Question

For which film did Javed Akhtar win his first Filmfare Award for Best Story?
1. Sholay
2. Zanjeer
3. Silsila
4. Deewar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Zanjeer

The correct answer is Zanjeer.

• Javed Akhtar is a poet and lyricist and screenwriter of Hindi films.
• He is famous for writing the story, screenplay, and dialogues of Zanjeer, Deewar, and Sholay.
• The Deewar is a 1975 Hindi-language film.
• Yash Chopra-produced Deewar is one of the most successful films in Hindi cinema 
• Sholay is an Indian Hindi action film.
  • The film is produced by Gopal Das Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy.
• Silsila is a Hindi language film made in 1981.
  • It was directed by Yash Chopra.
  • This was the last film of Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.

• The Filmfare Awards are given annually for the best contribution in various fields of Hindi film.
• It first started in 1954 when the National Film Awards were also instituted.
• The first awards ceremony of the Filmfare Awards included awards -

1. The Best Film, and  ​Best Direction - Bimal Rai (Do Bigha Zameen),
2. Dilip Kumar (Daag), best actor,
3. Meena Kumari (Baiju Bawra) for best actress.