Remo D'Souza
| Remo D'Souza | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Ramesh Gopi Nair 2 April 1974 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Choreographer, film director, film actor, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lizelle D'Souza |
| Children |
Druv Gabriel Aman |
| Parent(s) |
K. Gopi Madhvi Laxmi |
Remo D'Souza (birth name Ramesh Gopi Nair,[1] born 2 April 1974) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director. He was a judge in the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with the Indian actress Madhuri Dixit and director Karan Johar. He was the "super judge" on the prime time dance show Dance Plus, on Star Plus, along with team captains Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan, and Punit Pathak. Currently he is appearing as a judge on the reality show Dance Champions opposite Terence Lewis.
His first movie as a director, F.A.L.T.U, was a moderate success at the box office.
He made India's first 3D dance movie, ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, with contestants from season 1 and season 2 of Dance India Dance (Dharmesh Yelande, Punit Pathak, Salman Yusuff Khan, Bhavna, Prince and others), Prabhu Deva and Lauren Gottlieb. His next directorial venture, ABCD 2, was released in June 2015. It starred Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, and Prabhu Deva in lead roles, with Lauren Gottlieb, Punit Pathak, Raghav Juyal, and Dharmesh Yelande in supporting roles.[2][3]
Personal life
Souza hails from Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, and was born on April 2, 1974 in Bangalore to K. Gopi, a chef in the Indian Air Force, and Madhvi Laxmi. He has an elder brother, Ganesh Gopi, and four sisters. He did his schooling at the Air Force School, Jamnagar, Gujarat. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race.[4]
He is married to Lizelle, an Anglo-Indian from Mumbai. Lizelle is a costume designer who has designed costumes for many television shows. They have two sons, Druv and Gabriel. Currently Souza lives with his family, in Andheri West, Mumbai.
Awards
| Film awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Tehzeeb | Zee Cine Awards | Best Choreography | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Ethiran | Vijay Awards | Best Find of the Year | Won | |
| 2013 | Student of the Year | Zee Cine Awards | Best Choreography (For the song "Disco Deewane") | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Screen Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Badtameez Dil") | Won | |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Badtameez Dil") | Won | |||
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Badtameez Dil") | Won | |||
| Producer's Guild Film Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Badtameez Dil") | Won | |||
| Best Choreography (for the song "Balam Pichkari") | Won | ||||
| 2016 | Anybody Can Dance 2 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Social Film | Won | |
| Stardust Awards | Best Choreography (for all songs of ABCD 2) | Won | |||
| Screen Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Sunn Saathiya") | Won | |||
| Bajirao Mastani | National Film Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Deewani Mastani") | Won | ||
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Deewani Mastani") | Won | |||
| Producer's Guild Film Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Pinga") | Won | |||
| Best Choreography (for the song "Deewani Mastani") | Nominated | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Deewani Mastani") | Nominated | |||
| Filmfare Awards | Best Choreography (for the song "Deewani Mastani") | Nominated | |||
| Best Choreography (for the song "Pinga") | Nominated | ||||
| Television awards | |||||
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| Year | Show | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Color's Golden Petal Awards | Best Non-Fiction Judge | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Dance Plus | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Naya Sadasya | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Dance Plus 3 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favorite Judge | Won | |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Producer | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aflatoon | Hindi |  | |  | |
| 2004 | Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities | | | | ||
| 2011 | F.A.L.T.U | | | | ||
| 2013 | ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | | | | ||
| 2014 | DOA Death of Amar | | | | ||
| Entertainment | | | | |||
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | | | | ||
| 2016 | A Flying Jatt | | | | ||
| 2018 | Race 3 | | | | ||
| Nawabzaade | | | | |||
| 2019 | ABCD 3 | | | | Pre-production | |
| Time To Dance | | | | |||
| TBA | Dancing Dad | | | | Salman Khan announced |
As choreographer
- 1995 Bollywood Dreams
- 2000 Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar
- 2001 Tum Bin
- 2001 Ehsaas: The Feeling
- 2002 Pitaah
- 2002 Aankhen
- 2002 Chhal
- 2002 Road
- 2002 Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?
