Look up akhtar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Akhtar (Persian: اختر) (Pashto: اختر) means "star" in Persian and is used in Pashto for Nowruz and...

Shoaib Akhtar (Urdu, Punjabi: شعیب اختر; pronounced [ʃoeːb əxt̪ər] ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator...

Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, writer, dialogue writer, singer and songwriter who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai...

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards...

Adeel Akhtar (born 18 September 1980) is a British actor. In 2017, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role in Murdered...

Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Born to Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, she completed...

Akhtar Raza Khan (23 November 1943 – 20 July 2018), known reverentially as Tajush Shari'a, was an Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar, cleric and mufti. He was...

Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals)...

Ikram Akhtar is an Indian screenwriter, producer and director working in Bollywood. He has started acting institute named Ikram Akhtar Actor Factors. Moradabad...

Dilshad Akhtar (Punjabi: ਦਿਲਸ਼ਾਦ ਅਖ਼ਤਰ), sometimes spelled as Dilshad Akhter, was a Punjabi singer. He also worked as playback singer in many Punjabi films...

Akhtar Mirza was an Indian screenwriter and director for Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story, for the 1965 film Waqt. He is the father...

Manpreet Akhtar (1965 – 18 January 2016) was a Punjabi folk singer and the sister of Dilshad Akhtar, who was also a Punjabi-language folk singer. She is...

Productions Akhtar was born in a Pakistani Business class family to Mohammad Akhtar Shafi and Rizwana Akhtar where his father Mohammad Akhtar Shafi was...

Begum Akhtar (1914–1974) was an Indian ghazal singer. Begum Akhtar may also refer to: Sardar Akhtar (1915–1984), also known as Begum Akhtar, Indian film...

Munib Akhtar (Urdu: منیب اختر; born 14 December 1963) is a Pakistani jurist who serves as justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 8 May 2018. Justice...

Gulraiz Akhtar (2 February 1943 – 1 November 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan to Muhammad Amin and Amina...

Hindi-language adventure comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film stars...

Naheed Akhtar (also spelled Nahid Akhtar; born September 26, 1956) is a Pakistani playback singer. She is tagged as the "Nightingale of Pakistan". She...

Qasim Akhtar (born 8 June 1991) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless and Zeedan Nazir...

Sardar Akhtar (1915–1986) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Urdu films. She started her acting career on the Urdu stage. Her early films were...

Ayad Akhtar (born October 28, 1970) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter of Pakistani heritage. He has received numerous accolades including...

Akhtar Abdur Rahman (11 June 1924 – 17 August 1988), was a Pakistan Army general who served as the 5th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1987...

Philadelphia. Salman Akhtar was born in Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh to Jan Nisar Akhtar, a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet, and Safia Akhtar, a teacher and...

Akleem Akhtar (Urdu: اکلیم اختر; 1931/1932 – 1 July 2002), also known as General Rani, was the mistress of the Pakistani President and Dictator General...

Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and editor, who won an Emmy Award in 2016. His credits include work for Arrested...

Shamshad Akhtar is a Pakistani development economist, United Nations diplomat, banker and politician who served as the caretaker finance minister of Pakistan...

Raja Saleem Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: راجہ سلیم اختر) (8 September 1930 – 22 April 2004) was a Pakistani cricketer who played for Multan and Sargodha. His...

Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, who worked primarily in Hindi cinema. They were among the first Indian...

Dr Akhtar Husain (1912-1992, Urdu: اختر حسین) also known as Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri was a Pakistani scholar, journalist and lexicographer. He is also...

Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who...