Youngest Choreographer Saurabh Prajapati recently collaborated with Vivek Oberoi and Tridha Choudhury for his latest music video Dhokebaaz. The choreographer shares that he had a wonderful time working on the song and of course with the actor.
“The special thing about Dhokebaaz is the song itself, the lyrics and the composition by Jaani is simply fabulous. He is my personal favourite and what do I say about Afsana Khan, her voice is amazing. It was so exciting to choreograph something in Indian space because the entire song has to be portrayed through facial expressions and dance moves. The dance forms that I have used in the song are Kathak, Lavni and Mujra,” says Saurabh, who previously directed T-Series’ Shaidayee, featuring Terence Lewis and Jennifer Piccinato
Talking about the title of the song, he adds, “Dhokebaaz is a powerful title and a selling point in itself, the reason why the audiences could relate to it. The subject of the song and the feel of it are inspired from real life. I think it was great teamwork. The best collaboration among Jaani, Afsana khan, B2TGTHERPROS and me (smiles).”
Saurabh had so much fun choreographing Vivek Oberoi and Tridha Choudhury for this song. “They both were very friendly and supportive on the set. I remember the time they saw my choreography they started appreciating and were very sweet and humble both as person and artist. I enjoyed my time working with them both,” he adds.
He also shares that both Vivek and Tridha were surprised as to how he expressed all the emotions and feelings through his choreography as everything was done at the very last minute.
“We didn’t get much time for preparation. We just got one day that’s all, and on that day, I choreographed the entire song and taught them as well. The dancers learned the entire choreography on the set in just two hours. Tridha worked so hard for this one, kudos to her. The best thing about Vivek Oberoi, although he has so much experience, but still has that hunger to learn, and asked questions when it came to emotions, expressions and so on. He always listened to different opinions and feedback. He is fab as an actor, and gave the perfect shot in one take,” he reveals.
Sharing an incident that happened on the set, Saurabh goes back to the time when they were shooting the song in cold weather. “The time we were shooting the dancing sections it was very late in the night and the area was open and foggy. So it was very tough to stay bare feet now, so imagine dancing bare feet at a stretch for 3-4 hours. The costume was also not very heavy or warm and did not even fully cover the performers. I remember how Tridha and dancers started shivering every time we said cut. But they didn’t give up and their expressions, dancing looked effortless, on point. Their hard work is out there for everyone to enjoy,” he adds.
