ABCD - Any Body Can Dance (2013)

Hindi 2 hrs 23 mins Dance
Critics Score
72%
Total Reviews: 39
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Review Summary: On the whole, ABCD is one film which has a total A to Z of dancing. A never before seen dance sequences and some out standing choreography are sure shot plus points.

Average Critic Rating: (2.97)
Cast: Prabhu Deva , Salman Yusuff Khan , Kay Kay Menon , Lauren Gottlieb , Dharmesh , Ganesh Acharya , Prince , Salman Yusuf Khan , Mayuresh , Dharmesh Yelande , Vrushali , Mario Fernando Aguilera , Milind Wagh , Punit Pathak , Bhawana Khanduja , Pankaj Tripathi , Mayuresh Wadkar , Vrushali Chavan , Prince Gupta , Saajan Singh , Karishma Chavan , Kishore Aman Shetty , Swati Sharma , Jayant Gadekar , Mohena Kumari Singh , Manish Paul , Noorin Naem Sha , Parag Chaudhari , Saroj Khan , Feroz A. Khan , Sushant Pujari , Paulson Thomas , Chhotu Lohar , Subho Das , Sachin Mane , Sandeep Mahavir Kathak
Director: Remo D Souza
Release Date: 08 Feb 2013
Est. Budget: 20.0 CR
Est. Box Office Collection: 47.3 CR

Plot: After having a bitter disagreement with his friend and manager Jehangir Khan ( Kay Kay Menon ) about the latter's blatant abuse of power and influence to win a dance competition called 'Dance Dil Se' for his team JDC (Jehangir Dance Company), the choreographer of the dance company, Vishnu ( Read more

ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - Top Reviews

ABCD - ANY BODY CAN DANCE has some incredible eye-popping dances as its soul...
Full review on Bollywood Hungama
Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
Cast:Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay MenonDirector:Remo D'Souza'ABCD', an acronym for Any Body Can Dance, should have been more fun than it is, given that it's a true-blue 3D dance movie packed with energetic musical set-pieces. But the film suffers from the same ma
Full review on IBN 
Rajeev Masand, IBN 
You could skip it!
Full review on Koi Moi
Mohar Basu, Koi Moi
Old moves
Full review on Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand, Rajeev Masand
A dance teacher takes on the challenge of mentoring a group of untrained dancers to set-up the best dance squad in the country.
Full review on Times of India
Madhureeta Mukherjee, Times of India
When a film cares about the subject, it shows.
Full review on SIFY
Sonia Chopra, SIFY
Take your pick. There is a whole lot of dancing talent on show here. It is the packaging that lets down the performers -- and the viewers. And why, pray, is this film in 3-D? It isn't about Pina Bausch and Remo D'Souza is no Wim Wenders.
Full review on NDTV 
Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV 
But the best thing you can say about this film is that it's earnest. It could have been so much more.
Full review on Hindustan Times 
Anupama Chopra, Hindustan Times 

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ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - All Reviews

