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Name the script writer, who won the Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award 2019 recently.

Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • Javed Akhtar
  • Vishal Bhardwaj
  • Anurag Kashyap
  • Salim Khan
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The Correct Option is D

Approach Solution - 1

This question is about the screenwriter honoured with the Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award in 2019.

  1. Javed Akhtar: Though a highly awarded lyricist-writer, he was not the 2019 recipient of this award.
  2. Vishal Bhardwaj: His recognition has come mainly for direction and music, and he was not given this award in 2019.
  3. Anurag Kashyap: He is celebrated for his filmmaking, but this particular award in 2019 was not his.
  4. Salim Khan: As one half of the famous Salim-Javed screenwriting duo behind several classic Hindi films, Salim Khan was given this lifetime honour in 2019 for his writing contribution to Indian cinema.

The correct answer is Salim Khan, honoured with the award for his lifetime contribution as a screenwriter.

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A "lifetime achievement" award for a screenwriter should point to someone whose main legacy is decades of scriptwriting, rather than direction or acting-adjacent work, which is the filter that separates these four names.

  1. Javed Akhtar: A major figure in Hindi film writing, but not the one honoured with this particular award in 2019.
  2. Vishal Bhardwaj: Better known for directing and composing, and not the 2019 recipient of this award.
  3. Anurag Kashyap: Recognised mainly for his filmmaking career, not for this lifetime writing honour that year.
  4. Salim Khan: Half of the Salim-Javed duo whose scripts shaped several classic Hindi films, Khan's decades in screenwriting were what the 2019 Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Achievement Award recognised.

The correct answer is Salim Khan, honoured specifically for his lifetime body of work as a screenwriter.

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