On International Dance Day, choreographers share favourite movie dance sequences
On International Dance Day, choreographers share favourite movie dance sequences
Over its 110-year history,
dance numbers have always been an integral part of Indian films creating their own brand. According to Historians in the 50s-90s, actresses in Hindi films had to be trained dancers as a must.
Recently, when Madhuri Dixit Nene and Karisma Kapoor recreated their iconic revenge dance from Dil To Pagal Hai on Dance Deewane, the video went viral in no time. Fans are so obsessed with dance numbers that it’s not unusual to see Indian moviegoers dancing in the aisles amidst multiple screenings.
From Piya Tose Naina Lage Re, Hothon Mein Aisi Baat to Jai Ho, and Natu Natu (which was performed at the Oscars award ceremony last year),
While it might seem like something out of a Bollywood movie plot, but in reality, when the producers cut Shah Rukh Khan’s Jabra song from the film Fan, a fan went as far as dragging them to court, feeling ‘deceived and cheated’. Bollywood dance is a genre in itself, mixing up hip-hop, funk, jazz, and all kinds of other genres.
It’s not just Indian fans, cities like New York have dance schools teaching Bollywood moves!
Snake dance sequence in Guide and Piya tose naina laage were awe-inspiring Choreography wise.
B Hiralal ji had choreographed Aplam Chaplam and Kannum Kannum Kalanthu from Vanjikottai Valiban
Indian cinema has iconic songs and iconic artists such as Asha Parekh ji, Helen ji, Mumtaz ji, Hema Malini ji, Rishi Kapoor ji, Neetu Kapoor ji, Kamal Hassan ji, Reena Roy ji, Govinda ji, and many other dance enthusiasts like Jaaved Jafferi ji, Aruna Irani ji, and many others have given us some wonderful dance numbers that have become iconic not just for their respective eras but in some cases all time. Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, and Ranveer Singh are among the contemporary talents who are effortless dancers, delivering memorable performances in great songs.
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