Bollywood Superhit: Interesting story of the song ‘Ek Do Teen’, this superhit number of Madhuri Dixit was written in the noise of Ganesh Pandal.
News India Live, Digital Desk: Bollywood’s ‘Dhak-Dhak Girl’ Madhuri Dixit Songs that took K’s career to new heights ‘One, two, three…’ The magic of (Film: Tezaab, 1988) remains intact even today. But do you know that this iconic song was born amidst the hustle and bustle of a Ganesh pandal? famous lyricist Javed Akhtar Recently shared the interesting story behind the writing of this song.
Ganesh Utsav and the pen of Javed Akhtar
Director of the film ‘Tezaab’ N. Chandra wanted a song that would directly connect with the masses. musician Laxmikant-Pyarelal Had prepared the tune, but the lyrics were not finalised. Javed Akhtar told that when he was working on this song, there was a pond near his house. Ganesh Pandal It was installed, where music was playing loudly on the loudspeaker.
That noise and rhythm of the pandal created a special pattern in Javed Sahab’s mind. Amidst that noise, he started putting counting into words and thus the timeless lyrics of ‘One, two, three, four, five, six…’ came down on paper.
This song became a ‘turning point’ for Madhuri
This song not only made Madhuri Dixit an overnight superstar, but also gave a great dancer to the film industry.
Choreography: Late Saroj Khan had choreographed this song, for which she received her first ‘Filmfare Best Choreography’ award.
Singer: Alka Yagnik’s voice gave life to this song.
Record: This song remained on top of the chartbuster of ‘Binaka Geetmala’ for weeks.
Remakes are still prevalent today
The popularity of this song of Madhuri Dixit can be gauged from the fact that in the year 2018, its remake was filmed on Jacqueline Fernandes in the film ‘Baaghi 2’. However, even today fans consider Madhuri’s original version and that ‘Pandal wali Dhun’ to be the best.
Bollywood has a deep connection with Ganesh Utsav
This revelation of Javed Akhtar shows how the atmosphere of a common public festival can give birth to a timeless creation. Even today in Bollywood, a glimpse of this song from ‘Tezaab’ is often heard in the songs played during Ganesh Chaturthi.
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