In Remo D’Souza’s ABCD2 which turns 10 today, Varun Dhawan plays a character called Suresh who is based on a real person named Suresh, a dancer who lives in Nala Sopara. Interestingly, the real Suresh also has a role in the Remo D’Souza-directed film.
The story is based on the lives of four boys who are part of a dance institute called Fictitious Dance Academy.
Recalls Remo, “I thought I had exhausted my appetite for a dance film when I made ABCD. But then I came across the real-life story of these boys from Nala Sopara who went all the way to Las Vegas and won a dance show there. I knew I had to tell their story. So these four boys Pavan, Rohit, Vernon and Suresh are part of the story and yes, Varun plays Suresh.” Varun’s dancing skills made him an obvious choice for Remo. “I needed someone who could dance, and I mean dance. I also needed a very good actor since the character’s journey is not only about dancing but also his aspirations and dreams. Varun is both a dancer and an actor. I am convinced he will bring Suresh to life. He better do it right, since the real Suresh is also in the film.”
The film owes its resplendent aura to the way the characters move to the rhythm of life. Dance here is not just a way of life. It’s a life-long commitment to excellence. Remo’s film captures the passion, sweat, tears and some blood too, that go into making dance reality shows a reality.
To their credit neither Varun nor Shraddha Kapoor attempt to seem larger than the script. What we get are acres of competitive acrimony, the heartache of winning and losing in full camera view the agony of knowing that those four minutes on the stage can make or break your life and the ecstasy of winning against all odds. Such are the dreams that navigate Remo’s airy plots to its heart-in-the-foot climactic dance.
Remo’s choreography is the real star of the show, ABCD 2, which is a far slicker and sexier avatar of the first ABCD film in 2013 and is filled with moments where the life force is expressed and asserted through dance. When the film’s fallen hero, caught duplicating international dance moves, retreats to dance alone to a beat that fastens him to his dead mother’s heartbeat, you are in for a treat.
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