Javed Akhtar says he and Salim Khan ‘never fought over trust or money’, opens up about breakup: ‘Partnership in a cement factory is easier’ Bollywood News
What caused the collapse of one of the greatest screenwriting duos in the history of Hindi cinema? Veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar has opened up about his break-up with writing partner Salim Khan, saying their partnership that produced several groundbreaking films had “weakened” over time. In the end, he revealed the reason for the bankruptcy.
As Salim-Javed, the duo penned some of the most iconic Hindi films of the ’70s, including Sholai, Deewaa, Zanjeer, Don, Haati Mere Saathi, Yadon Ki Bharat, and also starred in ‘Angry Youth’. played an important role in the production. prototype. They ended their 12-year partnership in 1982.
In an interview with Mojo Story’s Barkha Dutt, Javed Akhtar opened up about the reason for their breakup and said that writing partnerships are often difficult to maintain as they depend on a strong emotional bond. He and Salim Khan used to have that relationship. “Partnerships in cement plants are easier because you know the cost of producing cement and the price it costs in the market. Any decent person can establish a formal relationship with a partner and the business will continue. On the contrary, partnership in writing is a different ball game. There is no scale or weighing machine that can put a scene and determine its weight. It is only a matter of feeling. You can take a scene and develop it mutually, and this It takes a great deal of mental rapport to come to the conclusion that this is final and that this is a good thing. People can work together as long as there is great mental trust. . The moment relationships break down or become weak, cooperation is no longer possible.”
When asked why their trust broke down, Akhtar said that as they became successful and more people came into their lives, they naturally became estranged. Akhtar said there were never any fights, not even disputes over credit or money.
“When we started, we both had nothing, we only had each other. So we spent a lot of time together, sitting by the seaside, telling stories. We talked about things. He would come to my room, I had one paid guest room, or sometimes I would go to his house, which was a small house. But if you As you get bigger and more successful, more people come into your life. Then all the desires that were dormant, all the interests that were dormant… the main task or the main interest in your life. The moment you complete something that was, you reach a position of satisfaction, and then all other interests begin to appear.
“So I started meeting different kinds of people and then gradually I became different people and that’s what happened. We didn’t fight, we didn’t have any trust issues, we didn’t have any money issues, we didn’t have anything. We just became estranged. Some people realized that relationships no longer exist, we don’t sit together in the evenings, and we have our own friends. “It happened gradually and the trust weakened and that was reflected in our work,” he added.
In an old interview with etc, Salim Khan opened up about their breakup, said their relationship had an “expiration date” and recalled the night he found out Akhtar wanted to break up.
“One night when we were near Javed’s house, Javed told me that he wanted to break up and that he had been thinking about it. I stood up, shook his hand and started walking to the car. He started walking with me, but I picked him up, turned him towards the house, and said, “I can take care of myself.” I came home and didn’t tell anyone. The next evening, I started getting calls asking about the breakup. When I asked Javed if he had told anyone, he said only a few friends knew. We announced our disbandment a few days later,” Khan said.
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