Updated on: 17 January, 2024 11:42 AM IST |Shreyas Pande
It is Javed Akhtars birthday today and the legendary writer turns 79. Along with his writing partner Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar wrote many hit films in the 70s and 80s to emerge as the most sought after writers in the industry. Their screenplays created a benchmark for writers. On Javed Akhtars birthday, here are 5 films written by the writer duo as Salim-Javed.
1) Zanjeer (1973)
Zanjeer remains among the most important film in the history of cinema for creating the image of an angry young man taking at the system. Salim-Javed were in their prime as they memorable scenes and dialogues.
2) Deewar (1975)
Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan continued their streak with Deewar which became memorable for its dialogues like, "Mai aaj bhi phenke hue paise nahi uthata" and "Mere paas maa hai."
3) Sholay (1975)
Sholay will always be remembered for all that it contains. It was written by utmost passion by Salim-Javed. By this time, the two had already attained a status of superstar writers.
4) Don (1978)
In 1978, Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan created the iconic character of Don that would go on to rule people's hearts and minds forever. So much so that, it will be remade many years later.Read more: 5 Evergreen Songs By Javed Akhtar That Prove He's A Prolific Writer
