It marks the 75th birthday of Bollywood lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today. Born on 17 January 1945, Akhtar is a great Urdu poet who has also written some screenplays for Bollywood classics. The Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan recipient is an excellent lyricist who weaves words to convey ideas of love, romance and friendship along with explaining life in general! He has penned down numerous songs for the industry and if you are someone who loves listening to detail, then lyrics are so prolific. It would be incomplete to mark a writer/lyricist's birthday without looking at some of their best works. And on Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday, we give you some of his best song lyrics that will have a lasting impression on your mind.

Javed Akhtar has written the screenplay for films like Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay before he switched his career to a lyricist. He grew up reading literary works of prolific writers. With his grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi a poet, he had a nice influence of mastery of words. Javed Akhtar's original name was Jadoo, taken from a line in a poem written by his father and now he stays true to that pen name as he weaves magic with them. He wrote a variety of songs for love, romance, friendships, separation, and life lessons. On his birthday, let us look at some of his best lines from Hindi songs. In Age of Modern Romance, These Beautiful Shayaris By Mirza Ghalib Will Make You Fall In Love... With Good Writing.

He Makes Separation Seem Beautiful Through Words

Javed Akhtar Veer Zaara lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

On Living Life With All Its Expectations 

Talaash lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

Love Doesn't Come Easy, Does It?

Kal Ho Naa Ho lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

The Kind of Words That Transcend Across All Societal Borders

Gully Boy song lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

When Your Happiness is in a Person...

Rock On Javed Akhtar song lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

If Life's a Journey, This Song Has to Be On Your Playlist 

Swades song lyrics (Photo Credits: File Image)

To One and All, Who's Tired of Love and Yet Wants to Beleive in It

Dil Chahta Hai (Photo Credits: File Image)

These are some of Akhtar's penned lines which so beautifully convey the feelings. You can listen to these songs on loop and just let the meaning sink-in with every time you replay it. In times of the remixes and just random words being placed one after another to rhyme, these are some songs which regain the charm of good Bollywood music. We wish Javed Akhtar a very Happy Birthday!

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