The man who made Hrithik dance....
By:
Screen
Weekly,
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
January
24,
2007
For
Shiamak
Davar,
performing
the
world
over
at
international
events
like
the
Commonwealth
Games
in
Melbourne,
the
World
Economic
Forum
in
Davos
or
designing
songs
for
films
and
events
is
up
his
ally.
But
when
it
comes
to
attending
an
awards
ceremony
where
he
is
nominated,
the
most-sough-after
choreographer
shies
away.
But
he
did
make
it
to
the
function,
just
in
time
as
the
announcement
went,
"The
award
goes
to
Shiamak
Davar..."
Congrats
on
winning
the
Screen
award
for
'Dhoom
again...'
from
Dhoom
2.
You
were
almost
not
attending
the
show.
Yes,
I
don't
go
for
awards
functions,
I
only
choreograph
them.
(laughs)
But
I
will
always
be
very
grateful
to
Screen
because
Screen
was
the
first
to
award
me
ever
for
Dil
To
Pagal
Hai
(DTPH).
Then
I
went
on
to
win
all
the
awards
that
year
including
the
National
award.
Did
you
expect
to
win
the
trophy
this
year?
'Dhoom
again...'
had
a
huge
potential
for
dance.
There
was
a
lot
of
scope
for
rhythm,
style
and
fresh
steps.
And
when
Adi
(Aditya
Chopra)
asked
me
to
choreograph
the
title
track
for
his
film,
he
left
it
to
me
to
do
it
my
way.
It
is
gratifying
that
whenever
he
wants
something
diverse
and
novel,
he
chooses
me.
It
had
me
excited
and
I
took
up
the
song
immediately,
mainly
because
it
featured
Hrithik
Roshan.
We
have
never
worked
in
a
film
together
though
we
have
done
a
lot
of
stage
shows.
There's
no
doubt
that
Hrithik
is
a
marvelous
dancer,
but
as
a
choreographer
who
made
Madhuri
Dixit
dance
to
his
tune
in
DTPH,
what
did
you
think
of
the
actor's
dancing
abilities
during
the
shoot?
Madhuri
is
all
grace
and
she
cannot
be
compared
with
anyone.
But
Hrithik
is
the
best
dancer
we
have
in
films
today.
He
is
simply
fantastic
in
whatever
he
does.
The
guy
is
like
a
machine,
a
robot
that
can
do
anything.
He
picked
up
my
steps
so
well
that
I
was
mystified
by
his
flexible
and
agile
body
movements.
He
becomes
the
dance
and
not
the
dancer.
Once
he
got
into
the
grid,
we
made
a
wonderful
team
and
delivered
a
very
high
quality
product.
As
a
choreographer
I
believe
that
the
body
is
a
temple,
respect
it
and
it
will
bless
you.
You
think
he
did
justice
to
your
steps?
Completely.
My
choreography
was
at
its
best
in
'Dhoom
again...'
because
of
Hrithik.
I
would
say
Hrithik
is
our
answer
to
Hollywood
actors
today.
Adi,
who
was
certain
that
I
would
win
awards
for
this
song,
tells
me
that
people
are
going
back
to
the
theatres
only
to
see
it
again.
Isn't
that
incredible?
What
did
you
think
of
'Dhoom
again...'
when
you
heard
it
for
the
first
time?
As
the
song
was
being
played,
I
felt
each
instrument
was
telling
me
something.
The
piano
had
something
to
say.
The
strings
were
talking
to
me,
the
violins,
the
drums;
each
instrument
was
conversing
with
me.
I
tried
to
interpret
what
they
were
saying
and
I
had
worked
out
the
movements
in
my
mind.
It
you
notice,
my
dance
steps
are
very
simple
but
with
a
lot
of
grace
in
the
movements.
Hrithik
dancing
to
my
steps
made
grace
in
the
movements.
Hrithik
dancing
to
my
steps
made
all
the
difference
to
a
beautiful
song.
Have
you
seen
the
other
songs
from
the
film?
What
do
you
think
of
their
choreography?
I
have
liked
them
specially
'Crazy
kiya
re...'.
And
amongst
the
others
nominated
in
the
best
choreography
category,
I
think
Ganesh
Acharya's
'Masti
ki
pathshala
...'
from
Rang
De
Basanti
deserves
a
pat.
Who,
according
to
you,
is
the
best
dancer
in
films
today
besides
Hrithik?
I
adore
Madhuri.
Of
the
girls
today,
Aishwarya
has
a
lot
of
grace.
I
loved
both
of
them
in
'Dola
re
...'
from
'Devdas'.
Rani
Mukerji
has
a
very
high
level
of
energy.
Abhishek
Bachchan
in
'Nach
baliye...'
from
Bunty
Aur
Babli
was
superb.
Another
marvelous
dancer
is
Arshad
Warsi.
Being
a
choreographer
himself,
he
has
a
lot
of
style
when
it
comes
to
dance.
Then
there
is
the
immensely
talented
Jaaved
Jafri.
But
above
all,
my
all
time
favourite
is
Helen.
She
has
elegance
and
style
even
today.
You
have
dancing
schools
all
over
India.
Tell
us
more
about
your
institutes.
I
believe
in
giving
my
students
a
true
performing
arts
experience
and
my
institutes
have
dance
programs
and
workshops
for
people
from
the
age
of
four
to
74
at
all
the
centers
all
over
India.
I
want
to
bring
joy
and
smiles
on
the
faces
of
the
under
privileged,
specially
challenged
and
visually
impaired
through
my
organization
Shiamak's
Victory
Arts
Foundation.
What
is
more,
this
year
Shiamak
Davar's
Dance
Gear
Pvt.
Ltd
will
launch
international
quality
dance
wear,
dance
accessories
and
dance
educational
material.
That
must
be
keeping
you
quite
busy.
Yes.
I
am
grateful
to
the
Indian
Government
for
honouring
me
as
the
Brand
Ambassador
in
India
to
promote
contemporary
Indian
dance
abroad,
in
a
very
Shiamak
style;
a
blend
of
east
and
west
that
includes
classic,
kathak
and
jazz.
An
attempt
to
promote
India
in
foreign
countries,
it
means
a
lot
of
work
and
I
along
with
my
troupe
of
45
dancers
have
performed
at
almost
every
place
abroad
including
the
Kennedy
Centre
in
New
York
and
in
front
of
presidents,
prime
ministers,
cabinet
ministers,
etc.
And
the
response
has
been
astounding.
As
for
film
assignments,
I
have
Taare
Zameen
Pe
and
Saawariya
this
year.
Have
you
ever
thought
of
facing
the
camera,
for
a
dance
number?
You
perform
on
stage,
don't
you?
(laughs)
Somebody
has
to
ask
me
first,
isn't
it?
I
would
love
to
see
myself
on
the
big
screen
though.
Adi,
are
you
listening?
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