Direction: Remo D’Souza
Genre: Dance Film
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes
Story: A dance teacher takes on the challenge of mentoring a group of untrained dancers to set-up the best dance squad in the country
Review: Let's
get jiggy with it right away. And groove to beats of the alphabets of
dance. Vishnu (Prabhudeva), a choreographer with an elite dance academy
is unceremoniously ousted by the ambitious and artistically inept head
honcho, Jehangir (Kay Kay).
The
reason is simple. Their ideologies are out of sync - Vishnu believes in
true talent, Jehangir trades talent for trophies and TRPs. The former
says it's about 'performance', the latter claims it's about 'packaging'.
Vishnu is on the verge of giving up, until he spots a gang of footloose
street-dancers performing at a Ganesh Utsav. He tangos with chaddi-buddy Gopi
(Ganesh) to train them to compete in a dance reality show. They set the
dance floor on fire, but not without their grooves, greed, lifts,
let-downs, flip-ups and fragile egos. And of course, some
'hip-hop'-hurrays too!
In the film, Prabhudeva says, "Dance apne aap mein ek nasha hai. Jab yeh nasha ho, aur koi nasha nahin ho sakta!" Bingo! And when he takes centerstage, your jaw drops and heart leaps. He acts a bit, emotes in parts, but dances in a rhapsodic high.
Ganesh Acharya lends support but is overbearing at times. Kay Kay moonwalks through his part; spewing arrogance and attitude in style. The film introduces a host of new faces (in a kickass chase sequence), of them Salman, Dharmesh, Punit and Lauren are show-stoppers
.W ith
India's first 3D Dance film, Remo puts his best foot forward. The film
lacks dramatic-density, but the minute dance breaks in, all hell breaks
loose. This isn't a 'step-up' from anything you've seen before. The 3D
impresses in parts with predictable routines, but he pitches the
emotional tempo towards the end. The grand finale act is spectacular,
better than all reality shows strung together
This movie isn't about the A-to-Z of dance; but if there's rhythm in your body this one will move you. To the nearest floor.
