Hrithik Roshan review

Review of Hrithicks performance at the 2007 filmfare award ceremony

Hrithik has been a family name in Bollywood for many years and after watching his performance I can see why he is so popular. Before he even begins to dance his entrance clearly shows a stage presence that has the power to grab an audience’s attention.

When he begins to dance it’s obvious that he has taken influence from more modern dance styles such as street and cleverly mixed it with traditional bhangra. He uses moves that involve a lot of dramatic and almost illusion foot movements and his transitions to the next move occur only on the main beat of the music, this is typical of street dance. However he incorporates traditional bhangra hand movements that are very flowing and continuous into his street style routine to create a clever and very interesting routine.

Hrithik then literally flies of stage before returning to perform a different routine. I believe this section of dance is influenced by Michael Jackson. I think this because he uses a lot of moves that are associated with Michael Jackson, such as the moon walk and he perfectly recreates Michaels amazing footwork which is technical brilliance. Yet he somehow still manages to bring in elements of dance that are pure bhangra. He performs a perfect moonwalk followed by a jumpy, cirss cross step that I would never dream of putting next to each other in a routine yet somehow it works flawlessly. Throughout the Michael Jackson inspired section I find imp wondering why no one has ever tried to put the moonwalk and bhangra in the same dance. It just shows that Hrithik has a truly brilliant choreographic mind. The fact he choose Michael Jackson to model this piece around could be considered very clever or extremely stupid, as he is so well loved that trying to impersonate him in anyway could have backfired on Hrithik. However in my opinion it worked to his benefit, opening up a whole new audience to his work.

He then ends his run of dances with a piece that is slightly more traditional bhangra. This section of his performance is my favourite as it’s extremely powerful and lively. He uses music and moves that make me watching feel as if I need to join in. The backing dances enhance his performance greatly as it gives it the traditional group feeling that bhangra is known for. His natural charm shines through well in this section as he adds I quirky moves intended to attract the audience’s attention.

I believe that Hrithik is an extremely clever and talented dancer. His powerful movements and exciting choreography grab the audience’s attention and left me wishing there was more to watch. His bravery in using iconic Michael Jackson movements should be admired. It’s easy to see just why he is so well loved in the Bollywood world. There is something charming about his confidence on stage and his technical ability when he’s dancing is mesmerizing to watch and really gripping to an audience.