What is Javed Akhtar's Net Worth?
Javed Akhtar is a celebrated Indian poet, lyricist, and scriptwriter with an impressive net worth of $20 million. Born in Khairabad, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, in 1945, Akhtar's academic journey took him through Colvin Taluqdars' College and Aligarh Muslim University. In the mid-1960s, he relocated to Mumbai with aspirations of making it in the film industry.
Akhtar's breakthrough came in the 1970s when he co-wrote the script for "Andaz". Teaming up with Salim Khan, the duo famously known as Salim-Javed went on to create a series of iconic scripts for movies such as "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baaraat", "Zanjeer", "Deewaar", "Premada Kaanike", "Trishul", "Zamanda", and "Mr. India".
In the early 1980s, Akhtar transitioned to writing lyrics and found remarkable success. Despite disbanding in 1982, Salim-Javed remains one of the most prolific scriptwriting duos in Bollywood, achieving recognition and stardom previously unseen among Indian writers.
Javed Akhtar's contributions have been recognized with nearly a dozen Filmfare Awards. Additionally, he received the 2013 Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection "Lava", India's second-highest literary honor. Akhtar's personal life has also been notable; he was married to Honey Irani, with whom he had two children, before his current marriage to actress Shabana Azmi.
