Who does not know the screenwriter duo Salim-Javed, who gave the concept of ‘Angry Young Men’ to Bollywood. In the industry, both of them wrote films together, out of which 34 proved to be hits. The story of Salim-Javed duo, who spread the magic of their pen with films like ‘Sholay’, is now coming on screen. A documentary series named ‘Angry Young Men’ is coming on Amazon Prime Video, in which stars Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar will be seen talking about their writing days.
Angry Young Men trailer released
How did the pairing of Salim and Javed form? How both of them wrote films together and then how both of them started ruling the industry, you will get to see all this in this documentary series. The trailer of this series has been released. In the trailer you can see Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and other stars talking about the Salim-Javed pair. Apart from this, Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan will also be seen in a funny style.
In those times, Salim and Javed had a different status. Both used to charge more fees than actors. This was a big thing at that time. This was the time when the audience came to watch films in the name of Salim and Javed and not to see the actors. In this trailer, Shabana Azmi says that both of them were thought to be very arrogant. The actress said that she herself used to think the same thing about Salim-Javed and what they think of themselves. Whereas superstar Salman Khan said, ‘If you want to kill someone, then kill with lust, he also did the same in life. Killed by work itself.
In the Hindi film industry, the Salim-Javed duo together wrote the films ‘Deewar’, ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Sita Aur Geeta’, ‘Haathi Mere Sathi’ and ‘Sholay’ along with other great and hit films. It was Salim and Javed who started the trend of giving credit to writers in films in the industry. This powerful couple got name, money, fame and status… everything. But the day also came when this couple broke up. Everyone was stunned by this. You will see the story of both of them in the ‘Angry Young Men’ documentary series. It will be released on Amazon Prime Video on August 20.