ABCD Any Body Can Dance(2013)
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language dance drama film directed and choreographed by Remo D'Souza. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, and Lauren Gottlieb in lead roles. It follows Vishnu, a celebrated dancer who loses his academy after being framed by his jealous friend. Vishnu discovers a group of street dancers and trains them for a national competition. The film blends street dance with classical Indian choreography. It was praised for its energetic dance sequences and emotional story. ABCD was a commercial success and spawned a sequel. The film was released in 3D and received positive reviews from critics.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 8 February 2013
- Director
- Remo D'Souza
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
A famous dancer named Vishnu is betrayed by his best friend and loses everything. He finds a group of street dancers with raw talent. Vishnu decides to train them for a national dance competition. But his jealous rival will do anything to stop them from winning.
“Dance is for everyone”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for ABCD Any Body Can Dance
Cast reunions in this film: Prabhu Deva & Salman Yusuff Khan (5 films together), Prabhu Deva & Remo D'Souza (3 films together), Prabhu Deva & Dharmesh Yelande (2 films together), Prabhu Deva & Punit Pathak (2 films together), Dharmesh Yelande & Salman Yusuff Khan (2 films together), and Dharmesh Yelande & Punit Pathak (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title ABCD stands for 'Any Body Can Dance', which was also the tagline of the film.
- This was choreographer Remo D'Souza's first film as a director.
- Prabhu Deva, a famous dancer and actor, made a special appearance in a dance sequence.
- The film was shot in 3D, which was uncommon for a dance film in India at that time.
- It inspired a successful sequel, ABCD 2, released in 2015.
- The movie's climax was filmed at the famous Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai.
- Many real-life dancers from dance reality shows were cast as supporting characters.