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Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974) is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer. Over the course of his career spanning more than 25 years, D'Souza has choreographed more than 100 films. He is considered the most successful and renowned choreographer in the Hindi film industry and has served as a
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for many Indian choreographers. Additionally, he has been a judge on the dance reality show Dance Plus for seven consecutive seasons.


Early and personal life

D'Souza hails from Olavakkode,
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,
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, born on 2 April 1974, in
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into a
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family as Ramesh Gopi Nair to Gopi Nair, a NC(E) in the
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, and Madhaviyamma, a housewife. He has an elder brother, Ganesh, and four sisters. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race. Birthdate and birthplace noted at 58 seconds. D'Souza completed his schooling at the Air Force School,
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,
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. He completed his 12th from there and during his HSC board exam, he realized that he didn't have any interest in studies. He immediately left school and went to Mumbai, but his father wanted him to join the Indian Air Force. Whatever he has learned about dance until now is on his own. He learned to dance by watching movies, music videos, etc. He would rather say Michael Jackson is his guru as he used to copy his steps watching his dance on the television and then choreograph his own steps by adding something extra. D'Souza is married to Lizelle Watkins (now D'Souza), an
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from
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. After converting to
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, he changed his name to Remo D'Souza. Lizelle is a
costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costum ...
who has worked on various television shows, designing costumes. The couple has two sons named Dhruv and Gabriel. Currently, D'Souza and his family reside in Andheri West, Mumbai. Lizelle also collaborates with him and assists him in various projects. On 11 December 2020, D'Souza suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. Soon, he recovered and got discharged.


Career

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as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance form of
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, mid-air dancing,
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and
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. He made his directorial debut with the comedy film '' F.A.L.T.U'', which received a positive response from critics. Remo's next directorial venture was the coming-of-age 3D dance-based film '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'' which starring
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,
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, Salman Yusuff Khan and
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. ''ABCD'' received positive reviews from critics and the film's soundtrack also received positive response from critics. In 2015, Remo directed the second installment of the ''ABCD'' franchise, titled '' Disney's ABCD 2''. It stars Varun Dhawan,
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,
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, Raghav Juyal,
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,
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and
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, the film explores the career journey of Suresh and Vernon of the "fictitious dance crew" Kings United India, who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego. The film received positive reviews from critics and the film's soundtrack also received a positive response from critics. Later, he appeared on of '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' with the Indian actress
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and director
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. He was also the "super judge" on the prime time dance show '' Dance Plus'' on
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, along with host Raghav Juyal and team captains
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,
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, and
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. In 2016, Remo directed ''
A Flying Jatt ''A Flying Jatt'' is a 2016 Indian superhero comedy film co-written and directed by Remo D'Souza and produced under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. It features Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones in the lead roles. ''A F ...
'', It was released on 24 August 2016, which starring Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nathan Jones. The film tells the story of an ordinary man (Shroff) who gains superpowers. The film received mixed reviews from critics and
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from the
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gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and said "The first half of A Flying Jatt has moments of fun – I loved that despite being a superhero he has a fear of heights, so he flies very close to the ground. But post-interval, laughter takes a back seat. Later, he judged the of '' Dance Plus'' along with host Raghav Juyal and team captains
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,
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, and
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. He then appeared as a judge on the reality show '' Dance Champions'' opposite Terence Lewis. He also directed ''
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'' the film featured
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,
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,
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, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Saqib Saleem and Freddy Daruwala. Race 3 was an internationally mounted saga of a family that deals in borderline crime. It was released on 15 June 2018 coinciding with Eid Though the movie received negative reviews, it was a box office success collecting over ₹178.98 crores in India and approximately ₹303 crores worldwide. D'Souza judged of '' Dance Plus'' along with host Raghav Juyal, Sugandha Mishra and team captains
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,
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, Suresh Mukund , Karishma Chawan , and
Punit Pathak Punit Jayesh Pathak (born 1 November 1986) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor. In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's reality and stunt series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and emerged as the winner. Early life Punit Jaye ...
. In 2020, Remo directed the third installment of ABCD Franchise titled '' Street Dancer 3D'' which retained some of original casts including Varun Dhawan,
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,
Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu language films also appeared in few Kannada and Malayal ...
, Raghav Juyal,
Dharmesh Yelande Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983) also known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality. Career Yelande participated in '' Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), '' Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (2010) and ' ...
,
Punit Pathak Punit Jayesh Pathak (born 1 November 1986) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor. In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's reality and stunt series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and emerged as the winner. Early life Punit Jaye ...
and added
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, Salman Yusuff Khan and Vartika Jha. The film tells the story of two rival dance groups, despise each other and participate in a dance battle. Later, they decide to join hands for a greater cause. It was released on 24 January 2020 and received positive reviews from critics. The film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹102 crores and the film's soundtrack also received a positive response from critics.


Awards


Filmography


As director


As producer


Acting credits


As choreographer


Television


Music videos


References


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