Citations

About Yash Chopra : "I'm really touched that he thought about me. Everybody says, "You're good," but no one ever offered me anything."

The SDIPA motto: "Have feet, will dance!"

[observation, 2013] When I started off twenty years ago, Bollywood dance did not have a structure. The first movie I choreographed went on to win a national award and introduced jazz technique to Bollywood. It was a first for Indian cinema to have properly choreographed pieces with dancers who were trained and had fit bodies. This movie - 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai' - is considered a turning point for dance in Bollywood movies.

Dance is a celebration of life, it is such an integral part of our culture. And what better than doing something that gives you joy and also gets you fit!

Dance and fitness found a new meaning when people saw the first Bollywood film that I choreographed. Since then, one thing that has been a constant is extremely fit dancers. What people considered as a revolution of sorts thirty years back, has now become a norm.

Everyone has a different body type, fitness has nothing to do with size. It is your lifestyle that determines your overall health. Dance is positive step in this journey.