reporter exploits an ordinary man for few rupees to pose as a man who is fighting against the corrupt politicians and prints imaginary sto...

Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan

Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan

1989

Acting

Documentary on mega star Amitabh Bachchan by Nasreen Munni Kabir with interviews by Ramesh Sippy, Prakash Mehra, Manmohan Desai, Mukul Anand and Javed...

Joshilaay

Joshilaay

1989

Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

5.3
Writing

Dara and Karan, the sons of two of the victims of dacoit Jogi Thakur, wait many years to exact their revenge. When the Thakur's colleague Raja Singh c...

Sathya

Sathya

1988

Original Story

7.1
Writing

Sathya, a jobless youth who does not like injustice becomes a puppet in the hands of a corrupt politician, and unknowingly helps him in his malicious ...

Mr. India

Mr. India

1987

Writer, Songs

6.7
Writing

A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fig...

Dacait

Dacait

1987

Writer

4.8
Writing

Arjun Yadav return from the city after completing his studies to get settled in his village with his family consisting of his mother Devi Chaudaran, h...

Sobharaj

Sobharaj

1986

Original Story

6.0
Writing

Sobharaj is the leader of an underworld gang. He gets killed in an encounter with the police. The DSP uses his lookalike brother to pose as him in ord...

Mr. Bharath

Mr. Bharath

1986

Original Story

7.1
Writing

Businessman Gopinath abandons Shanti, his first love, to marry a rich heiress. Later, Bharath, Gopinath and Shanti's illegitimate son, seeks revenge f...

Zamana

Zamana

1985

Writer

Writing

Poona-based Satish is a professional photographer and lives with his pregnant wife, Sudha, and son named Vinod. While developing some photographs with...

Meri Jung

Meri Jung

1985

Writer

7.6
Writing

When evil lawyer Thakral prosecutes innocent family man Deepak and sends him to his death, his family is shattered--and when his son Arun grows up, he...

Saagar

Saagar

1985

Dialogue, Story, Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with ...

Arjun

Arjun

1985

Screenplay, Story

5.4
Writing

Mr. Malwankar lives a small tenement in Grant Road, Bombay, with his son, Arjun, daughter, Sudha, and wife, Rukmini, who is his second wife, as his fi...

Duniya

Duniya

1984

Writer

6.9
Writing

Framed for a crime he didn't commit, Mohan Kumar loses his wife, son and freedom, then he emerges from prison, vowing revenge.

Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare

1983

Original Story

Writing
Shakti

Shakti

1982

Writer

7.4
Writing

A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.

Saath Saath

Saath Saath

1982

Songs

8.0

The story is about a simple man with high moral values. Avinash (Farookh Shekh) is a poor but self respected guy. His policy is to earn while you lear...

Savaal

Savaal

1981

Original Story

Writing

Brothers Shankar and Raja decide to go to the city for better opportunities post their mother's death. However, they get separated while travelling on...

Kranti

Kranti

1981

Writer

6.2
Writing

The film takes place in 19th Century British India and is the story of the fight for independence from the British in the years spanning from 1825 to ...

Shaan

Shaan

1980

Writer

6.8
Writing

DSP Shiv Kumar returns home to his wife Sheetal and their young daughter and announces that he has been transferred to Bombay. Shiv Kumar has two brot...

Polladhavan

Polladhavan

1980

Original Story

6.2
Writing

While travelling to a new job location, Sita is attacked, and saved by a man who kills the offender. Later, she realises that her boss is the killer f...

Dostana

Dostana

1980

Writer

6.1
Writing

Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement – one a police officer, the other a lawyer – but their friendship begins to unravel when they both f...

Billa

Billa

1980

Original Story

7.0
Writing

Billa, a powerful outlaw with a long list of enemies, kills Rajesh, a member of his gang, after he quits the criminal life. But Rajesh's fiancee and h...

Yugandhar

Yugandhar

1979

Writer

Writing

When Yugandhar, a ruthless don, gets killed in a police encounter, Jaganath, the police superintendent, trains his lookalike to pose as the don and he...

Kaala Patthar

Kaala Patthar

1979

Writer

7.4
Writing

Vijay Singh is a disgraced former Merchant-Navy officer who is branded as a coward after he abandons his crew during an emergency. Guilt-ridden and tr...

Don

Don

1978

Screenplay, Writer, Dialogue

6.5
Writing

A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva knows of this incident, he recruits Vijay, who is a s...

Trishul

Trishul

1978

Dialogue, Story, Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom Raj had given up in order to marry a wea...

Immaan Dharam

Immaan Dharam

1977

Writer

5.0
Writing

Ahmed and Mohan Kumar Saxena are petty thieves, and con-men. They career is spent as false witnesses near the Bombay courts, where they get paid a set...

Raja Nanna Raja

Raja Nanna Raja

1976

Story

8.5
Writing

Geetha is in quest of finding a suitor. Just when she believes that she has found her perfect match, a stalker tries to convince her that he was her l...

Magaadu

Magaadu

1976

Writer

Writing

Two brothers are raised amidst difficulties, but one becomes a cop while the other takes to crime and becomes a gangster. Fate puts them against each ...

Premada Kanike

Premada Kanike

1976

Story

8.0
Writing

A tutor hired by a wealthy family witnesses a murder, while travelling by a train. She faces a dilemma when she realizes that the murderer is the patr...

Sholay

Sholay

1975

Writer

7.0
Writing

After his family is murdered by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture him and seek...

Aakhri Daao

Aakhri Daao

1975

Writer

Writing

Ravi, a former safe-cracker, turns over a new leaf, taking a job managing a timber buisness and falling in love with Reena, the owner's daughter. His ...

Naalai Namadhe

1975

Original Story

Writing
Annadammula Anubandham

Annadammula Anubandham

1975

Original Story

Writing

Annadammula Anubandham (transl. Sibling's Relationship) is 1975 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by the makeup artist M. Peethambara...

Deewaar

Deewaar

1975

Writer

7.1
Writing

Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is s...

Majboor

Majboor

1974

Writer

6.8
Writing

A terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custod...

Nippulanti Manishi

Nippulanti Manishi

1974

Writer

Writing

Vijay, an inspector, sets out to find his parents' murderers. With the help of a street-wise girl and a foe-turned-friend, he plans his revenge. It is...

Haath Ki Safai

Haath Ki Safai

1974

Dialogue, Screenplay

5.0
Writing

After the tragic passing of his parents, Raj Kumar is also separated from his elder brother. He ends up hungry and penniless in Bombay, and is taken i...

Vani Rani

Vani Rani

1974

Story

Writing

Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, the...

Zanjeer

Zanjeer

1973

Writer

6.8
Writing

A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

1973

Writer, Screenplay, Story

7.9
Writing

Three brothers are separated after their parents are murdered by a gangster. Years later, they find their paths intertwined around a family song.

Seeta and Geeta

Seeta and Geeta

1972

Writer

6.7
Writing

The story is about identical twins who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places.

Haathi Mere Saathi

Haathi Mere Saathi

1971

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to survive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is ...

Yakeen

Yakeen

1969

Dialogue

6.0

Rajesh Sharma, working with the Indian Government on a top secret research project, has to deal with enemy agents, explosions, murder and last but not...

The Master: Shyam Benegal

N/A

as Himself

Acting

A personal portrait of director Shyam Benegal, made by his collaborator, Khalid Mohammed

Don 3

Don 3

N/A

Lyricist

Lahore 1947

N/A

Lyricist

The film is based on the cult play Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai.