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Javed Akhtar is known for:

  • Swades
    A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
  • Sholay
    After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
  • Don
    DCP DeSilva sees a way to bring to justice the feared head of a criminal empire by recruiting a man named Vijay, who looks exactly like the crime boss. The ruse works too well, and soon Vijay finds his life in danger when DeSilva, the only one who knows his true identity, dies.

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