- 2002 Kaante
- 2002 Saathiya
- 2003 Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai
- 2003 Stumped
- 2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat
- 2003 Janasheen
- 2003 Mumbai Matinee
- 2003 Tehzeeb
- 2003 Wrong Number
- 2003 Chameli
- 2004 Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
- 2004 Bardaasht
- 2004 Asambhav
- 2004 Dhoom
- 2004 Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao
- 2004 Daag - Shades of Love
- 2005 Shabd
- 2005 Lucky: No Time for Love
- 2005 Naam Gum Jaayega
- 2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time
- 2005 Jo Bole So Nihaal
- 2005 Chocolate
- 2005 Koi Aap Sa
- 2005 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
- 2005 Apaharan
- 2006 Aksar
- 2006 Fight Club - Members Only
- 2006 36 China Town
- 2006 Ankahee
- 2006 Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone...
- 2006 Bas Ek Pal
- 2006 Anthony Kaun Hai?
- 2006 Jaane Hoga Kya
- 2006 Dil Diya Hai
- 2006 Pyaar Ke Side Effects
- 2006 Rocky - The Rebel
- 2006 Hota Hai Dil Pyaar Mein Paagal
- 2006 Apna Sapna Money Money
- 2006 Aryan
- 2006 Tom Dick And Harry
- 2007 Marigold
- 2007 Just Married
- 2007 Delhii Heights
- 2007 Good Boy, Bad Boy
- 2007 The Train
- 2007 MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar
- 2007 Awarapan
- 2007 Cash
- 2007 Darling
- 2007 Chhodon Naa Yaar
- 2007 Speed
- 2007 Main Rony Aur Jony
- 2008 Mithya
- 2008 Singh is Kinng
- 2008 Bhoothnath
- 2008 De Taali
- 2008 Mission Istaanbul
- 2008 Ugly Aur Pagli
- 2008 Rock On!!
- 2008 Hijack
- 2008 Kidnap
- 2008 Sorry Bhai!
- 2008 Maharathi
- 2009 The Stoneman Murders
- 2009 Kal Kissne Dekha
- 2009 London Dreams
- 2009 Mr. Fraud
- 2010 Enthiran
- 2011 Patiala House
- 2011 F.A.L.T.U
- 2011 Pyaar Ka Punchnama
- 2011 Kucch Luv Jaisaa
- 2011 Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap
- 2011 Stand By
- 2011 Love Breakups Zindagi
- 2011 Loot
- 2012 Student of the Year
- 2013 ABCD: Any Body Can Dance
- 2013 Zila Ghaziabad
- 2013 Aurangzeb
- 2013 Besharam
- 2013 Krrish 3
- 2013 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
- 2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
- 2014 Dedh Ishqiya
- 2014 2 States
- 2014 Jai Ho
- 2014 Entertainment
- 2014 O Teri
- 2014 Familywala
- 2015 Tevar
- 2015 ABCD 2
- 2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- 2015 Bajirao Mastani
- 2015 Dilwale
- 2016 A Flying Jatt
- 2018 Race 3
Television
- Dance India Dance (season 1) with Geeta Kapoor & Terrence Lewis
- Dance India Dance (season 2) with Geeta Kapoor & Terrence Lewis
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 with Madhuri Dixit & Malaika Arora Khan
- Dance India Dance Doubles as a guest judge
- Dance Ke Superstars with Shiamak Davar
- Dance India Dance (season 3) with Geeta Kapoor & Terrence Lewis
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 with Madhuri Dixit & Karan Johar
- Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe as a guest judge
- Nach Baliye 5 as a guest judge
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 with Madhuri Dixit & Karan Johar
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 with Madhuri Dixit & Karan Johar
- Dance Plus, Season 1 (2015)[5]
- Dance Plus, Season 2 (2016)
- Dance Plus, Season 3 (2017)
- Dance Champions (2017)
References
- ↑ "Do you know Remo D'Souza's real name?". The Times of India. Asian News International. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "'ABCD 2′: Varun Dhawan plays Suresh from Fictitious Dance Academy". The Indian Express. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Shraddha Kapoor injures herself while dancing for ABCD 2". The Times of India. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ Asian Paints (2013-12-26), Har Ghar Kucch Kehta Hai - Ninth Episode Remo D'Souza, retrieved 2016-09-29
- ↑ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2015". Dance Plus TV Show. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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