Dance Like a Man (2004)
A middle-aged couple want their daughter (Anoushka Shankar) to follow in their footsteps and become a dancer.
- Date of release
- 2004-05-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Director
- Pamela Rooks
Casting
- Shobana — Ratna Parekh
- Arif Zakaria — Jairaj Parekh
- Anoushka Shankar — Lata Parekh
- Samir Soni — Vishal
- Mohan Agashe — Amritlal Parekh
Interesting facts
Dance Like a Man is a 2004 Indian English-language dance drama film directed by Pamela Rooks based on the play of the same name by Mahesh Dattani. The film stars Shobana, Arif Zakaria and Anoushka Shankar in her acting debut. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.
Production
Shobana and Anoushka Shankar were cast in the film due to their expertise in Bharatanatyam. After liking Arif Zakaria's performance as a eunuch in Darmiyaan (1997), he was cast in this film and underwent training in Bharatanatyam. The film was shot in Bangalore akin to the play. Shobana didn't watch the play because she didn't want to be influenced by it.
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