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Tezaab (1988)

Tezaab poster
Directed by
N. Chandra
Genre
drama film, action film, romance film, Masala film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 54m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman falls in love with a street dancer while escaping her troubled family past. Their relationship faces obstacles from a powerful criminal who wants her for himself.

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What happens

Tezaab (transl. Acid) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic action drama film starring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film gave Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star in addition to reaffirming Kapoor's superstar status, after a successful Mr. India (1987). The film was directed, produced, and co-written by N. Chandra. The music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Tezaab was released on 11 November 1988 and was a major commercial success at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It ran in theatres for more than 50 weeks, becoming a golden jubilee success. With Tezaab, N. Chandra scored a box office hat-trick with his previous hits Ankush (1986) and Pratighaat (1987). The film is also popular for the song "Ek Do Teen", which was a chartbusting success. It received positive reviews from critics and viewers upon release, with praise for its story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack, and performances of the cast. At the 34th Filmfare Awards, Tezaab received a leading 12 nominations, Best Film, Best Director (Chandra), Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Supporting Actor (Panday), and won 4 awards, including Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Female Playback Singer (Alka Yagnik) and Best Choreography (Saroj Khan), the latter two for the song "Ek, Do, Teen". At the ceremony, Kapoor scored his first Best Actor win, while Dixit garnered her first-ever Best Actress nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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