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Salim-Javed were a scriptwriter duo who wrote a number of commercially and critically successful Hindi films in the 1970s and early 1980s. The duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, made the writer's role popular with their names appearing in the posters of the films, and in some films they shared up to 25% of the profit. Their association lasted until 1982, following which Javed moved into writing lyrics for films. During their time working together, the duo won six Filmfare Awards. Though these movies are considered to be in Hindi but they mostly include vocabulary from Urdu, a register of the Hindustani language.

Salim started his friendship with Javed during the making of the film Sarhadi Lootera. Salim was a small-time actor, and Sarhadi Lootera was one of the last films he acted in before he turned his attention to writing. Javed was a clapper boy for the film and was later made the dialogue writer as director S.M. Sagar was unable to find a dialogue writer.

They lived in Bandra and would write stories together. Since their individual work was flopping, they decided to team up.

Contribution[link]

Story and script writer Salim Khan has written and produced a majority of the successful movies all through the 1970s and 1980s era. Salim Khan was earlier a junior technician for various films had not made any considerable mark in the field. Realizing the lack of writers in the movie making industry, he gradually learnt about story telling and writing techniques used in films, along with close friend and then business associate Javed Akhtar and began writing short transcripts. Salim-Javed (as they are famously called) have scripted innumerable commercially and critically accepted movies for movie making giants like Nasir Hussain (Yaadon Ki Baraat), Yash Chopra (Deewar), Yash Johar (Dostana), Ramesh Sippy (Sholay), Shekhar Kapoor (Mr. India) and Don. The duo split up in the early 1980s and ended their 15 year professional relationship because Javed Akhtar shifted to writing lyrics^[1]. Khan's eldest son, Salman, made his film debut at the age of twenty four with Maine Pyaar Kiya in the year 1989 and eventually went on to become one of the most successful actors in the history of Bollywood enjoying heavy commercial and critical success throughout his career. Salman Khan has collaborated with his father Salim Khan(writer) in Patthar Ke Phool and with Javed Akhtar in only one film project, Marigold, in his two decade old career. Javed Akhtar, on the other hand, has worked in all the films produced by his children Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar's Excel Entertainment.

They are credited with the creation of the "angry young man" image of Amitabh Bachchan.^[2] For a significant number of his major hits, they wrote the screenplay, story and dialogue. They brought credibility to a profession which had previously been relegated to the background. It is due to their efforts and work that screenplay/story/dialogue writers are seeing the limelight. They fought for and achieved the mentioning of screenplay/story/dialogue writer's names on the movie posters.

Beyond their influence on Hindi films, their work has also recently begun influencing Western films. According to Loveleen Tandan, the screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, who wrote the screenplay for the Academy Award winning Slumdog Millionaire (2008), "studied Salim-Javed's kind of cinema minutely."^[3] In particular, Deewaar (1975) was described by the director Danny Boyle as being "absolutely key to Indian cinema" and influenced the making of Slumdog Millionaire.^[4] Actor Anil Kapoor noted that some scenes of Slumdog Millionaire "are like Deewaar, the story of two brothers of whom one is completely after money while the younger one is honest and not interested in money."^[5]

According to Javed Akhtar, in their early periods, on the cinema posters, there were no names of script writer, story and screenplay. Realizing that the hard work is done by these duo, and not getting the appropriate recognization, Salim and Javed decided to paint their names on all the posters pasted in the city. They hired a rikshaw and put the paint bucket on that and did all the work themselves the entire night. After that, the directors also started to put their name on the posters.

One of the techniques often used by Salim-Javed was their use of a montage sequence to represent a child growing into an adult, a technique that dates back to Raj Kapoor's Awaara (1951). For example, Deewaar showed a character entering a temple as a child and then leaving the temple as an adult. Slumdog Millionaire paid homage to Salim-Javed by showing a montage sequence where two "brothers jump off a train and suddenly they are seven years older".^[6]

Filmography[link]

• Zanjeer (Hindi and Telugu; 2013)
• Mr. India (Hindi; 1987)
• Shakti (Hindi; 1982)
• Shaan (Hindi; 1980)
• Dostana (Hindi; 1980)
• Kaala Patthar (Hindi; 1979)
• Trishul (Hindi; 1978)
• Don (Hindi; 1978)
• Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (Telugu; 1977)
• Immaan Dharam (Hindi; 1977)
• Chacha Bhatija (Hindi; 1977)
• Premada Kanike (Kannada; 1976)
• Sholay (Hindi; 1975)
• Deewaar (Hindi; 1975)
• Majboor (Hindi; 1974)
• Zanjeer (Hindi; 1973)
• Yaadon Ki Baaraat (Hindi; 1973)
• Seeta Aur Geeta (Hindi; 1972)
• Haathi Mere Saathi (Hindi; 1971)

Filmfare Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Salim Khan at the Internet Movie Database
• Javed Akhtar at the Internet Movie Database

Salim Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor and screenwriter. In Hindi cinema, Khan is best known for his prolific work in the latter area.

