Famous poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar is celebrating his 80th birthday today. Javed Akhtar has earned a lot of name in the world of Hindi cinema and literature with his hard work. Javed sahab was born in Gwalior to famous poet Jan Nisar Akhtar. Despite being the son of a famous personality, Javed Akhtar had to struggle a lot to make his mark in cinema. Javed Akhtar came to Mumbai in the year 1964. At that time, he had to wander from door to door as he could not find work. He got his first successful break in 1969, after which his fortunes changed. Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar were famous as India's most popular writer duo, who together gave many great hit films like 'Trishul', 'Deewar', 'Kaala Patthar', 'Don', 'Sholay', 'Mr. India'.

• Mashaal: This 1984 superhit film starred Anil Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rati Agnihotri and tragedy king Dilip Kumar. The classic film 'Mashaal' was directed by Yash Chopra and written by Javed Akhtar. The film is still remembered for Dilip sahab's famous dialogue "Ae bhai".
• Betaab: The 1983 romantic blockbuster that saw Sunny Deol debut opposite Amrita Singh, 'Betaab' was one of the most sensational films of the 80s. Written by Javed Akhtar, the film starring Sunny Deol was directed by Rahul Rawail.
• Meri Jung: The 1985 hit legal drama 'Meri Jung' was directed by Subhash Ghai and starred Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Nutan, Amrish Puri and Javed Jaffrey. Apart from the brilliant performances of the star cast, the powerful screenplay written by Javed sahab was the soul of the film. Apart from winning two Filmfare Awards, 'Meri Jung' was also nominated in several Filmfare categories including Best Film.
• Arjun: After the success of 'Betaab', director Rahul Rawail and writer Javed Akhtar together gave another hit film named 'Arjun'. The 1985 action film, in which Sunny Deol played the lead role. All the credit for the strong story of the film 'Arjun' goes to Javed Akhtar.
• Main Azad Hoon: This 1989 hit drama starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shabana Azmi was based on the 1941 American drama 'Meet John Doe'. It is one of Big B's best films. Apart from the story, Javed Akhtar also wrote the dialogues of the film.