Editing Javed Akhtar (section)

==Awards and nominations==
Javed was awarded the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] by the Government of India in 1999, followed by the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> In 2013, he received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Urdu]], India's second highest literary honour, for his poetry collection ''Lava''.<ref>[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/award2013-e.pdf "Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002741/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/award2013-e.pdf |date=19 December 2013 }}. [[Sahitya Akademi]]. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.</ref> In 2019, he was conferred with an [[honorary doctorate]] ([[D.Litt|Doctor of Letters]]) by the [[Jamia Hamdard|Jamia Hamdard University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/javed-akhtar-conferred-with-honorary-doctorate-by-jamia-hamdard-university-2055183.html |title=Javed Akhtar Conferred With Honorary Doctorate by Jamia Hamdard University |date=2019-03-04 |website=[[News18 India]] |access-date=2019-04-30 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430091544/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/javed-akhtar-conferred-with-honorary-doctorate-by-jamia-hamdard-university-2055183.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020 he was awarded the [[Richard Dawkins Award]] for being a "powerful force for secularism, reason, and human rights, challenging superstition and intolerance through his work in poetry, screenwriting, and political activism".<ref name="dawkins">{{Citation |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Javed Akhtar Wins Richard Dawkins Award |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award-550966 |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=2021-08-09 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607083105/https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/javed-akhtar-wins-richard-dawkins-award-550966 |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref name="centerforinquiry.org"/> [[Lokmat]] [[Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards|Sur Jyotsna National Music Award]] - 2025 '''Legend Award''' for him contribution to Indian music.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-03-28 |title=सूर ज्योत्स्ना राष्ट्रीय संगीत पुरस्कारांचे वितरण आज; जावेद अख्तर, नितीन मुकेश यांचा सन्मान |url=https://www.lokmat.com/mumbai/sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards-to-be-held-today-lyricist-javed-akhtar-singer-nitin-mukesh-honoured-a-a747/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>

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| 1996 || rowspan="5" | [[National Film Awards]]|| rowspan="5" |[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] || {{won}} || ''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]'' ||
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| 1997 || {{won}} || ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' ||
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| 1998 || {{won}} || ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' ||
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| 2000 || {{won}} || ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' ||
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| 2001 || {{won}} || ''[[Lagaan]]'' ||
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| 1995 || rowspan="13" | [[Filmfare Awards]] || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' ||
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| 1997 || {{won}} || "Ghar Se Nikalte" from ''[[Papa Kehte Hai]]'' ||
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| 1989 || {{Nominated}} || "Ek Do Teen" from ''[[Tezaab]]'' ||
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| 1990 ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] || {{won}} || ''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]'' ||
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| 1998 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Sandese Aate Hai" from ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' ||
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| 1998 || {{Nominated}} || "Chand Taare" from ''[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]'' ||
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| 1999 || {{Nominated}} || "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" from ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]'' ||
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| 1984 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]|| {{nominated}} || ''[[Betaab]]'' ||
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| 1985 || {{nominated}} || ''[[Mashaal]]'' ||
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| 1986 || {{nominated}} || ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' ||
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| 2001 || rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Lyricist]]|| {{won}} || "Panchchi Nadiyaan" from ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' ||
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| 2002 || {{won}} || "Radha Kaise Naa Jale" from ''[[Lagaan]]'' ||
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| 2002 || {{Nominated}} || "Mitwa" from ''[[Lagaan]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title=KANK, Omkara lead GIFA list with 12 nominations each |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/kank-omkara-lead-gifa-list-with-12-nominations-each-1161929125.html?story=1 |work=Oneindia |date=27 October 2006 |language=en |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228111929/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/kank-omkara-lead-gifa-list-with-12-nominations-each-1161929125.html?story=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | [[4th Mirchi Music Awards|2011]] || rowspan="7" | [[Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]] || {{nom}} || ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' || rowspan="3" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011|date=30 January 2013|access-date=24 May 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130161203/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php|archive-date=30 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mirchi.in/us-east|title=Mirchi Plus USA - Live Indian Radio &#124; Listen Hindi Songs, Videos, Podcasts, Mirchi Murga|website=mirchi.in|access-date=2 June 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224014118/https://mirchi.in/us-east|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | [[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Lyricist of The Year]] || {{won}} || "Khwabon Ke Parindey" from ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
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| {{nom}} || "Senorita" from ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
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| [[5th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]] || {{won}} || "Jee Le Zara" from ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/winners_list.html|title=Winners - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012|website=www.radiomirchi.com|access-date=2018-04-27|archive-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116015905/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/winners_list.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[7th Mirchi Music Awards|2014]] || Lifetime Achievement Award || {{won}} || - || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi2014/winners/|title=Winners - Mirchi Music Awards 2014|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2018-04-15|archive-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526143822/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi2014/winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | [[8th Mirchi Music Awards|2015]] || Album of The Year || {{nom}} || ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]'' || rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/|title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2018-03-25|archive-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330062839/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Lyricist of The Year || {{nom}} || "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
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