Sometimes background dancers find it difficult to match up to his dance style. He sings well, dances well and he has a great aura. In terms of a personal favourite, it’s Honey Singh. He practised the song three days back-to-back. He is a superstar yet he is humble and professional. I loved working with Amitabh Bachchan on the song ‘Party with the Bhoothnath’ from ‘Bhoothnath Returns’. Which celebrities have you enjoyed working with? I run Big Dance Centre in Delhi and with that, I want to impart dance education and create a community of dancers in India. My journey is not limited to music video choreography alone. Quality matters more to me than quantity. I am happy to do just eight songs a year. I have done ‘Love Dose’, ‘4 Bottle Vodka’, ‘Loca Loca’ and many others since. What were your initial years in the industry like? Yes, I am quite blessed. I was the first Indian to be selected for training at Broadway in 2008. The course cost Rs 25 lakh but my parents didn’t discourage me. If your parents can see your passion, they will support you (in the best way possible). Was your family supportive of your career? I also enjoyed Saroj Khan’s ‘Nimbooda Nimbooda’. In terms of inspiration, I look up to Farah Khan and her songs like ‘Ek Pal Ka Jeena’ and ‘Chaiyan Chaiyan’. But I realised if I needed to pursue it professionally, I would need to train. So I joined Broadway Dance Centre in New York in 2008 and later, trained in camera work from the University of Southern California. This taught me how to visualise the music for ‘the camera’. The Bollywood dance bug bit me early on, when I would dance at parties and family functions. What inspired you to become a Bollywood choreographer? Titled ‘Kanta Laga’, it features not one but three big artists, namely Yo Yo Honey Singh, and sibling duo Neha and Tony Kakkar. In a freewheeling chat with Metrolife, founder of Delhi-based Big Dance Centre recounts his journey from bagging his first assignment to working with legends like Amitabh Bachchan. Bollywood choreographer Atul Jindal is gearing up for the most challenging song of his life.
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