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Portrait of Javed Akhtar

Writing

Javed Akhtar

Titles
119movies9TV shows
Career

Active from 1971 to 2018, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sholay
Sholay
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Javed Akhtar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Dark Humor
    2.1, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Family Drama 6
  • Indian Cinema 5
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Brotherhood 4
  • Revenge Thriller 4
  • Love Triangle 3
  • Bollywood 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • 1970s India 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Bollywood Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
RoleAnyWriting105Appearances15Acting6Sound3Other crew2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s11970s221980s251990s122000s232010s172020s14Upcoming1
GenreAnyDrama74Action52Romance36Comedy27Crime23Thriller21History8Family7Adventure7War6Mystery3Science Fiction2Music2Fantasy2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title
GoodWatch67
Don 3

Lyricist

2020s

14 titles · average score 59
All 14 titles from the 2020s

2010s

17 titles · average score 53
GoodWatch76
Manto

as Abid Ali Abid

GoodWatch52
Hanuman Da Damdaar

as Valmiki (voice)

GoodWatch44
Aisha

Screenplay

All 17 titles from the 2010s

2000s

23 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch70
Don

Screenplay

GoodWatch76
Lakshya

Screenplay, Dialogue

GoodWatch54
Indian Idol

TV show · as Judge / Self

GoodWatch53
Armaan

Dialogue, Screenplay

All 23 titles from the 2000s

1990s

12 titles · average score 62

1980s

25 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch58
Joshilaay

Screenplay, Dialogue

GoodWatch73
Mr. India

Songs, Writer

GoodWatch68
Saagar

Dialogue, Screenplay

GoodWatch62
Arjun

Story, Screenplay

All 25 titles from the 1980s

1970s

22 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch71
Don

Dialogue, Screenplay

GoodWatch77
Trishul

Dialogue, Story

Haath Ki Safai

Dialogue, Screenplay

GoodWatch79
Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Screenplay, Writer

All 22 titles from the 1970s

1960s

1 title