Anybody Can Dance is a 3D dance film
New Delhi:
Dancer Salman Khan, all set tomake his acting debut with choreographer-director RemoD'Souza's Anybody Can Dance, says the 3D dance film has keptpop legend Michael Jackson alive in every way possible.
"It is already known that Remo sir is a great fan of MJ.Since ABCD is a dance film, we have kept the legend alive inevery act of the film. While watching it people will get aglimpse of his moves all the way till the end," Salman toldPTI.
The 27-year-old rose to fame after winning the firstseason popular dance reality show Dance India Dance underthe mentorship of Remo. He has also featured in a song inSalman Khan-starrer Wanted and the title track of RaktaCharitra.
Actor-director Prabhu Deva, who stars in the film, willalso pay a special song tribute to Jackson alongwith Remo.The high-octane dance film is being produced by UTV andstars choreographer Ganesh Acharya, former DID participantsDharmesh, Prince, Mayuresh and Vrushali.
Lauren Gottlieb, winner of international dance realityshow So You Think You Can Dance, has been roped in as thefemale lead.When asked how he bagged the role in the film, Salmansaid, "The moment I won DID, Remo sir hugged me on stage andsaid that he was going to make a movie with me someday. I wastoo emotional at that time and I did not react then. Threeyears later, I was in his house and he said that there was afilm and that UTV has decided to back it.
"I was so excited, I just hugged him and thanked him.Since then it feels like I am living in a dream world and Idon't want to wake up ever," he added.Anybody Can Dance will hit theatres on February 8,2013.
Salman also said that he took time out and trainedhimself in acting for two years before doing any films as hedid not want to look amateur on-screen.
"Right from my childhood I always wanted to be an actor.I just could not find the pathway to filmdom and when I gotthe opportunity to be part of DID, I thought it was my bestbet to fulfil my dream of becoming an actor.
"After winning the competition I did not waste any timeand I trained for two years. I could not enrol myself into anyacting school because of time constraints. So, I attendedacting workshops in Prithvi theatres. I wanted to be preparedand not appear amateur," Salman said.
In the film Salman plays the role of a catholic boyRocky, who wants to make it big as a dancer."I could totally relate to my character not just becauseI play a dancer. My character has a fire in him to besomething, just the way I do. I come from a conservativeMuslim family and dance was like a taboo. I could totallyrelate to the struggle, the ambition," he said.
Salman also participated in the fourth and fifth seasonof Jhalak Dikhlaja in which he partnered with model-actressYana Gupta and Isha Sharvani respectively."When I was on DID I often used to wonder whilewatching Remo sir if I could also do something like this. So,I decided to turn a choreographer for Jhalak Dikhlaja tochallenge myself, to push my limits as a dancer and to seewhether I was able to do it. Thankfully I was successful in myendeavours," he said.
The dancer-turned-actor is currently shooting fordirector Vivek Agnihotri's Freedom.
"It is a youth centric film based in the 80's I havecompleted shooting two schedules already. The film also starsa newcomer opposite me, who is a model. I have alsochoreographed four songs in the film," he said.
"It is already known that Remo sir is a great fan of MJ.Since ABCD is a dance film, we have kept the legend alive inevery act of the film. While watching it people will get aglimpse of his moves all the way till the end," Salman toldPTI.
The 27-year-old rose to fame after winning the firstseason popular dance reality show Dance India Dance underthe mentorship of Remo. He has also featured in a song inSalman Khan-starrer Wanted and the title track of RaktaCharitra.
Actor-director Prabhu Deva, who stars in the film, willalso pay a special song tribute to Jackson alongwith Remo.The high-octane dance film is being produced by UTV andstars choreographer Ganesh Acharya, former DID participantsDharmesh, Prince, Mayuresh and Vrushali.
Lauren Gottlieb, winner of international dance realityshow So You Think You Can Dance, has been roped in as thefemale lead.When asked how he bagged the role in the film, Salmansaid, "The moment I won DID, Remo sir hugged me on stage andsaid that he was going to make a movie with me someday. I wastoo emotional at that time and I did not react then. Threeyears later, I was in his house and he said that there was afilm and that UTV has decided to back it.
"I was so excited, I just hugged him and thanked him.Since then it feels like I am living in a dream world and Idon't want to wake up ever," he added.Anybody Can Dance will hit theatres on February 8,2013.
Salman also said that he took time out and trainedhimself in acting for two years before doing any films as hedid not want to look amateur on-screen.
"Right from my childhood I always wanted to be an actor.I just could not find the pathway to filmdom and when I gotthe opportunity to be part of DID, I thought it was my bestbet to fulfil my dream of becoming an actor.
"After winning the competition I did not waste any timeand I trained for two years. I could not enrol myself into anyacting school because of time constraints. So, I attendedacting workshops in Prithvi theatres. I wanted to be preparedand not appear amateur," Salman said.
In the film Salman plays the role of a catholic boyRocky, who wants to make it big as a dancer."I could totally relate to my character not just becauseI play a dancer. My character has a fire in him to besomething, just the way I do. I come from a conservativeMuslim family and dance was like a taboo. I could totallyrelate to the struggle, the ambition," he said.
Salman also participated in the fourth and fifth seasonof Jhalak Dikhlaja in which he partnered with model-actressYana Gupta and Isha Sharvani respectively."When I was on DID I often used to wonder whilewatching Remo sir if I could also do something like this. So,I decided to turn a choreographer for Jhalak Dikhlaja tochallenge myself, to push my limits as a dancer and to seewhether I was able to do it. Thankfully I was successful in myendeavours," he said.
The dancer-turned-actor is currently shooting fordirector Vivek Agnihotri's Freedom.
"It is a youth centric film based in the 80's I havecompleted shooting two schedules already. The film also starsa newcomer opposite me, who is a model. I have alsochoreographed four songs in the film," he said.
