If there’s one actor in India who’s dancing skills have helped in making her a household name, it is Madhuri Dixit. Having starred in several blockbuster films over a career that spans more than two decades, Madhuri’s dancing skill, seen in films like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Khalnayak, Anjaam, Devdas and many, many others, is still remarkably appealing. But ask Madhuri about Bollywood’s current crop of actors and their dancing skills, consider her impressed.
“A lot of girls are good at dancing like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonakshi Sinha. I was surprised to see Alia Bhatt dancing on one of the shows, Shraddha Kapoor did a good job in ABCD 2,” said Madhuri recently in an interview.
According to the 48-year-old star, things were tougher back in the day when she was still in her prime. “There were lots of things, as you are learning every day. I remember I was doing this song ‘Humko Aaj Kal Hai…’, and in the initial beats I had to go down…lying on the floor. It was typical Bollywood and I did not know how to do it. And once when I was rehearsing for it, I banged my head so hard on the floor that there was a big boil,” confessed Madhuri.
For those who want a chance to dance like Madhuri, there is an online academy, endorsed and conceptualized by Madhuri herself that will also discover new talent. The actor is also available on Dance Studio, where she will teach dance on some of her most popular songs. It will also feature other choreographers like Remo D’Souza and several others.
“We have ‘maha gurus’ and we have good choreographers from Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa. It is important to have good gurus. People who are talented can bring out talent in others,” concluded Madhuri.