‘I watch what I say while judging celebs’ : Remo

Choreographer-turned-director Remo D’souza talks about his chemistry with jury members in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 5 and his 3D film. Team Viva reports

Judging well-known faces on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 5, is proving more difficult than judging contestants at public dance reality shows for choreographer-turned-director Remo D’souza.

He said, “They already have stardom with them. People love their work. I sometimes find it difficult to give my honest opinions bluntly. I have to watch what I say.”

He likes judging amateurs and trained dancers though.

“In Dance India Dance (DID), I trained amateurs. I feel satisfied now when I see them perform brilliantly.” So what can we look forward to in Jhalak..? He commented, “Dance. There are contestants like Talat Aziz and Sushil Kumar who are not trained dancers. I’ll be seeing their passion, hard work and effort.”

Sanath Jayasuriya is Remo’s favorite. “I am his big fan. The show has just begun. In the first episode I told him where he lacked and what he did best,” adding “I like everyone. Darsheel Safari is the youngest and cutest. Bharti, though fat, is giving her best.”

Talking about the chemistry with other judges, like Madhuri Dixit and filmmaker Karan Johar, he said “I worked with Madhuriji during the previous season of Jhalak. I was nervous when I learnt that Karan Johar would be on board, but he’s fun.” Remo is busy with his expensive, dance-centric film, Any One Can Dance (ABCD).

“We finished shooting. We will announce the release date.”

Remo concluded saying, “I have been working on this film for very long. The script took seven years. It’s in 3D. I always wanted to do an action-dance film” he concluded.