Mumbai: Lyricist Javed Akhtar was awarded the prestigious Dostovski Star Award for his remarkable influence on cultural heritage and literary dialogue on Friday.
Taking on her Instagram handle, Javed Akhtar’s wife Shabana Azmi shared Snap from the award ceremony, which featured the famous lyricist, who accepted the awards from dignitaries from the Russian house.
While sharing the pictures, the actress wrote, “Another great honor for Javed Akhtar, as he receives Dostovski Star Award!”
Javed Akhtar, who is considered a legendary screenwriter for the Indian cinema industry, has won several awards during his decades-length career. These include the National Award for Best Song, Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2007.
Earlier this year, Javed Akhtar was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the convocation ceremony of a famous film institute Woods International.
Whistling Woods International was founded in 2006 by director Subhash Ghai. After receiving the award, Javed Akhtar and Pankaj Kapoor gave some words of knowledge to the students attending the ceremony.
Akhtar, who is known for writing a screenplay of blockbuster films like Zangeyer and Sholay, talked about the importance of self-esteem in gaining excellence in life in his gratitude speech.
He said, “The only reason that can make you excellent is your self-esteem. Perhaps the world is not needed, and perhaps your friends are saying that you are very rude, but I know I can be better, and it may be better because I am doing it. If you have high self-esteem then you can reach excellence. Self-Estimam only demands yourself and nothing else.”
Javed Akhtar has written a screenplay for superhit films like ‘Sholay’, ‘Dewar’, ‘Zanjier’ and others.
