Anil Kapoor's 'Tezaab' gave inspiration to the 2016 film 'Baaghi' & other trivia

Tezaab is a 1988 action film directed by N. Chandra. The movie stars Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The story revolves around Mahesh, whose life is a wreck after his parents are killed. Mahesh is imprisoned but returns to settle some affairs. Did you know that the blockbuster song Ek Do Teen was inspired from a Koli flock song? Read interesting trivia about the film below. 

• During the shooting of So Gaya Yeh Jahaan, the cast took a break from their shoot and went to a hotel nearby without taking off their bloody makeup. The hotel staff were surprised and asked them if there were injured or needed help.
• The song Ek Do Teen was a chartbuster and is still considered a classic, many other songs like So Gaya Yeh Jahan and Keh Do Ke Tum were also a huge hit.
• The film was golden jubilee hit becoming the biggest blockbuster of the year.
• Tezaab became a benchmark in Anil and Madhuri's careers.

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• The blockbuster song Ek Do Teen was inspired from a Koli flock song.
• When the shooting of the film started, Nana Patekar had shot for some portions of the first schedule, but it is still a mystery regarding Patekar's shoot and his scenes from the movie. 
• Annu Kapoor's character 'Guldasta' became quite famous because of his unique name.
• So Gaya Yeh Jaha was shot in three different cities for 17 nights.
• N Chandra earned consecutive hits with his previous films Ankush (1986) and Pratighaat (1987) as well. 

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• Tezaab was to be made a political drama with Aamir Khan and Nana Patekar. Nana Patekar had shot for some scenes but later N Chandra shelved the film and started a new film with Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar with a new storyline but retained the film's title as Tezaab.
• Meenakshi Sheshadri was the original choice for the lead roles but she was replaced by Madhuri Dixit due to payment matters and scheduling issues.
• When Anil Kapoor came to know that a new girl is signed opposite him and she is Madhuri Dixit from Abodh (1984), he was impressed.
• Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Anupam Kher worked together later in many popular films.
• 2016 film Baaghi was inspired by this film.