The highly anticipated documentary, Angry Young Men, featuring Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, is now available on Prime Video. The three-part series explores how Salim-Javed’s iconic Angry Young Men characters and their powerful scripts transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s. The docuseries explores how their performances in hit films captivated a generation.
Of the 24 films that Salim and Javed made together, 22 were commercial successes. Films like Don, Zanjeer and Sholay are their biggest hits. However, the duo broke up in the early 1980s.
Here’s how viewers reacted to “Angry Young Men.”
It’s rare that a documentary series on an Indian film legend doesn’t get any hype. Namrata Rao’s insightful and candid three-part series is another big hit from Salim-Javed. It’s deeply personal and profound. Review #AngryYoungPeople https://t.co/xLZa0ZmdAc pic.twitter.com/Ys2S6BSvk6
— Renuka Vyavahare (@renukaVyavahare) August 19, 2024
Drop everything and watch this incredible documentary series that depicts the men behind this angry young man: personal, political, moving and utterly human. #Namurata Raoof #AngryYoungPeople On Prime Video IN translation: #Excel Production SKF Online pic.twitter.com/Kx0uiI71jA
— Kavereeb Banzai (@kavereeb) August 19, 2024
#AngryYoungPeople For those who don’t know anything about the legend of Salim-Javed, this is a good series.
That said, with only three episodes, we’ve only just scratched the surface.
Most importantly, the reasons for their split are omitted.
— Sethi (@filmyseth) August 20, 2024
#AngryYoungPeople It does a good job of keeping the tone light-hearted, but I would have liked to have seen more of Salim-Javed’s craft and process – there are very few segments where Javed talks about consciously maintaining the pacing of Don’s script, etc. I wish there was more of that.
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— Love of Movies (@loveofcinemasf8) August 20, 2024
got it #AngryYoungPeople Review – I am a fan and follower of Salim-Javed but there is nothing new in this series apart from what has already been exposed. I was hoping for more details of the untold incident especially what led to the breakdown of the partnership.
Still need to see pic.twitter.com/y2o0ine2Th
— HonestlySid (@Ibeingsid) August 20, 2024
#Namurata Raoof #AngryYoungPeople – On Prime Video IN – is an easy film to watch, a nostalgic depiction of Salim-Javed’s story, but without much substantive insight… The best bits are the ones where they talk about their creative process…
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— Bharadwaj Rangan (@baradwajrangan) August 20, 2024
Angry Young Men Episode 1: 5/5#PrimeVideo
A really well-made documentary about two angry young men. They give us a voice through another angry young man, Vijay. Vijay, we are here.
— Guru (@KamathGurudutt) August 20, 2024
Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Amitabh Bachchan narrate the story of renowned writer-lyricist team Salim-Javed. The documentary series is co-produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Tiger Baby Films, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment and Salman Khan’s Salman Khan Films. The series Angry Young Men released on August 20.