Bollywood films are incomplete without their dance numbers. And none of those songs could have been possible without a number of artists standing behind the face of superstar and matching their steps with the leading man to bring a beautiful, enjoyable and well-choreographed dance sequence to the fore. But during this pandemic, even the dancers are out of work and helpless.
Shahid Kapoor has come forward to help those who stood by him since his initial days
Raj Surani, a former background dancer in conversation with ETimes revealed, “Shahid Kapoor recently transferred money to the bank accounts of dancers he has worked. He has extended support to around 40 dancers and has stated that he will help them for the next 2-3 months.” Raj now helps dancers connect with filmmakers.
Raj further added, “We shortlisted dancers from the days when he started his career with ‘Ishq Vishq’. It has been 17 years and they are in bad condition, they may not be working right now. Apart from them, we have even included those dancers who worked with him in ‘Dhating Naach’, ‘Shaandaar’ and ‘Agal Bagal’,”
Shahid has come forward to help 20 dancers from choreographer-cum-filmmaker Ahmed Khan’s dance group, 20 from Choreographer Bosco’s dance troupe. Shahid started his career as a background dancer in songs like ‘Taal’ and ‘Dil toh Pagal hai’.
