JAVED AKHTAR IS INDIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY’S “PERSON OF THE YEAR” 

Script writer, lyricist, poet and Chairman of IPRS, Mr. Javed Akhtar was recognized and awarded with the inaugural Indian Music Industry “PERSON OF THE YEAR” award. At a function organized by the IMI during the first “DIALOGUE- Indian Music Conclave”, he was presented with the award by Shridhar Subramaniam President of Sony Music India and Chairman of IMI and Seymour Stein, Co-founder/ Chairman Sire Records and VP Warner Bros Records. Stakeholders in the music sector such as Vikram Mehra, MD Saregama, Devraj Sanyal MD & CEO Universal Music Group India and South Asia spoke of the immense respect that Mr Javed Akhtar has gathered the industry by ensuring that the creator and music business communities build bridges in an effort to work together for the success and betterment of the industry and for his role in ensuring that authors, composers settle their long standing with the music industry which had been festering for years. Javed Akhtar said, “This award is not only recognition of me, it is recognition for all stakeholders in the Industry- of the extremely positive and mature fashion in which the industry now conducts and views itself”.

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