Angry Young Men, the latest docu-series on the life and illustrious career of legendary screenwriter duo Salim-Javed, is making headlines for all the right reasons. While audiences are excited about the anecdotes in the Namrata Rao-directed film, Amul India has also joined in the celebration with a post.
Paying tribute to the iconic Salim-Javed duo, Amul India posted a cute doodle of the duo on its social media handles. The poster has a tagline that reads, “Ye toast chai hum nahi chodenge!”, which references the popular line from Sholay, Ye dosti hum nahi todenge. The dairy brand has written, “Hungry Young Men” at the bottom of the doodle which refers to the food-loving writers.
The doodle shared features two adorable men holding toast and tea in their hands and sitting on the iconic bike from Sholay, featuring Jai and Veeru played by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.
The caption of the post read, “#Amul Topical: Docu-series about Salim-Javed and their legendary success as a screenwriter duo!” Social media users loved the doodle and showered love on the post. Reacting to the post, a user commented, “And you never fail to impress us with your posts,” while another user wrote, “Well deserved”. Others commented with heart emoticons and showed their support to the doodle.
Filmmaker and documentary-series producer, Zoya Akhtar also reacted to the Amul India post. The Dil Dhadakne Do director re-shared the post on her Instagram handle and captioned it with a heart-eyed emoticon. Farhan Akhtar also shared the post on his Insta story and wrote, “Love it…!” Veteran actress and Javed Akhtar’s wife, Shabana Azmi congratulated the team by sharing the doodle and said, “Congratulations team #AngryYoungMen and #AmazonPrime!”
For those who don’t know about the series, Angry Young Men is a three-episode documentary series that traces the lives of Salim-Javed, who transformed Indian cinema in the 1970s and 80s. Apart from highlighting their illustrious career, the series also sheds light on their personal lives and how their partnership ended after a dispute.
Directed by Namrata Rao, the docu-series is produced by Salim-Javed’s children – Salman Khan, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar – with their respective home productions. Angry Young Men: The Salim-Javed Story is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video India.
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