Most of
the times, you have to have seen the first part before opting to go for a
movie-sequel. Well, most of the times! Written & directed by Remo D’souza,
ABCD 2 (3D) doesn’t actually ask you to tick that box first but yes, you have
to be a television junkie who keeps watching dance reality shows even on repeat
telecast. The weathered formula for a TRP seeking episode is applied here utterly
and unimaginatively to set the box-office ringing. And it succeeds, until just diving
into stretching it too much to uphold your excitement on brilliantly performed
dance-steps. More than calling ABCD 2 (3D) a dance-film, I think we should
settle it with the term ‘dance-drama’ considering it has dance and (Melo) drama
both in equal and strong measure.
Inspired
by the real-life event of Fictitious Dance Group of Nalasopara, Mumbai making
an incredible journey of rising from the rag to winning an international dance
show; ABCD 2 (3D) follows the spirit of dance as much as shown on TV these
days. Suresh [Played by Varun Dhawan] and his group of underdogs have been
evicted from a dance reality show for exact-replicating moves from a famous YouTube
video. To regain the lost respect in the arena; now they must enter a World
Dance Championship in Las Vegas but not before convincing Vishnu Sir
[Prabhudheva] to coach the team. Rest is a ‘seen before-been there’ series of
dance performances in the championship mixed well with issues of different
natures to make the ride tougher and trickier.
Remo
D’souza doesn’t leave any stone unturned to make ABCD 2 (3D) a perfect dance
film filled with its own share of dramatic subplots and emotional stories to
make you go ‘Awww’ over. His mastery at choreographing dance numbers in the most
astonishing way is undoubtedly at par any suggested standard, he also manages
to take you through stunning visuals and spectacular cinematography but what
lacks big time is the need of a good connecting story to cement all this.
Subplots look placed precisely as any dance reality show does to mark a jump in
TRP ratings. An unfortunate accident in rehearsal, missing mentor just before
the main event, a severely ailing teammate and if this was not it, there are dedicated
dance items to ignite your religious and nationalistic sentiments.
Film’s
high points include your favorite ‘Dance India Dance’ stars sharing space on big
screen, some genuinely well-conceived 3D shots and the hard works of its lead
i.e. Varun & Shraddha Kapoor. If you could notice the camera shots not
implying quick cuts on their dance, you will cherish the fact that both the
stars are very dependable dancers too. Of course, Raghav Juyal aka Croc-roach, Dharmesh
Sir and Punit Pathak of DID fame are there to beat your hearts faster than you
think with much better and cleaner dance moves, still the Varun-Shraddha duo earn
the deserving admiration. The cameos by Prachi Shah, Lauren Gottlieb, Pooja
Batra and Tisca Chopra don’t do unjust.
Overall,
ABCD 2 (3D) can only be remembered as a 157-min long extended episode of Dance
India Dance- a reality dance show on Indian Television. If you can watch brilliantly
choreographed, well-executed & passionately performed dance numbers back to
back, one after the other for nearly 3 hours, this should be your bet. Watch out
for the amazing title sequence performed by Illuminati UV light Group of ‘India’s
Got Talent’, the chemistry between the real dancing heroes, astounding choreography
and an arresting camerawork!
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