Updated On: 24 November, 2023 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Happy Birthday Salim Khan: The legendary Bollywood screenwriter, who has penned a string of cult classics such as `Sholay`, `Zanjeer`, `Deewar`, etc. in collaboration with Javed Akhtar, is celebrating his 88th birthday today

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Legendary Bollywood screenwriter Salim Khan, who has penned a string of cult classics in collaboration with Javed Akhtar, turns 88 on Friday. Famously called as Salim-Javed, the duo has scripted many commercially and critically accepted films like ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’, ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Deewaar’, ‘Trishul’, ‘Kaala Patthar’, ‘Dostana’, ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Mr India’, ‘Don’, and many more. Moreover, the duo gave the most legendary ‘Angry Young Man’ character- Vijay to the Indian cinema. The character was portrayed by megastar Amitabh Bachchan in films like ‘Deewar’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Zanjeer’, among others.
Let’s take a look at the blockbuster films written by Salim Khan.