Tezaab (Hindi: तेज़ाब, Urdu: تیزاب, translation: "Acid"), released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. The film gave actressMadhuri Dixit her first big break, making her an over night star. This also 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. 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 inBollywood.With Tezaab, N Chandra scored a box office hat-trick at his previous hits,Ankush (1986) and Pratighaat 1987).[1]
The film was also critically aclaimed and garnered four Filmfare Awards from a total of twelve nominations. Anil Kapoor won his first Best Actor award and Madhuri Dixit garnered her first ever nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.
The film was remade in Telugu as Two Town Rowdy with Daggubati Venkatesh. The film is loosely based on the commercially failed Hollywood movie Streets of Fire (1984) directed by Walter Hill.