{"id":274119,"date":"2025-04-04T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/salim-khan-recalls-the-moment-when-javed-akhtar-wanted-to-end-their-partnership-i-stopped-and-said-i-can-look-after-myself\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:07:22","slug":"salim-khan-recalls-the-moment-when-javed-akhtar-wanted-to-end-their-partnership-i-stopped-and-said-i-can-look-after-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/salim-khan-recalls-the-moment-when-javed-akhtar-wanted-to-end-their-partnership-i-stopped-and-said-i-can-look-after-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Salim Khan recalls the moment when Javed Akhtar wanted to end their partnership: \u2018I stopped and said I can look after myself\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Salim Khan recalls the moment when Javed Akhtar wanted to end their partnership: \u2018I stopped and said I can look after myself\u2019\" title=\"Salim Khan recalls the moment when Javed Akhtar wanted to end their partnership: \u2018I stopped and said I can look after myself\u2019\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>The iconic screenwriting duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, popularly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/deewar-turns-50-when-salim-javed-replaced-compromise-casting-rajesh-khanna-said-only-amitabh-bachchan-will-play-vijay-9791134\/\" class=\"\">Salim-Javed<\/a>, decided to pursue their own paths in 1982, after a successful 12-year collaboration that included hits like Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, among others. In a recent interview, Salim opened up about the moment Javed asked him for a separation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ie-video-container\">\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"KNRSqOiOvK4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Sarbh Interview on Life, Career &amp; The Making of a Bollywood Star | #SuvirSaranShow | Screen\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNRSqOiOvK4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked about the reason behind their separation, he replied, \u201cEven I never understood, how will explain it to anyone else? On one random day, he suddenly said that he wants to separate. We used to work together from morning till night. When he said main <em>alag hona chaahta hu <\/em>(I want to separate), I thought I didn\u2019t hear him clearly, but he was asking for a separation. I said you must have thought it through, it can\u2019t be a sudden thought. He said that he was thinking about it since a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>Recounting the moment, Salim said he instantly stood up to leave his house. \u201cHe was coming to see me off till the car, but <em>maine unko roka aur bola <\/em>(I stopped him and said), \u2018I can look after myself\u2019. I never felt any bitterness towards him. There was no fight between us. It was partnership that broke one day and no one got to know what happened and why,\u201d he shared. The veteran actor-producer continued, \u201cI never asked him again why it happened. <em>Jab yeh ho hi gaya toh poochne ka kya hi matlab tha <\/em>(What\u2019s the point of asking why it happened). He did his own films separately, many announcements came out after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ |<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/salman-khan-says-hindu-muslim-wasnt-primary-roadblock-in-parents-salim-khan-salma-khans-marriage-reveals-bigger-concern-9910648\/\" class=\"\">Salman Khan says \u2018Hindu-Muslim\u2019 wasn\u2019t primary roadblock in parents Salim Khan-Salma Khan\u2019s marriage, reveals \u2018bigger concern\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the same chat, Salim recalled a funny anecdote when a blind producer addressed him as Javed and said, \u201cA lot of people used to think that Salim-Javed is a single name. A producer used to come, he was blind, he used to talk to me addressing me as Javed saab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI never clarified that I am not Javed. We were sitting at an office once, Javed saab used to drink at that time. <em>Thodi zyada hogayi<\/em> (He was too drunk), so he said, \u2018<em>Salim sahab, dikhta nahi hai toh kya hua, hai toh mera fan (<\/em>Even if he can\u2019t see, he is my fan). I said he is your fan because he is blind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/salim-khan-recalls-the-moment-when-javed-akhtar-wanted-to-end-their-partnership-9925336\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iconic screenwriting duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, popularly known as Salim-Javed, decided to pursue their own paths in 1982, after a successful 12-year collaboration that included hits like Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, among others. In a recent interview, Salim opened up about the moment Javed asked him for a separation. 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