Salim-Javed the star writers who wrote blockbusters
By
RUBY ZAIDI
Superstar of the Millennium Amitabh Bachchan in many interviews said, ” Whatever success I got in the film industry is because of Salim-Javed, very honestly credit goes to them as well, these two are amongst very few persons who transformed an Actor Amitabh into a Superstar Amitabh Bachchan.” Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan were one iconic duo of their times. They have worked on multiple films together and gained name, fame and money. Infact they gave recognition to the film writers as in the past writers were not given credits on the posters, designs and many times on the screen. They were the first who treated and recognised as Stars. After giving dozens of superhits, they fell apart after some time. Javed has recently revealed the reason behind their separation.
In a recent interview, he unveiled, “Salim was one of the few who would encourage me. Had I been living somewhere else, we might have not met often, but because I got a room close to his home, I would often visit him.”
He further added, “In our struggling days, we were one tea. We did not have any other friends, we would work together from morning till evening. We would even have meals together. Out of 24 hours, we would spend 15-16 hours with each other. But as we became successful, new people came into our lives and our friend’s circle got separated. The mental rapport we had was broken. We could no longer work as a team.”
After their seperation Akhtar concentrated on lyrics writing and recieved name, fame and money while Saleem Khan continued as a story,screen play writer for sometime.
Saleem Khan is married to Asma and actress Helen and he is the proud father of Salman Khan , Arbaz Khan, Sohail Khan and Arpita while Javed Akhtar is married to actor and activist Shabana Azmi and he is a proud father of actor Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
Haathi Mere saathi(1971) Seet Aur Geeta (1972) Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Zanjeer (1973), Haath Ki Safai (1974),Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Chacha Bhatija (1977), Don (1978), Trishul (1978), Dostana (1980), Kranti (1981), Zamana (1985) MrIndia (1987)