A step at a time

Choreographer Remo D'Souza has always had actors dancing to his tunes. Now, he is going to have a full starcast doing that. As Remo gears up to direct his first Hindi film, he talks to CS about his new projects:



My five favourite Bollywood dancers
>u00a0Hrithik Roshan
>u00a0Shahid Kapoor
>u00a0Ranbir Kapoor
>u00a0Jackky Bhagnani
>u00a0Harman Baweja

Director's cut
My first Hindi film will go on the floors in the next two-three months. I am very excited as it is the first commercial Hindi film that I will be directing. It's a college drama with a lot of romance, comedy and action. I have directed a Bengali movie before- 'Lal Paharer Katha' that got me the best director award at the Osian Film Festival. It was a story about the dying art of Chhau dance. I am also choreographing films like Patiala House, Action Replay, Jaane Kahan Se Aayee Hai in the coming year.u00a0

Down but not out
I fractured my leg while conducting the auditions for a reality show in Kolkata. The initial two weeks were a torture. I could not move freely, and travelling was a nightmare. But I had to work because I had made prior commitments. My injury is a lot better and I am now dancing with my cast on.

Dancing guru
I specialise in western dances like hip hop, popping locking, krumping, b-boying, street dance as well as few ethnic Indian dances.

Tribute to MJ
I met Jermaine Jackson last month when he came to Mumbai at Adnan Sami's house. He saw my work and asked me to participate in the show. Dancers from across the globe will be participating in the show and I will be representing India along with 80-100 other dancers. This will happen in June 2010. I am a huge Michael Jackson fan and this is the best tribute I could give to him.u00a0

Chilling out
I like to beat stress by playing basketball and swimming. My other passion is watching movies. I watch commercial as well as art house cinema. Akira Kurosawa is my favourite director.