Javed Akhtar
Birthday: Born in 1945-01-17 in
Deathday: Alive
TV Credits
Indian Idol
Character: Judge
The Indian version of the Pop Idol format....
TED Talks India
Character: Self
TED Talks is a Hindi talk show aired on Star Plus. A dynamic platform for creativity, innovation and change, TED brings to you ideas from and of the world’s original thinkers, inventors and visionaries. Shah Ruck Khan with his charismatic wit and charm, makes it an entertaining, and enriching experience....
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Character: Self
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation....
Indian Idol
Character: Self
The Indian version of the Pop Idol format....
Koffee with Karan
Character: Self
Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones....
एंग्री यंग मेन
Character: Self
Angry Young Men is the story of Salim-Javed, legendary screenwriters of 1970s Hindi cinema. Together, they created the archetype of the Angry Young Man - a brooding anti-hero who captured the imagination of an entire nation with his rage, defiance, and quest for social justice. Like the character they created, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, two outsiders to the Hindi film industry, defied all odds, questioning the position of writers and demanding recognition as much as the reigning stars of that ...
The Roshans
Character: Self
The documentary series chronicles the trials and triumphs of Bollywood's iconic Roshan family — musician Roshan Lal Nagrath, Rajesh, Rakesh and Hrithik....
Movie Credits
Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan
Character:
Documentary on mega star Amitabh Bachchan by Nasreen Munni Kabir with interviews by Ramesh Sippy, Prakash Mehra, Manmohan Desai, Mukul Anand and Javed Akhtar...
Bird of Dusk
Character: (archival footage)
An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family....
Shamitabh
Character: Self
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 way?...
Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
Character:
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. The story tells about his inspiring journey from a confused, gullible youth to a mesmerizingly spontaneous actor. It also unfurls the turbulent phases of Kanhaiyalal's life where there is excessive alcoholism and the mysterious death of his son....
Luck by Chance
Character: Self
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 path she has chosen is not an easy one....
Hanuman Da Damdaar
Character: Valmiki (voice)
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 doesn't even allow him to go out of the house. When his father Senapati Kesari returns from war, he is upset to find that his brave son has become a scared little boy. Maruti feels bad that his father isn't proud of him, and prays to God to make him the bravest kid in the world. God answers his prayers and leads Maruti into a series of jungle advent...
Bareilly Ki Barfi
Character: Narrator
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. Finding him though proves to be as hard as looking for a needle in the haystack. So Bitti seeks the help of the local printing press-owner, Chirag Dubey on her journey of love....
Manto
Character: Abid Ali Abid
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 difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings....
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Character: Self
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 boom and its movie stars are treated like deities. Today their fame stretches across the diaspora, in what has become a truly global industry. As Indian cinema celebrates its centenary, Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to get under the skin of the Indian movie business as never before. From young hopefuls in the slums of Mumbai to sup...
Jai Ho
Character: self
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...
India Shayari Project
Character: Self
This lyrical extravaganza celebrates poetry and the freedom of expression with India’s biggest poets as they share their love for poetry through beloved classics and exclusive original pieces....
Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye
Character: Judge 1
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 centers around her family. One evening she overhears a conversation between her husband and another woman and realizes that he's having an affair. Her simple, family centric life around her breaks down and she realizes how Vikram had slowly degenerated her confidence and self-esteem in the past few years of their marriage. He stopped her from singing a...