After years of disagreement, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar have reconciled, according to Arbaaz Khan, who has finally provided an explanation.
Bollywood has a history of controversies, particularly among the Khan family, which consists of Salim Khan, Salman Khan, Arbaaz, and Sohail. Salim and Javed Akhtar’s conflict is well-known and has persisted for many years. But even the deepest scars can be healed with time, and this one is one of them. The Salim-Javed feud is now resolved, and the two have buried the hatchet, according to Arbaaz Khan.
They had no personal animus towards one another. Instead, their prosperity was what pushed them apart. The two were initially hip to hip because of their close proximity. However, their respective paths finally took a turn, and the two were no longer as close. But according to Arbaaz, that is all in the past.
Arbaaz Khan said, “Today they are in a very good space. We, as kids, would have never thought that Javed saab and dad would ever sit across each other and make a conversation. That day, dad wasn’t well and Javed saab called me up and asked me to give his updates. He even asked me to give him a date when he can come home and see dad.”
Salim-Javed became incredibly well-known after they co-wrote “Sholay,” which went on to become one of the biggest Bollywood movies. Arbaaz said, “Javed saab came home and met him and spent two hours with him. It all seems so wonderful. Time is a great healer. People change, people forget and forgive, and they move on. And they make much stronger bonds. They communicate very often now. They speak over the phone very often and more so because dad is a little older than Javed saab so Javed saab keeps asking about dad’s wellbeing. Dad is much better now.”
Despite the beef between Salim and Javed, their families were always at peace with each other. Khan explains, “Whenever the kids have met, or we’ve met Javed saab, we’ve always been very cordial and we’ve always been very nice to each other. There has ever been any animosity or any anger or trying to prove something to the other. And time is a great healer.”
