When Aamir Khan Learnt Tap Dancing In 45 Days For Dhoom 3
Aamir Khan, in the clip, shared that he was always intrigued by tap dancing and had been practicing it as a personal interest.
Aamir Khan’s portrayal of the antagonist in the 2013 blockbuster Dhoom 3 captivated audiences with the complex layer of his character. That’s not all. Taking it a notch higher, the superstar also impressed fans with his tap dance sequence in the film which also became a topic of debate between him and producer Aditya Chopra. In a BTS video shared by the actor’s production house, the actor spoke about the process of learning the dance form. Reflecting on his preparations, he also revealed being given only 45 days to not just learn but ace the dance form.
Aamir Khan, in the clip, shared that he was always intrigued by tap dancing and had been practicing it as a personal interest. When he told Aditya Chopra and director, Vijay Krishna Acharya about the same, the duo saw an opportunity to use his interest for a sequence of the film. The actor, who was initially hesitant about whether he would be able to pull if off for the narrative of the action thriller, decided to undergo training to ace the dance form.
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While Aamir Khan was up to take the challenge, he was not aware that Aditya Chopra’s idea of tap dancing was far away from what he wanted to do. The actor shared that the tap dancing he was thinking, was inspired by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire’s art, which was classical tap dancing. Aditya, on the other hand, wanted him to perform modern tap dancing, which is stomping.
Talking about the preparations that went behind the role, “Adi contacted the world’s top tap dancers and said that we have a 3-minute sequence of tap dancing. You can choreograph it and teach it to our actors. I only had 45 days to learn tap dancing. All those people (in the crew) had been doing tap dancing for 18-25 years. I am the only one who has been doing it for 1.5 months. So I went to Australia for a month. And I stayed there."
Further, Aamir Khan continued to add that the actor rehearsed for 1.5 months for that song. She added, “I fought with Adi till the end that you have made it too fast. It should have had a lyrical quality of tap dancing. Because I like that very light tap dancing. Which hasn’t happened yet. Maybe I will do it in the next film."
Dhoom 3 was released in 2013. Co-starring Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, the film was a monstrous hit among fans.
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