They
work
overtime
to
make
your
imagination
sway
with
excitement.
And
it
is
due
to
their
excited
rehearsals
running
into
several
hours
that
the
Hrithik
Roshan's
and
Shahid
Kapoor's
of
the
film
world
make
your
heart
beat
flare
up
in
joy.
Earlier
they
were
called
Dance
Directors,
but
with
the
changing
times,
they've
been
re-christened
as
Choreographers.
They
are
charging
a
hefty
sum
of
money
for
revving
up
the
dance
floor
on
screen
and
their
demand
for
stage
shows
abroad
is
massive.
Salman
Khan
paid
a
part
of
his
remuneration
from
the
ongoing
Rockstar
concerts
in
US
to
choreographers
Bosco-Ceaser
for
their
"exceptional
work".
Farah
Khan
has
already
moved
on
and
is
reckoned
as
a
director-to-look-out-for
while
Rangeela
choreographer
Ahmed
Khan
is
also
holding
the
director's
baton.
We
spoke
to
two
well
known
Choreographers
Raju
Khan
and
Habiba
Rehman
about
the
change
in
perception
about
a
typical
'dance
master'
in
Bollywood.
Veteran
Choreographer
Saroj
Khan's
son
Raju
Khan
has
choreographed
over
1500
songs
and
has
also
won
a
national
award
for
Lagaan.
He
is
starting
on
his
directorial
venture
Showbiz
under
Mahesh
Bhatt's
banner.
But
his
views
about
his
first
love
Choreography
are
rather
radical.
"Filmmaking
has
changed.
Choreography
has
changed
accordingly.
There
was
a
time
when
along
with
the
lead
pair,
dozens
of
chorus
dancers
gyrated
their
bellies
needlessly.
Songs
then
were
meant
as
a
breather
where
people
went
out
and
smoked.
Today,
the
duration
of
a
film
has
been
curtailed.
Mostly
songs
that
add
to
the
story
are
kept
so
the
choreography
has
to
be
more
meaningful
and
it
has
to
take
the
story
forward.
I
think
the
ego
should
go
out
of
a
dancer
to
make
the
song
look
more
plausible.
He
doesn't
have
any
other
option
if
he
wants
to
be
around
for
long," he
says.
And
what's
his
opinion
on
her
mother
who
is
instrumental
in
the
success
of
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Sridevi?
"I
sincerely
feel
she
is
the
ultimate
Choreographer.
She
actually
knows
what
it
means
to
make
musical
steps
according
to
her
own
liking."
Habiba
Rehman,
a
senior
pro
with
an
experience
of
twenty
five
years
in
Bollywood
has
learnt
to
move
on
with
times.
"I've
Choreographed
two
generations
of
film
personalities.
I
choreographed
Amitabh
in
Saudagar
and
Abhishek
in
Refugee.
I've
also
choreographed
Randhir
Kapoor
as
well
as
Karisma
Kapoor.
These
days
I
choreograph
all
the
dance
movements
in
Balaji's
K
serials
besides
movies
like
my
forthcoming
Rehguzar
starring
Jimmy
Shergill.
I
strongly
feel
that
the
next
generation
should
take
over
from
the
earlier
one.
I
am
not
jealous
of
anyone.
Instead
I've
learned
the
new
steps
from
youngsters
and
now
I
am
incorporating
them
in
my
films.
I
strongly
feel,
whoever
is
good,
the
work
will
follow.
Too
much
of
competition
stops
the
creativity,"
she
says
with
a
tinge
of
nostalgia.
The
new
generation
of
Choreographers
is
ruling
the
roost
right
now.
They
are
young,
hip
and
prone
to
fast-success.
Maybe
they
should
aspire
for
a
longer
career
rather
than
doing
too
many
things
simultaneously.