Javed Akhtar (b. 19??)

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Son of the well-known Urdu poet and film lyricist, Jan Nisar Akhtar and Safia Akhtar, teacher and writer, Javed Akhtar belongs to a lineage that can be traced back to seven generations of writers. The highly respected Urdu poet, Majaz, was his mother's brother and the work of Muzter Khairabadi, his grandfather, is looked upon as a milestone in Urdu Poetry.

Both Jan Nisar Akhtar & Safia Akhtar were professors at Hamidia College, Bhopal. Javed Akhtar did his schooling at the Cambridge School in Bhopal, Calvin Talukadar College in Lucknow, Minto Circle at Aligarh, and graduated from Saifiya College, Bhopal in 1964.

Javed Akhtar started writing Urdu poetry in 1980. His first collection of nazms and ghazals entitled, 'TARKASH' has had a very successful release in 1995. It is already in its seventh edition in Hindi, and fourth edition in Urdu. It has received rave reviews both as a book and as India's first audio book (available on cassettes and CD). The audio book has sold more than a hundred thousand copies.

He did Silsilay with with Jagjit Singh, which is Jagjit's highest selling ghazal album. But My favourite is his song for film Saath Saath.

tumako dekhaa to ye Kayaal aayaa
zi.ndagii dhuup tum ghanaa saayaa Or this one ...

pyaar mujhase jo kiyaa tumane to kyaa paaogii
mere haalat kii aa.ndhii me.n bikhar jaogii

Ghazals

List of some of his popular ghazals

• dard apanaataa hai paraa_e kaun
• dard ke phuul bhii khilate hai.n bikhar jaate hai.n
• dil me.n mahak rahe.n hai.n kisii aarazuu ke phuul
• dukh ke ja.ngal me.n phirate hai.n kab se maare maare log
• har Khushii me.n koii kamii si hai
• jaate jaate vo mujhe achchhii nishaanii de gayaa
• kabhii yuu.N bhii to ho
• kyuu.N zindagii kii raah me.n majabuur ho gae
• ham to bachapan me.n bhii akele the
• mai.n bhuul jaauu.N ab yahii munaasib hai
• mai.n ne dil se kahaa
• misaal isakii kahaa.N hai koii zamaane me.n
• mujhako yaqii.n hai sach kahatii thii.n, jo bhii ammii kahatii thii.n
• pyaar mujhase jo kiyaa tumane to kyaa paaogii
• sach ye hai bekaar hame.n Gam hotaa hai
• tumako dekhaa to ye Khayaal aayaa
• yahii haalaat ibtadaa se rahe
• ye bataa de mujhe zi.ndagii
• ye tasallii hai ki hai.n naashaad sab
• ye teraa ghar ye meraa ghar kisii ko dekhanaa ho agar

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