Dance Drama Movies on OTT: Abhishek Bachchan’s Be Happy To Shraddha Kapoor’s Street Dancer 3D
Dance Drama Movies: Remo D’Souza popularised the genre of dance drama film with his adrenaline-inducing film ABCD- Anybody Can Dance in 2013. Since then, the genre has become a favored one in the young audience, especially GenZ. Over the years, the genre of dance drama has finely tuned dance into the diverse emotions and themes in the film with films like Street Dancer to Be Happy. With their profound plots and effective storytelling using the art of movements, dance drama films are loved by kids and adults alike. Here are 6 dance drama films for you to binge, now streaming on OTT.
Be Happy on Prime Video
With a star cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Inayat Verma, and Nora Fatehi, Be Happy is directed by Remo D’Souza. The film is about a single father and his young and ambitious daughter, who wish to perform in the country’s biggest dance reality show. As her dreams clash with their life-changing situations, the film captures the essence of fatherhood as Bachchan goes to extreme lengths to make her dream come true.
Aaja Nachle on Prime Video
Produced by Aditya Chopra and helmed by Anil Mehta, Aaja Nachle stars the dance icon, Madhuri Dixit, with Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansraj, Ranvir Shorey, and Kunal Kapoor. The film follows the return of a village girl Dia from Abroad after she has absconded the town with her lover. Upon her arrival, she finds her old dance theater is on the verge of demolition, and so to raise funds to save it she arranges a dance performance.
ABCD on Zee5
With Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, and Ganesh Acharya in significant roles, ABCD- Anybody Can Dance was one the first films to popularise the dance drama genre. The film follows two local groups of passionate dancers joining together to learn from a revered choreographer they look up to.
ABCD 2 on Netflix
The sequel to the 2013 film, ABCD 2 stars Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead. The story is about two childhood friends finding the right group to present India at a Las Vegas dancing competition.
Street Dancer 3D on Prime Video
With a stellar cast ensemble of actors and choreographers including, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Raghav Juyal, Nora Fatehi, Prabhu Deva, Salman Yusuf Khan, and Punit Pathank in pivotal roles. The film is about two rival dance groups joining hands to support illegal Indian migrants in London.
