- Jadoo
- Lyricist, Screenwriter, Poet
in Feet Inches- 5 5
in Kilograms- 75 kg
Dark Brown
White
As a Screenwriter (with Salim Khan)
- : Andaaz (1971)
As a Screenwriter (Solo)
- : Betaab (1983)
As a lyricist
- : Silsila (1981)
- Awarded the Padma Shri in 1999.
- Honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
- 5-time National Award winner for Best Lyrics for the movies- Saaz (1996), Border (1997), Godmother (1998), Refugee (2000) and Lagaan (2001).
- In 2013, received the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu), India's second highest literary honor, for his poetry collection- Lava.
- Not Known
- Saifiya College, Bhopal
Atheist
- 702/Sagar Samrat, Green Field Road, Near Juhu, Mumbai- 400049
Watching Cricket
Wednesday, 17 Jan 1945
77
Gwalior, Gwalior State, Central India Agency, British India
Capricorn
Indian
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Graduate in Arts
Married
- Honey Irani
- Shabana Azmi
Son
- - Farhan Akhtar (son from first wife)
Daughter
- - Zoya Akhtar, Elder (daughter from first wife)
- Honey Irani, Ex-wife (Screenwriter Director)
- Shabana Azmi, Actress (m. 1984-present)
Father
- - Jan Nisar Akhtar (Songwriter poet)
Mother
- - Safia Akhtar (Singer)
Brothers
- - Salman Akhtar, Shahid Akhtar
Sisters
- - Uneza Akhtar, Albina
Dilip Kumar
Kebabs, Vanilla Ice-Cream, Aloo Gosht Ka Shorba, Biryani
Cricket
- Not Known
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