At the trailer launch event of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan's docu-series, Angry Young Men, Javed Akhtar recalled when he first met Salim Khan for the first time. He said, "Mere Zindagi ke ahem film (Sarhadi Lootera) the because that is where I met Salim saheb. Salim Sahab uss picture mein romantic lead kar rahe the aur main dialogue likhta tha (Salim Khan was playing the romantic lead while I was writing the dialogues). Mujhe itna pareshan karte the director sahab aur producer sahab ki maine tay kar liya tha iske baad nai likhunga (The director and producer used to disturb me so much that I decided I wouldn't write further)."