Suru tries to honor the memory of his dead mother, a famed dancer. Other subplots fail to tug the heartstrings as intended. If someone stole my work and passed it off as his own, then tried to act like he was my biggest fan, I wouldn’t be grateful. The Stunners act like fanboys, and the Filipino team praises them for their heart. Worse, they meet the Filipino team they stole from at the Vegas dance competition, and no one mentions the theft. The redemption-without-remorse lesson is a strange moral to preach to children. Even as his friends are ridiculed because of his devious actions, Suru doesn’t ask for their forgiveness. They are punished by being kicked off the show, but they aren’t sorry. The problem is that Suru and Vernon - though mostly Suru - really did cheat, but they never admit it or apologize for it. That prompts Suru to reform the Stunners and beg Vishnu’s help, hoping that victory in Vegas will prove their talent to the Indian audience that shunned them. The consequences haunt Suru, Vernon, and other members of the group like Vinnie (Shraddha Kapoor), even at their day jobs. The Stunners are branded cheaters and thrown off the show. During the show’s finale, the judges - one of whom is ABCD 2 director Remo D’Souza, playing himself - bust Suru and his buddy Vernon (Sushant Pujari) for copying the choreography of a hip-hop group from the Philippines.
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Yet that’s what makes the redemption arc of Suru’s crew so darned awkward.Īt the start of the film, Suru’s crew, the Mumbai Stunners, is the most popular group on an Indian TV dance competition show. While the original ABCD was aimed at teenagers, ABCD 2 skews younger, with sophomoric humor and more explicit moral lessons woven into the story. He gets a chance at a fresh start when a disgraced hip-hop crew led by Suru (Varun Dhawan) asks for his help in winning an international competition in Las Vegas. Vishnu 2.0 is a drunk, washed up Mumbai choreographer. Prabhu Deva again plays a choreographer named Vishnu, but he’s not the same guy, which is needlessly confusing. Many of the actors from the original are in the sequel, but in different roles. Earnest efforts pay off in the spectacular dance numbers, but the movie’s ham-handed moral and patriotic themes only inspire eye rolls.ĪBCD 2 is not a direct followup to 2013’s ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. And it’s a true story, therefore it’s a double responsibility,” he says.ABCD 2 tries way too hard.
“I hope to take the sequel much ahead of the first film. Remo says the sequel to ABCD would be far bigger in terms of canvas, scope, characterisation and budget. “We needed a strong female presence, so I weaved her character into the real story,” he adds. Unlike Varun’s character, Shraddha’s character is fictitious. Shraddha is a fabulous dancer, besides of course being a terrific actress, which she has already proved.” I just felt she has great grace and enormous fluidity in her body language. Remo says, “I am often asked why Shraddha in a dance film, as we’ve never seen her dance in any of her previous films. The film also stars Prabhu Deva, Shraddha Kapoor and Lauren Gottlieb. He better do it right, since the real Suresh is also in the film.”
I am convinced he will bring Suresh to life. I also needed a very good actor since the character’s journey is not only about dancing but also his aspirations and dreams.
“I needed someone who could dance, and I mean really dance. Varun’s dancing skills made him an obvious choice for Remo. So these four boys Pavan, Rohit, Vernon and Suresh are part of the story and yes, Varun plays Suresh.”
But then I came across the real-life story of these boys from Nala Sopara who went all the way to Las Vegas and won a dance show there. Remo says, “I thought I had exhausted my appetite for a dance film when I made ABCD. The story is based on the lives of four boys who are part of a dance institute called Fictitious Dance Academy. Interestingly, the real Suresh also has a role in the Remo D’Souza directed film. In that Varun plays a character called Suresh who is based on a real person called Suresh, a dancer who lives in Nala Sopara. The actor’s tryst with real life roles will continue in his next release as well, ABCD 2. In Badlapur, Varun Dhawan plays a real-life criminal from Central Europe who went on a vendetta spree after his wife was murdered.
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