▁box ▁office ▁include ▁A akh ri ▁D ao ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Im ma an ▁D har am ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁Ka ala ▁Pat th ar ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁and ▁Sh a an ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Though ▁they ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁due ▁to ▁e go ▁issues , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁scripts ▁they ▁wrote ▁were ▁made ▁into ▁hit ▁films ▁later , ▁such ▁as ▁Zam ana ▁and ▁Mr . ▁India . ▁Sal im - J aved , ▁many ▁a ▁time ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁successful ▁script writ ers ▁of ▁all - time ", ▁are ▁also ▁noted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁script writ ers ▁in ▁Indian ▁cinema ▁to ▁achieve ▁star ▁status . ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 – present ▁Ak ht ar ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁upper ▁house ▁Raj ya ▁Sab ha ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Ak ht ar ▁was ▁a ▁Muslim ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁at he ist . ▁He ▁has ▁brought ▁up ▁his ▁children ▁Far han ▁and ▁Zo ya ▁Ak ht ar ▁as ▁at he ists . ▁ ▁Ak ht ar ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁H oney ▁Iran i , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Far han ▁Ak ht ar ▁and ▁Zo ya ▁Ak ht ar , ▁both ▁film ▁direct ors ▁and ▁actors . ▁The ▁father - and - son ▁du o ▁have ▁worked ▁together ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁D il ▁Cha ht a