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News India Live, Digital Desk: The magic of the song ‘Ek Do Teen…’ (Film: Tezaab, 1988), which took the career of Bollywood’s ‘Dhak Dhak girl’ Madhuri Dixit to new heights, still remains intact. But do you know that this iconic song was born amidst the hustle and bustle of a Ganesh pandal? Famous lyricist Javed Akhtar has recently shared the interesting story behind the writing of this song. Ganesh Utsav and director N. of Javed Akhtar’s pen film ‘Tezaab’. Chandra wanted a song that would directly connect with the masses. Composers 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 Ganesh pandal near his house, where music was playing loudly on the loudspeaker. That noise and rhythm of the pandal created a special pattern in the mind of Javed Sahab. Amidst that noise, she started counting in words and thus the timeless lyrics of ‘Ek Do Teen, Char Panch 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 got the first ‘Filmfare Best Received ‘Choreography’ award. Singer: Alka Yagnik’s voice had given life to this song. Record: This song remained on top of the chartbuster of ‘Binaka Geetmala’ for weeks. Even today, the remake is in the round. 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, fans still consider Madhuri’s original version and that ‘pandal tune’ to be the best. Javed Akhtar’s revelation of Bollywood’s deep connection with Ganesh Utsav shows how the atmosphere of a common public festival can give birth to a timeless composition. Even today in Bollywood, a glimpse of this song from ‘Tezaab’ is often heard in the songs played during Ganesh Chaturthi.