Akhtar Ul Iman

About

Screenwriter and poet who won the 1963 Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue for Dharmputra. Three years later, he won the award again for Waqt.

Before Fame

He associated with poet Khurshid ul Islam while growing up at Bijnor.

Trivia

He won the 1962 Sahitya Akademi Award for Yadein (Memories), a collection of his poems.

Family Life

He married and had three daughters and one son with Sultana Iman.

Associated With

Another famous Indian poet is Sarojini Naidu.