Angry Young Men

Salim-Javed is a foundational pillar which defined the stylish 70s as we know it. If are a fan of the duo, you would have already known most of the trivia and background stories covered in the 3-espisode mini series. What stood out for me are the following bits: 1) Yeaterday year footage its makers managed to bring back on screen and description of Salim-Javed's individual struggles before their legendary association happened.

2) The opening credit score capturing the funky 70s music and animation 3) screen time allocated to Sholay & Deewaar, given a total of 3 episodes

What I missed out on: 1) More details on some of their less discussed work. This should have been an 8-episode series with dedicated time given to Kaala Patthar, Don, Shaan, Shakti, and Mr. India.

2) More of Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan and Dharmendra footage because that's gold snippets.

3) An episode just on their wild life and parties after they made it big. That aspect was just given a lip service by calling them 'brats' 3) How the other big directors of the time (Prakash Mehra and M Desai) felt about their scripts and why they didn't work more together?

4) How they contributed to making the background music impacting the scenes written by them on camera.

There is much more I wanted to see but hopefully they will release it in parts over next season.

Seeing Salim Saab and Javed Saab hug each other in the final episode was the most emotional and long-awaited moment of this documentary for me. It felt like watching two old friends reconnect after years. Honestly, it made me feel like I was hugging an old friend too. Thank you so much, Prime Video, for bringing this documentary to life.

As a die-hard fan of Amitabh Bachchan and his "Angry Young Man" movies, this documentary gave me a deep appreciation for Salim-Javed, the duo who created that iconic identity for him.

There are so many powerful moments, life lessons, and philosophies in this documentary. Like the scene where a woman asks Salim Saab to wipe his sweat, and he replies, "Yaha taqdir hoti hai." That one line shows his depth as a thinker and why he became such a legendary writer. Then there's Javed Saab talking about his struggles and sharing how he feels about the simple breakfast he eats now: "Lagta hai ye khana mera nahi hai, kisi aur ka hai." The tears in his eyes as he recalls his mother's passing and not being able to see her even now-those moments were heart-wrenching. And when he says, "Deewar pe sar maar maar ke rasta bana liya," it hits you deeply.

What struck me most was how they handled their separation. Running a successful partnership is tough, but silently parting ways without blaming each other is even harder. That's such a valuable life lesson.

Now, about the documentary itself.

I absolutely loved the intro video. The clay animation, background music, and how they connected scenes from famous movies-it was all just perfect. I've rewatched that intro so many times.

The old photos, video clips, and how they told Salim Saab and Javed Saab's story were so engaging. Bringing in actors, screenwriters, and directors from both the old and new eras to share their memories and emotions added so much depth and weight to the documentary.

If you enjoyed this documentary, don't miss the casual conversation video they've put on YouTube. It's another gem, and I'm sure you'll love it as much as I did.

An exceptional series with such details, very well documented and showcased 70/80's era of movie industry was owned by the writer duo and is very necessary to show the great amount of work done for future generations to learn the significance of the writers in the cinema world

Supper happy to see khan and akhtar families in one frame -even though the kid generations have not worked together they make a good screen presnce. They will make a history if they ever happen to work together

Kudos to the directors and producers for creative content and sprites shared , it felt like it was flowing in one directions and very well captured the success and failures stories for the duo

It will be interesting to see how the next season captures the fallout as it is still a big mystery and with everything going good it will be crucial for cinema lovers to know what actually happened in the past

Loved the bits of family stories and directors stories that gave shape to this documentary.

Looking forward to the next season and hats off to the duo and their era they ruled as it changed the game forever.

Can't blame a number of people who wanted much more from the series content wise because there is enough material to make some more episodes. As it stands it will be liked by Hindi movie buffs particularly those who have followed the work of this writer duo for many years. The trivia of their professional and personal lives makes for an interesting watch. Stories relating to the making of Zanjeer and Sholay are interesting anytime, anywhere and these have been covered well. How these writers demanded and got a prominent place in billing and greater remuneration than the actor is the stuff of legends. The drastic dip in their career at one time after a number of consecutive blockbusters and their separation makes for an emotional watch.

Director Namrata Rao has presented a collection of interviews of both writers which sends us on a memory trip and is very nostalgic. I feel those in the 60 plus age group are more likely to relate and empathize with the views of the two writers. The series includes some iconic dialogue of their movies which are remembered and quoted even today after many years. The scenes of their bonding together in the last episode is heartwarming.

Growing up on a steady diet of Salim-Javed films, it was heartwarming to hear folks talk about stories behind these movies.

While many of the facts were known from other interviews, the docu series does a good job of re-presenting the facts, most being narrated by big names in Hindi Film Industry who themselves have at some point in their careers been inspired by these writers.

Every cinema lover deserves to know the story of this writer duo who at one point got paid as much as the lead star in a big budget movie. Their names alone drew audiences into the theaters. I doubt if such feats will ever be repeated again!