Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar discussed how their lives changed after they decided to call it quits in their recently released documentary. Salman Khan remembers how his incessantly ringing phones abruptly stopped.
The renowned Bollywood writers In the 1970s, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar’s films and characters completely changed the industry. When they announced their breakup in 1982, the industry was rocked. Until recently, the cause of their breakup remained a mystery. This legendary group discussed the reasons behind their parting in the Amazon Prime documentary series Angry Young Men. Salim Khan pointed the finger at their achievements, while Javed Akhtar remembered how they became estranged.
Javed Akhtar recalled the moment when things began to go south, saying, “It was a mistake we made; Salam-Javed did not realize the value of goodwill.” Despite having delivered two extremely successful pictures, Don and Trishul, which were both golden jubilee productions, we did not have a queue of producers waiting at our door. Salim Khan offered his perspective on this, saying, “More people have been destroyed by success than by failure.” Success has the potential to cloud your judgment and cause you to make poor choices. You must manage your attitude to ensure that it doesn’t affect you.
Trade analyst Komal Nahata recalls the stunned reaction of the business at the official announcement of Salim and Javed’s split. It was just an announcement, nothing more, as the industry insiders recall. “We used to be together for 18 hours a day, but slowly we started having our different circles. The major reason behind our split was that the spring of our career was drying up,” Javed Akhtar said in response to their breakup. Our work was also displaying signs of tiredness. Salim Khan added that he would rather talk about their happy experiences than their breakup. “There was no mudslinging; our split was very civilized,” he explains.
