This led to Bachchan being dubbed an 'angry young man', a journalistic catchphrase which became a metaphor for the dormant rage, frustration, restlessness, sense of and disposition of an entire generation, prevalent in 1970s India. Bachchan's portrayal of the wronged hero fighting a crooked system in circumstances of deprivation in films like Zanjeer, Deeewar, resonated with the masses of the time, especially the youth who harbored a simmering discontent owing to social ills such as, and the brutal excesses of. Eventually, Bachchan became one of the most successful leading men of the film industry. Salim Khan also introduced Bachchan to director with whom he formed a long and successful association, alongside Prakash Mehra and. It was the first of many collaborations between Salim-Javed and Amitabh Bachchan Salim-Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan in mind for the lead role, and insisted on him being cast for their later films, including blockbusters such as (1975) and (1975).
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