The 70s were undeniably a golden era for Hindi cinema as legendary screenwriter duo Salim-Javed reigned over the arena by adding charm to films that enthralled audiences like never before. To date, dialogues and scenes from their iconic works such as ‘Sholay’, ‘Don’, and ‘Zanjeer’ have been embedded in people's hearts. Interestingly, the blockbuster pair is now back with a docuseries titled 'Angry Young Men', which covers their rise to the top where they wrote two dozen films together, of which 22 were blockbusters.
While we know the ones that received commercial success, here are the ones that unfortunately didn’t. ADVERTISEMENT After tasting success with ‘Sholay’ which continues to remain iconic, the duo experienced a setback with two back-to-back flops. These were - ‘Aakhri Dao’ (1975), ‘Immaan Dharam’ (1977).
‘Aakhri Daao’ starred Jeetendra, and Saira Banu in lead roles, with Danny Denzongpa, Padma Khanna, and Ranjeet in supporting roles. On the other hand, ‘Immaan Dharam’ featured Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Aparna Sen, Helen and Prem Chopra. The launch was attended by Salim Khan’s son and Bollywood superstar , who shared, "Salim-Javed took their life experiences and what they learned from people around them and they put it in cinema.
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