Katrina Kaif Is A Trained Kathak Dancer; Can Do 800 Chakkars in One Go

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Katrina Kaif Is A Trained Kathak Dancer; Can Do 800 Chakkars in One Go! More Secrets Revealed

  • Onkar Kulkarni
  • Sep 19, 2016, 09:40 AM IST
Katrina Kaif Is A Trained Kathak Dancer; Can Do 800 Chakkars in One Go! More Secrets Revealed
(In Pic: Katrina Kaif with her Kathak guru Veeru Krishnan)
From a dance number like Kala Chashma to a wedding song Nachde Ve Saare Katrina Kaif certainly received a lot of applauds for her dancing skills in her last venture Baar Baar Dekho.
This has been quite surprising as Katrina as an actress got a lot of flak from Bollywood buffs for her dance skills in her initial Bollywood days. However, gone are the days when the actress was criticized for being born with two left feet. Over the years, with songs like Chikni Chameli, Sheila Ki Jawani among others she has showcased her dancing prowess in her films.
The big transformation from being a non-dancing star to a great dancer did not happen overnight. The actress took thorough training in Kathak from dance master Veeru Krishnan for many years. In fact in a Teachers Day' special interview when Katrina was asked to name her favourite guru, she took Veeru's name.
From Boom, which released on Sept 19, 2003 to Baar Baar Dekho, Katrina has come a long way. The actress marks her 12th anniversary in Bollywood today. And on the occasion Dailybhaskar.com has a conversation with Katrina's most beloved Veeru Krishnan. The ace dancer, who's now training her sister Isabel, speaks about the actress's training in the traditional dance form and his responses will surely leave you speechless.
Full interview in the slide ahead...
(In Pic:Veeru Krishnan - second from left - in Raja Hindustani)
Raja Hindustani's director Dharmesh Darshan sent Katrina to Veeru
Kathak master Veeru Krishnan has also acted in many films and was seen in comical roles in movies like Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Raja, Dulhe Raja, Mela among others. He also acted in Dharmesh Darshan's Raja Hindustani with Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor. Veeru says that it was Dharmesh who shared his contacts with Katrina and asked her to contact him. "She wanted to learn dance and so she called me in 2003. Uss waqt unki who film Boom flop ho chuki thi. She was new to the industry and wanted to get her basics in dance right. And what better than Kathak to do that. Kathak is the base of any dance. Once you learn Kathak you can do any kind of dancing from Western to Bollywood," says Veeru.
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(In Pic: Katrina Kaif Spins)
Katrina did 800 chakkars (spins) in one go
Veeru recollects that Katrina being a firang took one whole month to become familiar with the Indian traditional form of dancing. But she picked up so fast that in three months she became an expert with the chakkras.
Those familiar with Kathak know that the dance form has a technique of chakkars', a 360 degree spin. The dance master says that in the traditional form, normal Kathak dancers execute pirouetting for as many as 25 times in one go. But Katrina did a whopping 800 swirls in one go and shocked her co-dancers and even her dance master.
"Once she learnt, she was just impossible! At that time I had Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja as my students. Seeing Katrina do 800 chakkars in one go even they were left stunned," says Veeru.
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(In Pic: Katrina with sister Isabel)
"Isabel mein Katrina wali baat nahi"
After Katrina, Veeru is now training her sister Isabel Kaif who is looking at doing Bollywood movies. While the dance master saw the spark in Kat, he says that Isabel is not as bright as her sister. He says, "Yes, I am teaching Isabel Kathak, magar unme Katrina wali baat nahi. Katrina was on some other level only!"

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Just thought this article was interesting.
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OMG, is it humanly possible to do 800 chakras?? :O :D ..wonder how long she kept doing it... amazing amazing!
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Katrina did 800 chakkars (spins) in one go
Veeru recollects that Katrina being a firang took one whole month to become familiar with the Indian traditional form of dancing. But she picked up so fast that in three months she became an expert with the chakkras.
Those familiar with Kathak know that the dance form has a technique of chakkars', a 360 degree spin. The dance master says that in the traditional form, normal Kathak dancers execute pirouetting for as many as 25 times in one go. But Katrina did a whopping 800 swirls in one go and shocked her co-dancers and even her dance master.
"Once she learnt, she was just impossible! At that time I had Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja as my students. Seeing Katrina do 800 chakkars in one go even they were left stunned," says Veeru.

Impossible. I am trained Katthak Dancer. Even Lt.Rohini Bhate / Birjoo Maharaj / Manisha Sathe bhi nahin kar sakte. Aur I doubt that she is trained Katthak dancer. Her body structure is not like that..










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Posted: 9 years ago
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🤣 🤣

Kuch aur joke sunao
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Posted: 9 years ago
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He is exaggerating i think ! There is no way anyone would b able to do that!
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Originally posted by: -PhoenixD-

He is exaggerating i think ! There is no way anyone would b able to do that!


Exactly 800 is impossible for a human being.
but really want to see Kat dance in these styles in an apt movie.
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As a TRAINED KATHAK DANCER myself this is 🤣 🤣 ..Kuch Bhi
Brushing Someone's Ego is fine but itna exaggeration ki Hajmola or Hing goli seem to not work.😆


I now want to see her do Out and Out Classical Dance.
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LMAO !!

people get chakkars seeing her frozen expressions let alone the kathak dance ..where expressions are VERY essential in a classical dance..
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800? I can't even think of 100! It is impossible. But she is a great dancer we know <3

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