Nobody in Bollywood today dances like Madhuri: Choreographer Mini Prad

Bollywood is missing a dancing star a la
Madhuri Dixit, says choreographer Mini
Pradhan, who has made her debut as a
judge on the new season of dance reality
television show "Dance India Dance" (DID).
After assisting iconic choreographers like
Farah Khan, Saroj Khan and working as a
technical choreographer, Mini has joined the
show's two judges -- Mudassar Khan and
Marzi Pestonji -- along with grand master
Mithun Chakraborty.
Mini spoke to IANS about her experience on
the show, as well as the changing dynamics
of film choreography.
As the image of Hindi film heroines is
changing -- from Madhubala,
Vyjayanthimala, Meena Kumari, Rekha,
Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit to Deepika
Padukone, the dancing skills of a
quintessential Hindi film heroine have also
changed.
Asked about it, Mini told IANS here: "I think
after Madhuri, I see no one in present time
has the ability to dance like her. As an
audience, you won't be able to take your
eyes off from her just for her pure dancing."
Having said that, she mentioned the talent of
actress Deepika Padukone, who has won
hearts with her dance in the "Ghoomar"
song from "Padmavati".
"Deepika is a very hard working artiste
when it comes to dancing. I choreographed
'Dhoom taana' for her debut film 'Om Shanti
Om'. In the beginning, she found it a little
difficult to dance, and therefore, for one
song, she practised around 12 hours to
reach to perfection. She is that dedicated,
and it translates into her performance."
For now, Mini is excited about her stint on
DID, and says judging talent is tougher than
it seems.
What are her basic parameters of a good
performance?
"Well, the basics are simple -- rhythm,
expression and emoting the song correctly.
Rest differs, but if you are not dancing on
the right beat, you are not dancing."
Zee TV's DID has set a bar for dance shows
in Indian television, by balancing the art of
dance and the entertainment quotient.
According to Mini, with the change in the
language of entertainment and with the
audience's attention span getting shorter,
somewhere commercialization has
overpowered the purity of a dance form and
versatility has taken centrestage.
A trained classical dancer, Mini is a little
upset about how bringing classical dance in
a reality TV show is challenging at times.
"DID is a popular show, therefore it is a
platform where we can bring it in, and we
have introduced as many forms of Indian
dance as possible. As a judge, we always
look for pure talent. But it is in the mentality
of participants that unless they are showing
their versatility in one act -- fusing two
different styles of dancing -- they won't get
selected or appreciated by the larger
audience, but that is not true.
"We are here to encourage talent and its
excellence," she added.
(Source: IANS)

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