Tezaab (Hindi: तेज़ाब, Urdu: تیزاب, translation: "Acid"), released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. The film gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's 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 in Bollywood.

Plot[link]

Police inspector (Suresh Oberoi) gets a tip of a notable Tadipar "Munna" criminal is entering in thier jurisdiction area, so he checks details of Munna and gets shocked after knowing that a courageous NCC Cadet Mahesh Deshmukh has entered the world of crime. He arrests Munna and asks him to surrender, but Munna demands 24 hours for same as he has to release Mohini (Madhuri Dixit) from Lotiya Pathan's (Kiran Kumar) custody.

After returning he narrates his story, when he was in Mumbai he received Best NCC Cadet Trophy and in joy he went to the at bank where his parents were working as clerk, on the same day the bank gets robbed and his parents are killed. traumatize Mahesh shifts to nasik with his sister Jyoti and joins college for further studies. He meets mohini and falls inlove with her. mohini's father Shyamlal (Anupam Kher) doesn't like this relationship and as a drunkard he insist Mohini to stop meeting Munna and concentrate on her dancing class for stage shows for which he has taken loan from Lotiya. But Mohini does not give up and continues meeting Mahesh, this makes Shyamlal angry and he beats her.

Mahesh gets information of Mohini from Guldasta a local tea vendor and Shyamlal traps Mahesh with help of Guldasta and sends duo behind bars for six months in charge for trespassing house with intention of robbery while in one of meeting with Lotiya Shyamlal meets Chote Khan, younger brother of Lotiya who join him after completing his term for robbery case and Lotiya get depressed that the only Pathan in his family who became drug addict in jail and reveal name of Mahesh Deshmukh because of whom Chote Khan get jailed as Shyamlal know munna's identity and whereabouts Chote Khan enter Munna house for taking revenge but instead he finds Jyoti he try to rape her but Munna kills him in fight and court sentence 1 year jail and make him "Tadipar", Munna gets identity of criminal and Tadipar.

After telling this whole incident Munna asks twenty-four hours time which he gets. He meets his college friend, Baban (Chunkey Pandey) and asks his help for Mohini. Baban with his gang members enter in Lotiya's empire where he makes illegal liquor. Baban and Munna demolish Pathan's empire because of which Pathan is almost come on road and he decide to take revenge from life of Baban and Munna. In an encounter of Munna and Lotiya, Baban gets killed by Lotiya and Munna gets arrested and again jailed.

Cast[link]

• Anil Kapoor as Mahesh Deshmukh (aka Munna)
• Madhuri Dixit as Mohini
• Anupam Kher as Shyamlal (Mohini's father)
• Chunky Pandey as Baban, Munna's best friend
• Mandakini as Nikita (special appearance)
• Kiran Kumar as Lotiya Pathan
• Annu Kapoor as Abbas Ali (Guldasta)
• Suresh Oberoi as Inspector Gagan Singh
• Tej Sapru as Saxena
• Johnny Lever as Kainchee, Munna's group friend
• Mahavir Shah as Inspector Gupta
• Suparna Anand as Jyoti Deshmukh, Munna's sister
• Jack Gaud as Mukut Bihari
• Dinesh Hingoo as Marwadi Seth at Irani Hotel
• Achyut Potdar as Munna's Father
• Vijay Patkar as Munna and Baban's College friend
• Jaywant wadkar as Munna and Baban's College friend

Soundtrack[link]

Awards[link]

Anil Kapoor won the Filmfare Best Actor Award, while Madhuri Dixit was nominated for Best Actress. Alka Yagnik won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award. This film introduced the Filmfare Best Choreography Award, which was given to Saroj Khan for the song "Ek Do Teen" picturised on Madhuri Dixit who was later called the "Ek Do Teen Girl" of Bollywood.

External links[link]

• Tezaab at the Internet Movie Database

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