Salim-Javed – the title is sufficient. The superhit screenplay writers of the 70s, who had written the brand new guidelines of Hindi cinema, captured the general public sentiment in its purest kind of their iconic blockbusters. Talking to EDNBOX’s Nikunj Garg and Marya Shakil on the present India By means of the Eyes of Its Icons, Javed Akhtar was requested to chart the successful components of their tales which resonated with a whole technology. Javed Akhtar recalled, “Looking back, we had no concept. I’m so completely happy that we did not know that. If we knew what society desires, what society was in search of, it means we’d be taking a look at society from outdoors and prescribing medicines. No, we have been a part of the society, we have been respiration the identical air, we have been feeling the best way your neighbour was feeling. We did that with out figuring out that everyone was feeling the identical factor. It was a a lot better state of affairs, as a substitute of sitting on a pedestal and pondering, ‘Oh, these individuals needed such tales.’ We did it as a result of we needed such tales. And thankfully, circumstances have been such like all people needed these tales.”
Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan labored collectively in 24 movies between 1971 and 1987, out of which 20 have been commercially and critically profitable. They wrote screenplays for hit movies like Seeta Aur Geeta, Zanjeer, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Deewaar, Sholay, Trishul, Don, Kaala Patthar, Shaan, to call a couple of.
Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan just lately attended a particular screening of Sholay, organized on the event of the movie finishing 49 years. The duo grabbed the headlines because the Amazon Prime collection Indignant Younger Males launched and introduced again the golden days of cinema to the brand new generations. The docu-series has been directed by Namrata Rao. The collection acquired stellar evaluations from critics and viewers alike.
