Tezaab

Tezaab (transl. Acid ) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action romance film starring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star. It reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's star status, after a successful Mr. India (1987).

The film was produced and directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Tezaab is known for the song "Ek Do Teen", which was a chart success.[1] It ran in theatres for more than 50 weeks, becoming a golden jubilee, and it was the highest blockbuster at the box office for the year 1988 in Bollywood. With Tezaab, N. Chandra scored a box office hat-trick with his previous hits Ankush (1986) and Pratighaat (1987).[2]

Tezaab was critically acclaimed and garnered 4 Filmfare Awards from 12 nominations. Anil Kapoor won his first Best Actor award, and Madhuri Dixit garnered her first-ever Best Actress nomination.

The film was remade in Telugu as Two Town Rowdy, with Daggubati Venkatesh and in Tamil Rojavai Killathe, with Arjun. The core storyline is loosely based on the 1984 movie Streets of Fire.