Personal life[link]

Khan was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Khan's father was a police officer, while his mother had died when he was still young. In 1964, he married Salma Khan (birth name Sushila Charak), a Maharashtrian Dogra Rajput from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Salim and Salma have four children together: Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan and Alvira Khan. In 1981, Salim married the entertainer Helen, who lives in a separate house. Relations between his two families were rumored to have been tense at first, but Salim's children are now said to be fond of his second wife. They have also adopted a daughter named Arpita Khan.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Khan debuted after director K. Amarnath saw him at a wedding and was impressed by his good looks. He asked him to come to Mumbai, where he hired him as an actor for Rs. 400 a month. Khan acted in various movies, in large and small parts, for seven years. He was unable to capture the public's interest, and, as a result, his career had stalled. Khan appeared in such films as Teesri Manzil (1966), Sarhaadi Lootera (1966) and Diwaana (1967). He met Javed Akhtar on the sets of Sarhaadi Lootera. Javed used to write dialogues and then became a film script writer, now a well known lyricist. The duo hit it off and formed a scriptwriting team that came to be known as Salim-Javed. Their first big success was the script for Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). They also had hits in Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Trishul (1978), Kranti (1981), Zamaana (1985) and Mr India (1987). Salim-Javed, described by some as "the most successful scripwriters of all-time",^[who?] are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Indian cinema to achieve star status.^[1]

Filmography[link]

Writer[link]

• Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
• Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
• Zanjeer (1973)
• Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
• Majboor (1974)
• Sholay (1975)
• Deewaar (1975)
• Premada Kanike (Kannada) (1976)
• Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (Telugu) (1977)
• Immaan Dharam (1977)
• Chacha Bhatija (1977)
• Don (1978)
• Trishul (1978)
• Kaala Patthar (1979)
• Yugandhar (1979)
• Shaan (1980)
• Dostana (1980)
• Kranti (1981)
• Shakti (1982)
• Zamaana (1985)
• Angaarey (1986)
• Naam (1986)
• Mr India (1987)
• Falak (1988)
• Kabzaa (1988)
• Toofan (1989)
• Jurm (1990)
• Akayla (1991)
• Mast Kalandar (1991)
• Patthar Ke Phool (1991)
• Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994)
• Majhdhaar (1996)
• Dil Tera Diwana (1996)
• Aag (2007)
• Aag (2007)
• Zanjeer (Simultaneously shot in Hindi & Telugu) (2013)

Producer[link]

• Aakhri Ghulam (1989)
• Insaniyat Ke Devta (1993)
• Billa No. 786 (2000

Actor[link]

• Teesri Manzil (1966)
• Diwana (1968)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Salim Khan at the Internet Movie Database
• Salim-Javed
• An interview with Salim Khan

Javed Akhtar
Born	(1945-01-17) 17 January 1945 (age 67)[1] Gwalior state, British India
Occupation	Lyricist, poet, scriptwriter
Nationality	Indian
Subjects	Love, philosophy
Spouse(s)	Honey Irani (divorced) Shabana Azmi
Children	Farhan Akhtar Zoya Akhtar
Influences Majaz, Jan Nisar Akhtar
Influenced Urdu poetry
www.javedakhtar.com

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Akhtar is a main stream writer and some of his most successful work was carried out in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed. Akhtar continues to be a prominent figure in Bollywood and is one of the most popular and sought-after lyricists.^{[citation needed]}

Early life[link]

He was born as Jadoo Akhtar in Gwalior, (Madhya Pradesh) to Jan Nisar Akhtar, a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet, and singer Safia Akhtar, a teacher and writer.^[1] His original name was Jadoo, taken from a line in a poem written by his father: "Lamba, lamba kisi jadoo ka fasana hoga". He was given the official name of Javed since it was the closest to the word jadoo.^[2] Amongst his family members who are poets are the Urdu poet Majaz (maternal uncle), and his grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi, and Maulana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, a noted philosopher, poet and religious scholar of the nineteenth century. Akhtar's younger brother, Salman Akhtar, is a psychoanalyst practicing in the United States.

Having lost his mother while very young, Akhtar's early years were spent in Lucknow, Aligarh and Mumbai, mostly with relatives. He studied in Colvin Taluqdars' College in Lucknow and the Minto Circle where he completed his matriculation from Aligarh Muslim University. After matriculation, Akhtar acquired a B.A. from Saifiya College in Bhopal. A gifted debater in college, he won the Rotary Club Prize frequently.

Career[link]

Akhtar arrived in Mumbai on 4 October 1964. In his early years living in Mumbai, he managed to write the dialogue for a minor film for Rs. 100. Occasionally, he used to work as an assistant. He got a job as a scriptwriter on Yakeen which flopped. Akhtar then joined with his friend Salim Khan to develop the story for Adhikar. Salim-Javed were hired by G. P. Sippy's Sippy Films as resident screenwriters and produced the screenplays for successful films like Andaz, Seeta Aur Geeta, Sholay and Don.

Akhtar used to write his scripts in Urdu, which were then written out in Hindi by his assistant. Another assistant would type out a one line summary in English. His association with Salim Khan lasted until 1980. After this Akhtar wrote some scripts on his own, but mostly moved into writing lyrics for films, in which he achieved success.

