On June 19, Prabhu Deva’s dance film ABCD 2 (Anybody Can Dance 2) co-starring Varun Dhawan turned 10 years old. On the occasion the reticent dancer-choreographer-actor-director revealed a third part of the dance franchise is on the anvil.
“I really enjoyed surrendering myself to my fellow-choreographer Remo D’Souza. He directed me through the film. All the choreography was done by others. I just had to act and dance,” says Prabhu Deva.
So which one does he enjoy more? “You mean acting or dancing. To be honest, dancing is also a form of acting. So I don’t see them as separate. But I don’t enjoy choreographing my own dances. This is why I enjoyed ABCD so much.”
This is why the ABCD franchise means so much to Prabhu. “With ABCD and ABCD 2 Remo D’Souza has given birth to a new genre of entertainment in Indian cinema. I could’ve directed a dance film in Hindi. But I’m glad I didn’t. I don’t think I’d have been able to do it as well as Remo. He is amazing in telling a story woven around dancing. I couldn’t have done any better. I am just happy being a part of ABCD, ABCD 2, 3, 4 and 5 for as long as he makes them.”
Prabhu is currently on a break from direction. “I am swamped in acting assignments and enjoying every bit of it. It’s a phase. I’ve as many as six projects as an actor on the floors in Tamil, Malayalam and one in Hindi also. The last film I directed was Radhe with Salman Sir. I don’t know when I will return to direction.”
