Was Bachchan the reason for Salim-Javed split?

Rumours were rife that Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan split because of Akhtar's close friendship with Amitabh Bachchan. In a recent interview, Akhtar has revealed that he chose not to work with Bachchan for 10 years after split with Salim, just so that people don't feel they parted ways because of him.