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He played cricket for UP, studied at DU’s Hindu College. The 9-time National Award winner now gets an Oscars role- Aditya Birla Group launches performing arts academy, in an attempt to revive Indian National Theatre legacy
- Who is Santy Sharma? MP rapper and CJP critic rumoured to enter Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 20. All about the contestant list and premiere date
- 'What is wrong with propaganda films?': Javed Akhtar backs Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar amid debate. Says he preferred first one over Dhurandhar 2Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge has been a huge box office success, becoming the second-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide and overtaking Baa...04 May, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
- Prasoon Joshi appointed chairman of Prasar BharatiPrasoon Joshi has been appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.02 May, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
- Mukesh, Kishore, Rafi, Lata, Asha... the golden greats are gone, their songs play onThe passing of Asha Bhosle at the age of 92 marks the end of an era for Indian music. She was part of an iconic group alongside Lata Manges...25 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
- Who is Heisenberg? 'Leo' director Lokesh Kanagaraj says mystery lyricist who composed hit songs for Rajinikanth, Jr NTR is a 'real person'Tamil music enthusiasts have been captivated by chart-topping tracks featuring English lyrics penned by the mysterious Heisenberg. This ano...26 Jul, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
- Javed Akhtar’s X account hacked: Popular lyricist announced after message about Indian team at Paris OlympicsJaved Akhtar's X account was hacked, leading to a "harmless" message about the Indian team for the Paris 2024 Olympics being sent from his ...29 Jul, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
- Javed Akhtar asked to appear before court next week on Kangana Ranaut's criminal intimidation complaintA Mumbai court has issued summons to lyricist Javed Akhtar for criminal intimidation in a case filed by actor Kangana Ranaut, but held that...27 Jul, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
- ‘Naatu Naatu’ lyricist Chandrabose gifts pen used to write Oscar-winning song to Telugu Indian Idol 2 contestant‘Naatu Naatu’ lyricist was seen in the latest episode of Telugu Indian Idol 2.16 Apr, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
- Lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar to receive Honorary Doctorate from SOAS University of LondonSOAS bestows honourary doctorates to people with an outstanding contribution in the field of arts04 Apr, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
- Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film FestivalThe film features Adarsh Gourav, Swanand Kirkire, Shubhrajyoti Barat, Chetan Sharma and Ashwath Bhatt.14 Nov, 2022, 02.06 PM IST
- T-Series agrees to join IPRS, ending years of tiffThe decision will add over 15,000 hours of music to the society’s catalogue, including 200,000 titles and over 50,000 music videos across o...31 Mar, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
- IPAB allows IPRS to collect royalties from FM Radio Stations for its membersThe tribunal, headed by chairman Justice Manmohan Singh and technical members N Surya Senthil and SP Chockalingam, pronounced the judgement...04 Jan, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
- Artists representative body IPRS and Facebook sign music licensing agreementThe alliance will allow Facebook and Instagram users to choose music from IPRS’s library to add in their own videos, music stickers or stor...20 Jul, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
- Javed Akhtar brings music fraternity together to create brand new IPRSThe new Indian Performing Rights Society board is chaired by the legendary lyricist.21 Dec, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
- Robbing composers and lyricists of royalties: The row over money and melodyTop music labels have been accused of robbing composers and lyricists of royalties amounting to hundreds of crores.16 Nov, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
- When Shailendra's 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' went global, thanks to 'Deadpool'His best-known songs came in films such as 'Barsaat', 'Awara', 'Shree 420', 'Anari', 'Junglee', 'Guide', 'Madhumati' and 'Teesri Kasam'.14 Dec, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
- Films are not made for middle-class now: Javed AkhtarNoted lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar says Bollywood has drifted away from the middle class, which constitutes the major part of the...29 Oct, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
- The film industry finds itself caught in a struggle to adapt copyright laws to new technologyA Javed Akhtar may get Rs 5L for every song he writes, but even he can’t deny that many people contribute to enhancing the song’s appeal.15 Sep, 2011, 12.13 PM IST
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