Great demand for dance-based films today, feels Bosco

MUMBAI: National-award winning choreographer Bosco Martis says there is a huge demand by the audience to watch films based on dance.

Bosco, who has choreographed several chartbuster songs and is set to turn director soon, feels the enormous success of the "ABCD" franchise shows that films about dance can garner huge returns.

"The kind of fever and hysteria there is surrounding dance, it is incredible. You can't be stuck in a TV, you need to go out and experience that as a full blown spectacle in a theatre," Bosco told PTI.

"The success of 'ABCD' just proved that the audience is willing to come out and watch dance based films. The business is huge," he added.ABCD' just proved that the audience is willing to come out and watch dance based films. The business is huge," he added.


Image: Bosco Martis (Instagram)

The Mumbai-born choreographer, who along with his dance partner Caesar Gonsalves, has worked on 200 songs and about 75 films.

Bosco is gearing up for his directorial debut, which will be a musical.


Image: Bosco Martis (Instagram)

"Five years ago, I wanted to do a film but it didn't happen so I was let down. I am working on my next, still waiting for things to fall in place in black and white and then I will comment about it."

He is currently seen as a judge on the Indian version of American dance reality series " So You Think You Can Dance".

The &TV show also features actress Madhuri Dixit and Terrance Lewis as judges.

Bosco credits such reality shows for generating interest in people about less popular dance forms.

"Dance shows have definitely generated a never seen before interest in people. Through the exposure of reality shows, even I got to know so many dance forms that I was not aware of initially. People are presenting various dance forms and that is really good," Bosco said.

Though he has choreographed many celebrities, Bosco feels among the current crop of actresses, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif stand out.