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Salim-Javed, the legendary screenwriting duo who transformed Indian cinema in the 1970s with iconic films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar, and Don, were honoured at the trailer launch event of the docuseries Angry Young Men on August 13. This docuseries delves into their groundbreaking creative partnership and enduring influence on the film industry.The trailer launch event was attended by Salman Khan, Javed Akhtar's children Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar, and noted figures from the industry. Javed Akhtar arrived in his signature kurta-pyjama look, accompanied by his daughter-in-law Shibani. At the event, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, Salim Khan's son, spoke about their impact on the Hindi film industry, ighlighting how Salim-Javed infused their personal experiences and observations into their films."Salim-Javed took their life experiences and what they learned from people around them and they put it in cinema. The rest of the writers...cinema se utha ke cinema mein daala hai...God makes men. They don't want to be men anymore. He makes a lot of men, but in this generation, they don't want to be men. These two here, my father and Javed Sahab are still men because they want to be," Salman Khan said.