sounds in my head. I worked more with dancers than with choreographers because dancers go with the mood of a dance while choreographers are more bothered with the aesthetics.
The dances in Naach live up to international standards. Even the tap dancing. You know, I had learnt tap dancing for almost seven years. It's like I've been training for this role all my life!
It's a coincidence that Rewa expresses herself through dance. She could be a carpenter and would be just as passionate in her expression. She's an idealist, though that's a word, which is largely misused nowadays.
We've had films where the actress expresses herself through dance like V Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. But I have not used references. In one song, I combined tap dancing with ghungroos. It's so novel. We need to take dance back to its roots.
Dance isn't about titillation, or wanting to be sexy. Dance can express any emotion. I'm getting goosebumps just talking about it!
After Naach, I've become a better dancer and human being.