‘Salim-Javed sued us for remaking Zanjeer, producer thought giving Javed saab a Nature’s Basket tokri would be enough’: Apoorva Lakhia
Apoorva Lakhia recalled when Salim-Javed sued the makers of the Zanjeer remake, any why he cast Ram Charan in the title role.
The great Indian screenwriter heist: 112 years of missing royalties
I'm on a road trip with friends, all self-proclaimed cinephiles, with every Shah Rukh Khan dialogue and Rahman tune on their ...
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Gabbar from Sholay was not created by Salim-Javed; makers took inspiration from…, even police used to fear
Surprisingly, the idea of Gabbar Singh’s character did not come from director Ramesh Sippy or scriptwriters Salim-Javed. The real-life Gabbar Singh’s notorious image influenced the film’s ...
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‘Deewaar’ at 50: The wall stands firm
It released 50 years ago, on 24 January 1975, a few months before the Emergency. Salim-Javed’s script touched on a host of evils plaguing society: greedy capitalism, worker exploitation ...
Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani confesses that adding masala to 'Vedaa' compromised the story of the Dalit girl
Nikkhil Advani regrets adding "masala" to his film Vedaa, admitting it compromised the story's integrity. Aiming for wider ...
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How time passes: Javed Akhtar on 50 years of ‘Deewaar’
Salim-Javed, as the two were known at the time, gave Hindi cinema some of its biggest hits but the Yash Chopra-directed “Deewaar”, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, holds a special ...
Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor starrer ‘Deewaar’ turns 50; Javed Akhtar recalls its making
Salim-Javed, as the two were known at the time, gave Hindi cinema some of its biggest hits but the Yash Chopra-directed "Deewaar", starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, holds a special place.
Film Heritage Foundation to screen ‘Deewaar’ to mark film’s 50th anniversary
As part of the celebration of 50 years of ‘Deewaar’, a special screening is set to be organised at Regal Cinema on February 1 by Film Heritage Foundation ...