Salman Khan defended his Race 3 co-star, Jacqueline Fernandez after her version of iconic song Ek Do Teen release triggered a severe backlash from Twitter and the makers of the original song. 

Along with a link to the new song, Salman tweeted: "Loved the song, Jackie has done full justice to the legendary moves of Saroj Khan. (Its) difficult to match Madhuri."

It was on Wednesday that director N Chandra slammed the new version of the song, which is to be incorporated in Tiger Shroff's upcoming film Baaghi 2.

Speaking to the media, N Chandra had said: "I can't believe they've done this to Ek Do Teen. It's crass beyond imagination. And Jacqueline Fernandez doing Madhuri Dixit's number? Give me a break! It's like turning the Central Park into a botanical garden. Madhuri danced with such grace and innocence."