Salim khan biography bollywood movies
Salim khan biography bollywood movies
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Salim Khan
Indian actor and screenwriter (born 1935)
This article is about the actor and screenwriter. For the town, see Salem Khan. For other uses, see Salim Khan (disambiguation).
Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter.[1] He wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films.
He is one half of the prolific screenwriting duo of Salim–Javed, along with Javed Akhtar. The duo were among the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status in Hindi cinema,[2] and became one of the most successful Indian screenwriters of all time.[3][4] While working together, Salim Khan was largely responsible for developing the stories and characters, whereas Javed Akhtar was largely responsible for developing the dialogues.[5]
Salim-Javed revolutionised Indian cinema in the 1970s,[6] transforming and reinventing the Bollywood formula, pioneering the Bo