Akhtar ul Iman

Poet, Film director

1915 – 1996

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Who was Akhtar ul Iman?

Akhtar ul Iman was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who had a major influence on modern Urdu nazm.

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1963 for Dharmputra and 1966 for Waqt. He was awarded the 1962 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, for his Poetry Collection, Yadein, by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

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Born
Nov 12, 1915
Najibabad
Also known as
  • Akhtar-Ul-Iman
  • Akhtar
  • Akhtar Ul Iman
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Religion
  • Islam
Nationality
  • India
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Died
Mar 9, 1996
Mumbai

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on July 23, 2013

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