Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar are two of the most iconic writers of Hindi cinema who have penned some memorable and magical blockbusters. However FIR show’s writer Amit Aaryan begs to differ. In an interview with Digital Commentary, he had something else to say.
Aaryan said, “I do not even consider Salim-Javed to be writers. This might be taken as a controversial statement but yes the whole world seems to admire them but not me. They have only copied things in their entire life.
Salim-Javed are copy-writers not writers. Let me say why.” He added, “Their film Sholay, which is about this one man whose hands have been cut by dacoits.
He wants revenge with the help of a man. It released in 1975, and right before there was a film called Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Vinod Khanna played the dacoit and his name was Jabbar Singh.
In Sholay, it became Gabbar Singh. Jayant played an army officer there, and here it was a policeman. There only one hand was cut here both his hands were cut.
There Dharmendra took revenge, here it was Amitabh Bachchan.” The coming together of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar is a story that could make for a whole new documentary. When you decide to document the lives of Hindi cinema’s most iconic writing duo, it’s impossible to film every experience they have lived.
But Khan, who’s a sharp and charismatic speaker, makes up for a lot of emptiness one could feel while watching the documentary. And equally tenacious is Akhtar, whose sense of humour is truly fo.