Last Updated on 22/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The writer duo Salim-Javed, who have written iconic Bollywood films like ‘Sholay’, ‘Deewar’ and ‘Zanjeer’, are in the news these days. The reason is Amazon Prime’s new documentary ‘Angry Young Men’. Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar wrote 24 Bollywood films before separating in 1982, out of which 22 were blockbusters.
The journey of this pair is memorable not only for Hindi but also for Indian cinema because together with superstar Amitabh Bachchan, they gave the image of ‘Angry Young Man‘ to the big screen. In the documentary ‘Angry Young Men’, many big names of Bollywood like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan are talking about the journey of Salim-Javed. But there was one name in it that surprised everyone – KGF star Yash. Now the reason has come to light as to how Yash came in this documentary.
KGF’s Salim-Javed connection
Angry Young Men‘ director Namrata Rao told the Indian Express that she feels Yash’s character Rocky in the KGF film is similar to the hero character ‘Vijay’ written by Salim-Javed.
Namrata said, ‘He also works in a coal mine and uses a similar lift to go down. Like ‘Deewar’, his mother also lives under a subway. He promises his mother that he will become a big man… I found it very interesting how even today people connect so much with the character of Rocky. We talked about this. Yash respects their (Salim-Javed) work a lot and likes to watch their films. I did not have to convince him much to invite him. He was very happy to be a part of it.’
Let us tell you, Yash, who is called the ‘Rocking Star’ of Kannada cinema, released his film ‘KGF Chapter 1’ in theaters in 2018. His film earned a lot in Hindi as well as the original Kannada version and became the favorite film of the audience.
When ‘KGF Chapter 2’ was released in theatres in 2022, it became a huge film across the country. This film of Yash made such records of earning in Hindi that no one had even imagined. With a net collection of 435 crores, it is still included in the top 10 highest earning films in Hindi.
Talking about Yash, recently he has started working on his new project ‘Toxic’. It is being directed by Geetu Mohandas and reports suggest that big actresses like Kiara Advani and Nayanthara are working in it.
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