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Salim Khan is probably one
of the greatest scriptwriters to have graced Inidan cinema. Born in 1935,
he has acted and written many a block busters. The much famed duo of Salim-Javed
ruled the roost in 1970’s when they churned one hit after another
and are credited with creating the image of ‘Angry Young Man’ for Amitabh
Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan meteoric rise to fame was propelled by scripts
written by Salim-Javed. Impressed by the good looks of Salim, director
K.Amarnath invited Salim to Mumbai on a salary of Rs 400 Per Month. Salim
had some paltry roles to his credit which got unnoticed and his acting
career never really took off . For seven years he kept appearing in films
like:
Teesri Manzil (1966)
Sarhaadi Lootera (1966)
Diwana (1967)
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It was only when he met Javed
Akhtar on the sets of ‘Lootera’, that thought of doing some thing which
made a difference. Born in 1945 to Jan Nissar Akhtar's, poet and lyricist
Javed was a clapper boy who later moved up the ladder to writing dialogues.
The two instantly got along and formed their own scriptwriting duo called
Salim-Javed.
Seeta aur Geeta (1972
was their first big success and ever since they haven’t looked backed.
The first of the scriptwriting teams to take writing to star status with
highest professional fees , they were very prolific in giving block
busters like Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), and Trishul
(1978) to name a few. But since their break-up in early 1980’s they have
not been able to recreate that magic alone on their own
Born on 24th Nov.1935, in
Indore, India to a police officer, Salim’s mother passed away while he
was still very young. He got married to a Hindu Marathi lady in 1964 Sushila
renamed to Salma after marriage. Unhappy with the marriage, Salma’s parents
broke every relationship and were not on talking terms for seven years
after the wedding. Salim and Salma gave birth to: Salman (b. 1965), Arbaaz
(b. 1967), Sohail (b. 1970), Alvira. Andt they also adopted a daughter
named Arpita.
Salim married again to
his second wife in the late 1970s, the dancer/actress Helen, who lives
in a separate household. The sore relations between the two families initially
gave way to eventual peace and happiness when Salim's children by his first
wife became fond of his second wife as well.
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