Akhtar has also attempted more serious Urdu poetry aside from writing lyrics for movies. A major set of his works were compiled in Tarkash, which was also rendered into audio in his voice. Singers such as late Jagjit Singh and late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan have sung some of his non-movie poetry.

Javed Akhtar was also a judge alongside Anu Malik, Kailash Kher and Sonali Bendre on India's singer hunt Indian Idol 4. He is also on the advisory board of the Asian Academy of Film & Television.

Personal life[link]

Akhtar was born a Muslim, but later became an Atheist as he stated in his speech "Spirituality, Halo or Hoax".^[3][4] Akhtar was married to Honey Irani, a script-writer for Hindi films, with whom he had two children Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar, both film directors and actors. The father and son duo have worked together in films such as Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Rock On!! and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara along with Zoya. His son Farhan is married to Adhuna Akhtar, a hair stylist.^[5]

After Javed's divorce with Irani, he married actress Shabana Azmi, the daughter of another Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi.

Awards[link]

Javed Akhtar was awarded the Padma Shri award by the Government of India in 1999 and received the Padma Bhushan in 2007. Akhtar has also won the Filmfare Award fourteen times, seven times for Best Script, and eight times for Best Lyrics for "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha..." in 1942-A Love Story, "Ghar Se Nikalte Hi..." for Papa Kahte Hain, "Sandese Aate Hain...." for Border, "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jhonke..." for Refugee, "Radha Kaise Na Jale" for Lagaan, "Kal Ho Na Ho" for Kal Ho Na Ho, "Tere Liye..." for Veer-Zaara and "Jashn-e-Bahara" for Jodhaa Akbar.

Akhtar has won the National Award five times. In 1996 he won for Best Lyricist for the film Saaz and in 1997 he won the National Award for Border. He again won the National Award in 1998 for Godmother. In 2000 he again won the National Award for the song "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jonke..." from the film Refugee and in 2001 for "Radha Kaise Na Jale" from Lagaan.

He has won the 1995 and 1997 Screen Videocon Awards. He also won first Zee Award for Best Lyricist for "Sandese Aate Hain" from the film Border. He was awarded a Videocon Screen award as well as a Lux Zee Cine award for "Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jhonke..." for Refugee.

In 2001 Akhtar received the "National Integration Award" from the All India Anti-Terrorist Association and the Avadh Ratan from the U.P. Government. He also won the 2003 Hakim Khan Sur Sammaan Award from the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur.

Filmography[link]

As scriptwriter[link]

Movies written as part of the Salim-Javed team are marked as such.

• Haathi Mere Saathi, 1971 (Salim-Javed)
• Seeta Aur Geeta, 1972 (Salim-Javed)
• Yaadon Ki Baaraat, 1973 (Salim-Javed)
• Zanjeer, 1973 (Salim-Javed)
• Majboor, 1974 (Salim-Javed)
• Deewar, 1975 (Salim-Javed)
• Sholay, 1975 (Salim-Javed)
• Immaan Dharam, 1977 (Salim-Javed)
• Chacha Bhatija, 1977 (Salim-Javed)
• Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (Telugu film), 1977 (Salim-Javed)
• Trishul, 1978 (Salim-Javed)
• Don, 1978 (Salim-Javed)
• Yugandhar (Telugu remake of Don), 1979 (Salim-Javed)
• Kaala Patthar, 1979 (Salim-Javed)
• Dostana, 1980 (Salim-Javed)
• Shaan, 1980 (Salim-Javed)
• Kranti, 1981 (Salim-Javed)
• Shakti, 1982 (Salim-Javed)
• Duniya, 1984, story, screenplay, and dialogue
• Mashaal, 1984 (Javed Akhtar)
• Saagar, 1985 (Javed Akhtar)
• Meri Jung, 1985 (Javed Akhtar)
• Mr. India, 1987 (Salim-Javed)
• Main Azaad Hoon, 1989,Story
• Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993), story, screenplay, and dialogue
• Don: The Chase Begins Again (Salim-Javed: based on original script), 2006
• Zanjeer (Hindi & Telugu film), 2013 (Salim-Javed)

He has been awarded the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award 8 times.

As lyricist[link]

See also[link]

Poetry portal

• Salim-Javed
• Urdu
• List of Urdu-language poets

References[link]

• Chopra, Anupama, Sholay - The Making Of A Classic (Penguin Books) 2000 ISBN 0-14-029970-X

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Javed Akhtar

• Javed Akhtar Songs, Poetry, Biography
• Javed Akhtar at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
• Javed Akhtar at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC's Noel Thompson interviews JavedAkhtar on 4 September 2006
• JavedAkhtar.com

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Mohammad Saleem (Urdu محمد سلیم) better known as Saleem Javed is a Pakistani pop singer born in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He emerged to fame in the 1980s,^[1] though, he was already known in some quarters before that, as a semi-classical singer due to his work in the classical industry. Saleem Javed practically started the trend of Re-Mixing old songs with new instrumentation and improvisation 23 years ago. He did the first ever re-mix in Pakistan in his first album Listen to My Voice launched in 1985 and the song was " Janam Aii Janam by Legendary Madom Noor Jehan ".^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site