Salim-Javed revolutionised Indian cinema in the 1970s, transforming and reinventing the Bollywood formula, pioneering the Bollywood blockbuster format, and pioneering genres such as the masala film and the Dacoit Western. Salim Khan was also responsible for creating the "angry young man" character archetype and launching Amitabh Bachchan's career. Their films are among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, including "Sholay" (1975), the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time, as well as films such as "Seeta Aur Geeta" (1972), "Zanjeer" (1973), "Deewaar" (1975), "Kranti" (1981), and the "Don" franchise. "Sholay" is also considered to be one of the greatest Indian films of all time.