5 lessons from Angry Young Men: Zoya Akhtar says Salman Khan taught her to ride a bike and more | Web series

Below are five takeaways from the program.

Salman taught Zoya to ride a bike

Zoya Akhtar Farhan revealed that it was Salman Khan who taught him to ride a bike. Salman Khan said, “It was like we were all like a family. Anyone could go to anyone’s house. I taught Farhan and Zoya to ride a bike.” Zoya added, “I was a little bit in a bind and I remember Salman telling me, ‘Just do it. Nothing is going to happen. You will fall down. Then you will get up and ride again. ’ And it’s something that sticks, you know?”

Javed Akhtar says he feels guilty about the failure of his first marriage

Javed Akhtar The actor spoke about his first marriage to Honey Irani. He said, “Honey is the only person in the world I feel guilty about. And she is the only person. I have 60-70 people responsible for the failure of that marriage on my shoulders. If I had had as much understanding as I have today, maybe things wouldn’t have gone so wrong. It’s very difficult to accept. But that’s how it is.” Shabana Azmi He said he gives all the credit to Honey for building trust between the children and today they all share a beautiful relationship.

Arbaaz talks about his father Salim Khan’s second marriage

Arbaaz Khan said his mother Salma Khan never pitted them against their father after a second marriage. “My mother never influenced us to think or say anything against our father. She had her issues but she never influenced us to think, ‘Your father is like this’ or ‘This is what he is doing’. We never… We still call her Aunt because she was Aunt Helen at that time. Even though we treat her like a mother, we call her Aunt Helen. She is a part of our lives. More than us, my mother makes sure that she is a part of everything,” he said.

Amitabh on the ’emergency meeting’ immediately after the release of Sholay

Sholay was declared a flop right after its release, and the documentary series revealed how Ramesh Sippy An emergency meeting was held with Amitabh Bachchan, Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. Amitabh said, “Ramesh ji said we should think about changing the ending so that you don’t die but live.” Javed said, “We told him not to worry. Let them say whatever they want. This is going to be a big hit. This is all nonsense.”

Amitabh added that Ramesh Sippy had suggested that they wait till Monday. He then shared with a smile, “After Monday, it became history, didn’t it?”

Salim Khan refused to be a witness at Javed Akhtar’s first marriage

Javed said that he had always considered Salim Khan and his wife Salma Khan as his parents, but they were initially reluctant to be witnesses at his marriage to Honey Irani. Javed said, “Salim saab told me, ‘You need two witnesses to get married. ’ I told him you are there. Obviously, I wouldn’t choose anyone else. He said, ‘Don’t be a witness. ’ I asked him why. He said, ‘Every marriage I have witnessed has fallen apart. ’ I am not a superstitious person at all. I told him I don’t believe in such things. You will be my witness. ’ But later he proved me right.” Javed and Honey’s relationship fell apart around 1980. Javed fell in love with Shabana Azmi and they got married in 1984.

Angry Young Men is available to watch on Prime Video.