Ahmad Khan talks ‘Ek Do Teen’ criticism

Baaghi 2 director Ahmad Khan says the team was ready for flak when they decided to recreate the chartbuster Ek Do Teen for their film.

The original song was picturised on Madhuri Dixit and the new version features Jacqueline Fernandez. The reworked version has been a topic of much discussion on social media.

Given that Khan is a choreographer himself, asked if he is creatively satisfied with the video, he said: “Firstly, I did not choreograph the song. It has been done by the great dancer-choreographer Ganesh Acharya. I did not interfere with his work.

“Having said that, from the moment we zeroed down on the song Ek Do Teen, we were ready for the criticism.

“I did not attend any rehearsal of the song, I did not show my power of being the director when the song was choreographed. I know you would be thinking that as a director I green-lit the final take. But we must not forget that it is an experiment... All feedback of such work cannot be positive. We are here to take the praise and bashing.”

Ek Do Teen became a rage when it featured in 1988 film Teezab, directed by N Chandra. The song was then choreographed by Saroj Khan.