Aamir Khan learns tap dance from Dein
Actor Aamir Khan got his lessons in tap dancing from Australian choreographer and renowned dancer Dein Perry for Dhoom 3. Aamir flew to Australia to learn the dance from Dein who had choreographed the Sydney Olympics opening act and Happy Feet 2.
The actor spent a while in Australia and learnt the dance form with the choreographer’s students, mostly in the age group of 10-24 years. Aamir had to learn the ‘grungy tap’ dance which is high on energy and more difficult than the classic tap dance. “Aamir had visited Dein Perry’s academy in Australia to learn the grungy tap dance. After the training was done, the dance team came to India to shoot the song,” a Dhoom 3 spokesperson said.
In the third installment of Dhoom series, Aamir will be seen as a baddie opposite Katrina Kaif, while Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will continue to reprise their roles. Releasing on December 20, Dhoom 3 is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra.
Aamir Khan, recently also said that he doesn’t have to join politics to bring in change because he can do it as an entertainer. He is the face of Incredible India campaign. He is a UNICEF ambassador to promote child nutrition, and he hosted Satyamev Jayate, but is not looking at politics at all.
“I have no intention to enter politics. I want to use the medium of filmmaking and entertainment to contribute to the society and nation-building,” Aamir said. “Every person should be politically conscious and at least have a basic understanding of social issues because only then they will we be able to make the informed choices. So, yes, I am a political person according to that. But I have no interest in politics,” he added.
In the past, Aamir raised an issue as sensitive as dyslexia in his directorial debut Taare Zameen Par, which spun entertainment and education deftly.
His TV show Satyamev Jayate presented startling facts about issues like dowry and female infanticide. “I feel that wherever I am, that is my platform and I am happy there. I can bring a lot of change in society through the medium I work in. I feel my communication skills, my storytelling capabilities are my strengths. I can touch people’s hearts, and I can use these to reach the people. It is an important part of nation-building,” added the 48-year-old.
Agencies