1. Remo D'Souza is considered the most successful and renowned choreographer in the Bollywood industry and has served as a role model for many Indian choreographers.
18 Facts About Remo D'Souza
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Remo D'Souza hails from Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, born on 2 April 1974, in Bangalore into a Hindu family as Ramesh Gopi Nair to Gopi Nair, a NC in the Indian Air Force, and Madhaviyamma, a housewife.
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Remo D'Souza has an elder brother, Ganesh, and four sisters.
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Remo D'Souza completed his schooling at the Air Force School, Jamnagar, Gujarat.
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Remo D'Souza completed his 12th from there and during his HSC board exam, he realized that he didn't have any interest in studies.
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Remo D'Souza immediately left school and went to Mumbai, but his father wanted him to join the Indian Air Force.
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Remo D'Souza learned to dance by watching movies, music videos, etc.
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Remo D'Souza is married to Lizelle Watkins, an Anglo-Indian from Mumbai.
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On 11 December 2020, Remo D'Souza suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai.
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Remo D'Souza is a choreographer in Bollywood films and music videos.
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Remo D'Souza made his television debut with the dance reality show Dance India Dance along with choreographer Terence Lewis and Geeta Kapoor as judges and mentors.
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In 2015, Remo D'Souza directed the second installment of the ABCD franchise, titled Disney's ABCD 2.
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Remo D'Souza was the "super judge" on the prime time dance show Dance Plus on Star Plus, along with host Raghav Juyal and team captains Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan, and Punit Pathak.
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In 2016, Remo D'Souza directed A Flying Jatt, It was released on 24 August 2016, which starring Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nathan Jones.
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Remo D'Souza then appeared as a judge on the reality show Dance Champions opposite Terence Lewis.
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Remo D'Souza directed Race 3 the film featured Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Saqib Saleem and Freddy Daruwala.
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Remo D'Souza judged of Dance Plus along with host Raghav Juyal, Sugandha Mishra and team captains Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan, Suresh Mukund, Karishma Chawan, and Punit Pathak.
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In 2020, Remo D'Souza directed the third installment of ABCD Franchise titled Street Dancer 3D which retained some of original casts including Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva, Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande, Punit Pathak and added Nora Fatehi, Salman Yusuff Khan and Vartika Jha.