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Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar is credited on 844 releases across 208 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
208
Albums
6
Decades active
4
In collections
Biography
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Javed Akhtar is an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. He was born on 17 January 1945 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. His father, Jaan Nisar Akhtar was also an Urdu poet. Javed was originally named Jadoo, a Persian word derived from a poem that his father wrote.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
844 releases · 208 albums · active 1978–2026
- Performance · 1,187
- Other credits · 15
- Production · 2
Studios: Panchathan Record Inn · Studio Blue Diamond · Western Outdoor Studio · Studio Mehboob
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Anu Malik
- Various
- A.R. Rahman
- Laxmikant Pyarelal
- Rajesh Roshan
- Shankar Ehsaan Loy
- Jatin Lalit
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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