Mumbai, July 25 - In an industry where directors and writers usually work in isolation, Abbas Tyrewala has consulted screen-writing legend Salim Khan to fix the pre-climax in the script of his second directorial venture '1:800 Love'.

'The situation could've been potentially destructive for me. I needed a second opinion on my script. It's easy to sit within your own creative circle and feel smug and sure,' Tyrewala told IANS.

That's when the young director remembered Salim Khan, who has written the script of hits like 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Zanjeer' and 'Sholay' along with writer-poet Javed Akhtar.

'Salim Khan had sent me a message after seeing 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na' that he wanted to meet me. I had dropped in out of a sense of courtesy for a man who along with Javed Akhtar-saab had changed the way we look at screenplay in Hindi cinema. I spent almost the entire day with him discussing cinema and life.

'I came away enriched. He had said my 'Jaane Tu...' was one of those very few films where after watching no change seemed possible. And now when I needed a second opinion on my second film, I naturally thought of Salim-saab.'

'1:800 Love' is Tyrewala's wife Pakhi's debut vehicle and she has teamed up with John Abraham in the movie.

The celebrated scriptwriter immediately invited Tyrewala over, but because of his pre-production work, the director was unable to go personally.

'He wanted me to narrate my script to him.