Angry Young Men… and sons: Farhan Akhtar, Salman Khan join dads Salim-Javed at doc trailer launch. See pics

Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar were all present to support their dads Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the trailer launch of Angry Young Men.

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Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar (R) with his daughter, film director and screenwriter Zoya Akhtar (L), and wife and actress Shabana Azmi attends the trailer launch of their upcoming Indian Hindi language Prime Video docuseries Angry Young Men. (AFP)

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Bollywood actors Salman Khan (top R) and Farhan Akhtar (top L) with their respective fathers. On Tuesday, the Amazon unveiled the trailer of the docuseries. In the trailer, celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shabana Azmi, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar and Jaya Bachchan mark their presence as they talked about the legendary work of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. (AFP)

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The documentary's title Angry Young Men refers to the angry young man hero-type the duo created in the 70s. Salim-Javed played a pivotal role in Big B's stardom. (AFP)

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Angry Young Men is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in India on August 20. Namrata Rao has directed the project. (AFP)

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Speaking about the docuseries, Salim said, “I started my career in front of the camera but realized that my true strength lay in telling stories. That's when I decided to focus on what came naturally to me - writing. I then met Javed who was equally passionate about writing, and together we did some fantastic work together, which I am very proud of.” (AFP)

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In the series, Salman Khan and his mother Salma Khan serve as executive producers via Salman Khan Films alongside Akhtar's children Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment and Zoya Akhtar of Tiger Baby Films. Ritesh Sidhwani (Excel Entertainment) and Reema Kagti (Tiger Baby Films) are also attached as executive producers. (PTI)

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"They've taken (stories) from life and put it in their cinema. What rest of the writers did was, cinema se uthake cinema mein daala hai," Salman told reporters here. (PTI)