Salim was not very active in films from 1996 as the fold he wrote like Akayla, Toofan and others between 1988 and 1996 flopped. He wrote scripts for thirteen films from 1983 to 1996, after his split with Javed Akhthar. These included "Majdhaar" and the hit film "Patthar Ke Phool" which starred his son Salman Khan. Other notable hits were the scripts for "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" and "Auzaar," both of which were produced by his youngest son Sohail Khan and starred Salman.