Salim-Javed

Who is Salim-Javed?

Salim-Javed were a scriptwriter duo who worked for 24 films from 1971-1987 of which 20 were commercially and critically successful films. They worked together in 21 Bollywood movies, 2 Telugu films - Manushulu Chesina Dongalu, Yugandhar and one Kannada film - Premada Kaanike. 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, when due to ego issues both decided to split after which Javed moved into writing lyrics for around 80 films and scripts for 20 films from 1981 till present times whereas Salim wrote for 10 scripts between 1983-1996. They worked on 2 movies like Zamana and Mr. India even after the split, only because these scripts were written earlier and made into film later after they split. During their time working together, the duo won six Filmfare Awards. Though the dilaogues from these movies are considered to be in Hindi but they mostly include vocabulary from Urdu, a register of the Hindustani language.Salim-Javed, many a times described as "the most successful scripwriters of all-time", are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in Hindi films to achieve star status.