What can go wrong in a dance film with Prabhu Deva in the main role? Many things, especially if Prabhu's dances don't get much footage
Full review on Mid-Day
Janhavi Samant, Mid-Day
It's your film if you love dance.
Full review on India Today
Vinayak Chakravorty, India Today
To put it simply, ABCD or Any Body Can Dance, written and directed by choreographer Remo D'Souza is entertainment, entertainment and entertainment.
Full review on Rediff
Rediff
it's been a long time since someone tried the subject of making a movie based upon the art of dancing.
Full review on Rate Movies Here
Abhishek Bhardwaj, Rate Movies Here
Is ABCD – Anybody Can Dance the Lagaan of dance? Not by a long chalk. Knowledge of the ABCD of choreography – of which there is no dearth at all in this film – certainly doesn't guarantee cinematic excellence and narrative grasp.
Full review on NDTV
NDTV
ABCD - ANY BODY CAN DANCE's biggest strength lies in the variety of dances that Remo presents to the spectators. Where the film falters is in its skeletal plotline, although writer Tushar Hiranandani comes up with several knockout sequences.
Full review on Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama
But talent loses to packaging
Full review on Smash Hits
K N Gupta, Smash Hits
If you enjoy some cool, snazzy dance and can look past the largely decorative acting, this is actually a movie worth a watch. I give it a slightly generous 3 stars, largely because of the overwhelming positivity in the script and the loudly subtle happy-ending.
Full review on ZeeNews
ZeeNews
Director Remo made decent debut with a kind of surprise hit "Faltu" starring Jaccky Bhagnani. This time he chose a subject which was close to the heart. An Indian version of "Step Up" and something which was never seen in Bollywood - a complete dance film!
Full review on BoxOffice Capsule
BoxOffice Capsule
The ApunKaChoice movie review of ABCD - Any Body Can Dance. Remo D’Souza is doubtlessly convinced that Any Body Can Dance, or even Direct. He for sure pulled a rabbit out of the hat with his successful outing as a director
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ApunKaChoice
Prabhu Deva’s Hindi diction leaves us in giggles!
Full review on Bollywood Life
Bollywood Life
Kay Kay Menon as Jehangir is the only actor in the movie, who has not danced, but he more than makes up for it with his intense performance.
Full review on MovieTalkies
MovieTalkies
All in all, ABCD - Any Body Can Dance is India's answer to Step Up series! Watch it for the unadulterated passion for dance and the spellbinding dance act of Prabhu Deva!
Full review on NowRunning
NowRunning
Inspired or motivated from the well-known 'Step Up' series, Remo D'Souza had made his Indian version of 'Step Up', which is being brilliantly titled as 'Any Body Can Dance' (ABCD). The expectations were high only for the dance freaks, and for rest, it was
Full review on Movie Zadda
Aakash Barvalia, Movie Zadda
An earnest attempt at making a hardcore dance film!
Full review on Bollywood Life
Deboshree Ghosh, Bollywood Life
Remo  D’ Souza has done a very impressive job.
Full review on Rate Movies Here
Dinesh Prakash, Rate Movies Here
On the whole, ABCD is one film which has a total A to Z of dancing. A never before seen dance sequences and some out standing choreography are sure shot plus points. On the flip side, a boring and dragged out second half kills the flow of the film.
Full review on Telugu123
Telugu123
If there is a will there is a way. If you have passion for something nothing can stop you from achieving it. Remo D’Souza’s “ABCD” is not just about the basics of dancing, but about living your passion
Full review on IndiaTV News
IndiaTV News
Remo d'Souza's film glides in expected but never dull ways. It winds its way through a series of self-consciously constructed road-blocks for the sincere dance teacher and his students who learn, the hard way, that dance is for one's own pleasure and not to show off.
Full review on AndhraHeadlines
AndhraHeadlines
ABCD - Any Body Can Dance, directed by Remo D'Souza is one of the biggest surprises this weekend. While some of us expected Special Chabbis to be a good film, not many have high expectation from this
Full review on OneIndia
OneIndia
Given that his hoofing skills are incomparable, Prabhu Deva would have done a movie like this sooner or later. Actually, he should have done it sooner.
Full review on IndianExpress
IndianExpress
ABCD Anybody Can Dance Movie Review by Indicine critic Joginder Tuteja.
Full review on Indicine
Indicine
Director :Remo D'SouzaMusic :Sachin-JigarLyrics :Mayur PuriStarring :Kay Kay Menon, Salman Yusuf Khan, Lauren Gottlieb, Prince Gupta, Dharmesh Yelande, Mayuresh Wadkar, Vrushali Chavan, Ganesh AcharyaFebruary 8, 2013 06:24:32 PM ISTUpdated on, February 9,
Full review on Glam Sham
Martin D'Souza, Glam Sham
On the whole, ABCD is one film which has a total A to Z of dancing. A never before seen dance sequences and some out standing choreography are sure shot plus points. On the flip side, a boring and dragged out second half kills the flow of the film.
Full review on Bollywood3
Bollywood3
ABCD – ANY BODY CAN DANCE’s biggest strength lies in the variety of dances that Remo presents to the spectators. Where the film falters is in its skeletal plotline
Full review on Searchandhra
Searchandhra
Movie isn't about dialogue, though. Or, you know, acting. Or even the story, for that matter. The focus is on dance and sure, that bit's not all bad. But just as I didn't have the patience to sit through the entire duration of Step Up (the comparisons are
Full review on First Post
Ravina Rawal, First Post
ABCD - Any Body Can Dance is India's answer to Step Up series! Watch it for the unadulterated passion for dance and the spellbinding dance act of Prabhu Deva!
Full review on Now Running
Mansha Rastogi, Now Running
Let's get jiggy with it right away. And groove to beats of the alphabets of dance. Vishnu (Prabhudeva), a choreographer with an elite dance academy is unceremoniously ousted by the ambitious
Full review on The Times Of India
The Times Of India
Good dance sequences with Indian emotions, passable
Full review on Bharat Student
Bharat Student
Overall, ABCD is a true-blue Bollywood entertainer. The predictable destination one doesn’t want to care too much about, the journey through is an enjoyable one. For an industry that is famous globally for its song-dance routines, ABCD is proof that we ar
Full review on Bolly Spice
Pooja Rao, Bolly Spice
Films on dance have always been blockbusters in Telugu industry, classical film like Sagara Sangamam reamained an epic entertainer while Raghava Lawerence's Stlye managed to entertain the audience.
Full review on Kinema2Cinema
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