Stepping into the realm of cinema, he began his career writing dialogues for Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977). Soon, he helmed his own newspaper, Urdu Reporter.

Moving to Bombay in 1959, Siddiqui went on to work as a professional journalist for Urdu dailies such as Khilafat Daily and Inquilaab. His father Shujat Ali, had served in the same library as an assistant librarian. While his great grandfather Hafiz Ahmed Ali Shauq was a historian and had written a number of books, he was also the first librarian of Shahi Qutub Khana now known as Raza Library. He hailed from a family of freedom fighters. Having worked with a range of directors such as Satyajit Ray, Yash Chopra, Shyam Benegal and Subhash Ghai, Siddiqui has also been a keen contributor to theatre, serving as IPTA National Vice-President, contributing to the establishing of Marathi IPTA, as well as penning successful plays such as Tumhari Amrita, Saalgirah, Andhe Choohe, 1857: Ek Safarnama, and Begum Jaan.īorn 13 January, 1942, Javed Siddiqui graduated in Urdu Literature from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

He has been winner of awards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Baazigar, the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogues for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, and the Screen Award for Best Screenplay for Raja Hindustani. With more than 50 works to his credit, Javed Siddiqui’s many successes include Umrao Jaan (1981), Mammo (1994), Fiza (2000), Zubeidaa (2001) and Tehzeeb (2003) as well as Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Raja Hindustani (1996), Pardes (1997), Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) and Koi.

It is rare to find an award-winning Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright, who has worked across genres to create storyline, scripts, and dialogues for numerous critically acclaimed films as well as mainstream blockbusters.

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