9 reasons you MUST watch Angry Young Men docuseries on Salim-Javed

Angry Young Men a threepart docuseries on SalimJaved the greatest writer duo in Bollywood is now streaming on Prime Video and it is so gobsmackingly goodhellip especially if you are fond of the 70s and 80s Hindi cinema or want to know all about it We give you 9 reasons why you shouldnrsquot miss watching Angry Young Men Watch it1 To know the first writer superstars of Hindi cinema Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar Like the jodi had the audacity of asking one lakh rupees more than the biggest star of the time It was unheard of then and it is unfathomable to date As Karan Johar explains imagine you want one crore rupees more than Salman Khan2 To know how the expression Angry Young Man came about Yeah yeah you know all about the 70srsquo anxious India and how there was a palpable anger against the system and all that Well that has been the case in the history of mankind and yet SalimJaved created something magical on screen3 To know what made Amitabh Bachchan one of the greatest icons of Indian cinema The man the magic the macho hero was quite literally built by Salim Javed Watching some of those shots from iconic movies like Sholay Deewar Trishul and Don gives you goosebumps They say Amitabh Bachchan is the sexiest runner on the screen You see the shots of him running in Don and you understand what it means His eyes spew anger in Trishul in Deewar You instantly realise why the man commands so much respect as an actor across generations4 To know the power of imagination of a writer yes we know Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar were two but they amalgamated into one They say a great film is the vision of its director but as you watch Angry Young Men you realise how Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar offered the director on a platter For instance the scene in Sholay where Gabbar Singh cuts off Thakurrsquos hands is described by Salim Khan and you realise it was not just the director Ramesh Sippyrsquos genius that shook you watching it5 To know what the power of a dialogue in a movie is Javed Akhtar saab is credited for so many iconic lines that have resonated in a film buffrsquos ears all this time Main aaj bhi fenke hue sikke nahi uthata Yeh haath mujhe de de Thakur Aaj mere paas sab kuchh haihellipbangla gaadi naukar chaakarhellipWhy even the line that we use in our everyday lives tum jis school mein padhte ho hum wahan ke headmaster hain comes from a nondescript film like Haath ki Safaai You didnrsquot know that right Neither did we It is interesting to know how Polydor who held Sholayrsquos music and audio track rights decided to release Sholay dialoguesrsquo LP long playing vinyl record and how that went on to play a huge part into the filmrsquos success6 To know how the geniuses make even the greatest of their works look SO easy For instance you are blown to bits when you are told that Deewar was written in JUST 18 days Imagine what is regarded as the perfect screenplay was written in such a short time And Javed Akhtar says it so casually Itrsquos like watching Rohit Sharma pull a short delivery effortlessly or Virat Kohli unleashes one of his glorious cover drives and wondering how can they do it7 To understand why struggle plays an important part in any personrsquos success As Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar talk about their early days you see how their life their pentup emotions or even their pride mirrored into their heroes You realise why mother plays a vital role in Vijayrsquos both avatars in Deewar and Trishul And you too shed a tear with Salim Khan as he narrates a painful memory from his childhood8 To understand how too much success can destroy you When Zoya Akhtar says the pair wrote 24 films together and 22 of them were hits you are awestruck And when Salman Khan remembers how his father who used to get annoyed by the constantly ringing phone one day wondered why it was not ringing any longer and asked him to check if the line had gone dead After delivering two of the biggest hits in a year SalimJaved thought the producers were going to queue up to sign them and yet no one was ready because the industry thought they had become cocky9 And finally watch it to know why they suddenly stopped working together one fine day or a sad day for movie lovers There is no definitive answer sorry for the spoiler but Angry Young Men gives you enough to derive your own conclusions Itrsquos tragically beautiful to watch Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar pose together for concluding shots Decades after their split the warmth is still seen abd also the hesitancyYou want more Okay do not miss the title animation Therersquos one shot of late Amjad Khanrsquos swagger at the premiere of Sholay which is blink and miss but donrsquot miss itWatch it Because it is worth your time