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Date of Birth
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12-November-1915
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Place of Birth
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Najibabad
(Uttar Pradesh, Bijnor district)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Akhtar-Ul-Iman, Akhtar, Akhtar Ul Iman, अखà¥à¤¤à¤°-उल-इमान, अखà¥à¤¤à¤°
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Poet
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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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