The Architects of Bollywood's 'Angry Young Man': How Salim-Javed Redefined Indian Cinema

Back then, there was no such thing as a 'hashtag'. There was no 'PR army'. The trend of 'box office wars' on the day of a film's release had not even begun. There were just two sharp-minded young men. Sitting in a smoke-filled room, they were busy crafting the Bollywood superstar of the coming days. In Bollywood, the image of the 'Angry Young Man' was taking shape. While the general public credits Amitabh Bachchan for the rise of the Angry Young Man, insiders of Bollywood point to a different reality. Anger, rage, heart-wrenching pain, and sharp dialogues were the hallmarks of the...