Lava  (Hindi, Paperback, Javed Akhtar)

LAVA The compositions of famous lyricist and script writer Javed Akhtar have added value and insight to several popular Hindi movie songs over the decades. Akhtar published his first collection Tarkash many years ago. After a gap of about fifteen years, his second poetry collection Lava (Hindi) has also been published. Lava (Hindi) is a collection of poems dealing with a range of subjects. Some of the poems have a questioning quality, as if they are probing for the deeper meaning of life. Others go into a range of human emotions like loss, loneliness and longing. They deal with subjects like atheism, love and mutual support of a close couple, and the anxiety of a father looking for support in the loneliness of old age. The poems invoke a range of feelings and emotions in the reader, getting them involved in the compositions. Lava will not only delight the fans of Akhtar, but all lovers of Hindi and Urdu poetry. About Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar was born in 1945 in Uttar Pradesh. He graduated with a degree from Saifiya College in Bhopal. He then tried to make a career for himself in Hindi film industry. After initial failures, he teamed up with Salim Khan, and the duo soon had a string of hits as scriptwriters. They had huge mega hit movies like Sholay, Andaz and Don. They parted company in 1982 and Javed Akhtar began to concentrate on writing lyrics. He has won numerous National Level Awards for his exemplary contribution in lyrics and Hindi Cinema including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He is married to popular Hindi Cinema actress Shabana Azmi.