Thirty-one years of 'Tezaab': Some lesser known facts about the movie

Tezaab, the action drama and romance film featuring Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor released on November 11, 2019. The film has completed 31 years since its initial release. The film earned cult classic status over the years as more and more fans have gravitated to the film. Madhuri Dixit's hit song Ek Do Teen from the film is still a hit, similarly, the song So Gaya Yeh Jahan which was picturized on Chunky Panday was also a big hit and was also remade for the 2013 film Nautanki Saala! featuring Ayushmann Khurrana. Read below to know about some of Tezaab's lesser-known facts.

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Tezaab film's lesser-known facts

The initial cut was five hours long

Tezaab's first cut was reportedly of five hours which was soon dismissed by the producers and distributors. The film was later cut down to three hours which was also an issue for the producers as they needed the film to be shorter. It was reportedly suggested that the song So Gaya Ye Jahan should be cut from the final cut but director N Chandra insisted to keep the song in the film. 

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Anil Kapoor was shooting the film four days before its release

Chunky Panday while speaking to a news daily had revealed that Anil Kapoor was shooting for the film on the same week of its release date. Anil reportedly shot a train sequence on Monday, which was later patched on the film on Thursday, a day before its release. Chunky also recalled the incident that people who were waiting to buy the tickets of Tezaab rushed to watch the shooting of the film as the news of Anil shooting a film nearby spread across. 

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Ek Do Teen was written in an hour

The famous dance number which featured Madhuri Dixit was written by writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar. The song was reportedly written by Akhtar within an hour. Javed Akhtar reportedly took cues from music director Laxmikant as he would compose his tunes singing Ek Do Teen.

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