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Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan came together at the trailer launch of their docuseries Angry Young Men, wherein they shared hilarious anecdotes. The former opened up while speaking about the latter’s on Salman Khan. He said that while the majority knows Salman as the ‘dashing hero’, he was incredibly shy as a kid and spoke the least among everyone.
At the trailer launch, the veteran writers were seated next to one another and were joined by their children – Salman, Farhan Akhtar, and Zoya Akhtar.
“When I visited Salim saab’s for the first time, Salman was not even one year old. He looks so handsome now, but it is not that has happened recently. Woh bachpan se hi khoobsurat the (He was a beautiful child). He was an exceptionally good-looking child. There used to be a black-and-white picture of Salman in Salim sahab’s living room. It was a small frame. I don’t know if he still has it. The other kids were born in front of me,” stated Javed saab.
He further added, “Salman is ‘He Man’, the ‘dashing hero,’ but he was this shy boy, bohot hi kam bolne wala, bohot his chupp chaap rehne wala bacchha tha (reserved and soft-spoken child). He would quietly sit in a corner. Jo badmaash bacchha tha woh waha baitha hua hain (The naughty one is sitting there). He was a regular seducer. Whoever was Salim saab’s friend, he used to build a special relation with them… People used to think wow he is such a sweet child. He never had ruffled hair. Even as a 6-year-old, he would have his hair done up. Have you ever seen a 6-year-old comb their hair? Arbaaz used to do it. (Laughs heartily). He had a lot of self-love.”
Angry Young Men is a co-production between Salman Khan Films from Salman Khan, Excel Entertainment from Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani and Tiger Baby Films of Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The series is set to drop on Prime Video on August 20.
