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Mr India was originally conceived for Amitabh Bachchan before Salim-Javed’s split, Javed Akhtar reveals: ‘I developed it completely on my own’ | Bollywood News

Mr India was originally conceived for Amitabh Bachchan before Salim-Javed’s split, Javed Akhtar reveals: ‘I developed it completely on my own’ | Bollywood News

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It’s hard to imagine Mr. India without Anil Kapoor, but veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar recently revealed that he wasn’t the first choice for the role. In a recent interview with Mid-Day India, Javed revealed that the original inspiration behind the film came from none other than Amitabh Bachchan, who is known for his baritone. Recalling how the idea was sparked, he said that during a film’s muhurat (launch), that was to be done by Amitabh Bachchan, the actor was not available in person. So, it was decided that his voice would be played at the muhurat. “He had to do the mahurat, and because of some reason, they recorded the voice of Amitabh and played it during the muhurat shot. So, that gave me an idea — if this voice is so popular, so effective, why can’t we make the Invisible Man with him? We wouldn’t have to take his dates also. Most of the time, we could shoot and he would later dub his voice… That is how the idea started,” he shared. He …

Salman Khan wants triple role in Salim-Javed’s Sholay remake; says he can play Jai, Veeru and Gabbar | Bollywood

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Sholay has made a significant impact on film enthusiasts and is regarded as a major influence on Indian cinema. Recently, Salman Khan expressed his desire to remake the action-drama, which was written by his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. During an interview with Farah Khan on Prime Video’s YouTube channel, Salman mentioned that he would like to take on a triple role in a remake of the classic Amitabh Bachchan-Dharmendra starrer. (Also read: Jaya Bachchan says she did not want to be part of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘male-centric’ Zanjeer: ‘Temptation was my co-star’) Salman Khan said that he wants to remake Salim-Javed’s Sholay, starring Amitabh Bachchan-Dharmendra. Salman Khan says he wants to play Jai, Veeru, Gabbar  When Farah quizzed Salman about which Salim-Javed movie he would like to remake, the actor replied, “I’d make Sholay and Deewar.” When the filmmaker-choreographer asked if he would like to portray Jai or Veeru, Zoya Akhtar, Namrata Rao and Javed Akhtar unanimously stated, “He is Veeru.” Salman further said, “Also Jai, I can play both. Gabbar also.”  Sholay also …

Salim-Javed`s family recall day of split, writers finally reveal reason

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Salim-Javed, the iconic writer-duo ended their partnership one fine day without any explanation. Their decision to part ways came as a shock to the entire film industry as the duo was the brain behind several blockbusters the Hindi cinema had seen back in the day including Zanjeer, Sholay, Don, Treeshul and many more. In the 24 films they worked together on, 22 were blockbusters.  In the docu-series, `Angry Young Men`, which traces the journey of Salim-Javed`s iconic pairing, the writers and their respective family members recalled the time of their split.  Recalling the day his father broke the news, Salman shared, “I remember when the partnership broke off, so my dad came home, he was disturbed. So, I was sitting at the dining table, and he said, ‘Javed and my partnership… He wants to break up. So I said, ‘Why? Didn`t you say anything?’ He said, ‘No’. I said, there`s got to be a reason. He said, ‘If he wants to go, he wants to go.’ So that`s all he said. That`s all he said.” …

Salman Khan on Salim-Javed’s work: They took stories from life and put them in cinema | Bollywood

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Mumbai, Superstar Salman Khan on Tuesday said iconic writing duo Salim-Javed drew from their life experiences to write stories for the big screen. Salman Khan on Salim-Javed’s work: They took stories from life and put them in cinema The actor was speaking at the trailer launch event of the Prime Video docuseries “Angry Young Men”, which chronicles the storied filmography and partnership of his father Salim Khan with industry colleague Javed Akhtar. In the series, Salman Khan and his mother Salma Khan serve as executive producers via Salman Khan Films alongside Akhtar’s children Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment and Zoya Akhtar of Tiger Baby Films. Ritesh Sidhwani and Reema Kagti are also attached as executive producers. “They’ve taken from life and put it in their cinema. What rest of the writers did was, cinema se uthake cinema mein daala hai,” Salman told reporters here. “God makes man, they don’t want to be men any more. This generation, they don’t want to be men. But these two here, my father and Javed sahab, are still men, …