ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2
ABCD 2
2015 · India · 154 min
- Director
- Remo D'Souza
- Screenplay
- Tushar Hiranandani
- Producer
- Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Music
- Sachin–Jigar
- Cinematography
- Vijay Arora
- Production company
- UTV Motion Pictures
What the critics say
54 % Rotten Tomatoes positive reviewsCast
What it is about
Suresh "Suru" Mukund, a waiter from Nalasopara on the outskirts of Mumbai, dreams of becoming a successful dancer and honouring the wish of his late mother. With his childhood friends Vernon, a pizza delivery boy, and Vinnie, a hairdresser who hopes to dance hip-hop, he forms the Mumbai Stunners. Their national competition run ends in disqualification when their routine is found to copy a Philippine group, leaving the team with a damaged name. Determined to win back their honour, Suru sets out to find a choreographer who can take them to the world championship in Las Vegas.
How it was made
ABCD 2 is a stand-alone sequel to ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2013), produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures, a Disney subsidiary. Remo D'Souza and Tushar Hiranandani wrote the screenplay, and Sachin–Jigar composed the music. Prabhu Deva, Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor lead the cast, and the story is partly inspired by the real experiences of Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monteiro, founders of The Kings, who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. Filming took place in Mumbai, Bangalore and Las Vegas and wrapped in March 2015. The French duo Les Twins appear in a freestyle dance in the song "Tattoo".
Reception and legacy
ABCD 2 opened on 19 June 2015 in 3D and earned mixed to positive reviews. Critics praised its production design, choreography, music and the performances of Deva, Dhawan and Kapoor, while its writing and running time drew the most criticism. A dance video game tied to the film was released alongside it.
Stills
Trivia
A routine with Les Twins
The French duo Les Twins take part in a freestyle dance in the song "Tattoo".
A decommissioned warship
A decommissioned warship serves as a backdrop to the dancers' practice area in the first half of the film.
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