Javed Akhtar is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter. He has numerous awards for his work in all the creative fields. Including five National Film Awards. In the early part of his career he was a screenplay writer, creating Bollywood movies like Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay. Later he left screenplay writing and became a lyricist and social-political activist. ENT imm issued his CoS work permit and he was granted a Tier 5 creative visa for his UK engagements.