Shiamak Davar: I will never direct dance based film

Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar says he is not certain if he will ever step into direction but if he does, it will be anything but a dance-based film.

Shiamak said he, however, wants to direct a movie, which will have a message of hope.

“I don’t think I will ever direct unless there is something, a topic I really want to do, very strong…. (has) a message of hope. That can be a story but I haven’t come across anything like it and I am definitely not going to direct a dance movie,” Shiamak told PTI.

“I would rather do something I am good at. I will obviously put dance in the movie but it shouldn’t be the focus because my focus has been theatre. I love theatre so I would put that in the film, more than just dance,” he added.

The 54-year-old choreographer is undoubtedly one of the most revered choreographers in Bollywood and from Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan to current generation actors Ranveer Singh and Varun Dhawan, he has made all stars dance to his tunes.

When asked about the general perception about Salman being a difficult actor to choreograph as he creates his own steps, Shiamak laughed and said, “It’s a wrong perception that he is difficult to choreograph. I think the only thing, which he doesn’t like if one does too much, is technical. That is something I do hence he runs away, saying, ‘Oh no! Why Shiamak?’

“But I have never had any problem with him ever.”

Shiamak added that with celebrities like Salman, Shah Rukh and megastar Amitabh Bachchan, choreography takes a back seat as their stage presence is more than enough to uplift an act.

“These people are power because of their performance. They walk on the stage and you forget everything else. We don’t need technical (brilliance). We need performers.”

Among the current crop of actors, Shiamak finds Varun, Ranveer and Sushant Singh Rajput, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone the finest dancers in the industry.

Varun and Sushant have been Shiamak’s students in the past.

When asked if he has to put a restrain on Ranveer’s high-octane energy levels while choreographing him, Shiamak said, “Ranveer is outstanding. The energy he creates on stage is magical. He is fire. I don’t need to control his energy…

“He respects me and my troupe so much that he comes to my studio, learns everything with us and is very professional.”

There are times when I tell him don’t put much power in a particular song and go classy, cool and he does that.”

Shiamak was speaking during the rehearsals for the second edition of Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA), which are set to take place today.

Inputs from PTI

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Amod Pandit

Quiet, resonant, and creative, he can be seen immersed in his own world, and puts in his heart and soul into the one passion that he has, Bollywood. His line for survival? Feel happy to be a part of it.