Remo D'Souza | |
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Born |
Ramesh Gopi April 2, 1974 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film Actor, Director, Choreographer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse(s) | Lizelle D'Souza |
Children | Druv Gabriel |
Parent(s) | K. Gopi Madhvi Laxmi |
Remo D'Souza (birth name Ramesh Gopi Nair, born 2 April 1972) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director. Although he is mainly involved in choreography, he has also contributed to other Indian film industries, mainly Bengali cinema. He was a judge in the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with the Indian actress Madhuri Dixit and the director Karan Johar. Currently he is the "super judge" on the prime time dance show Dance+, on Star Plus, along with Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan, and Punit Pathak
His first movie as a director, F.A.L.T.U, was a moderate success at the box office.
He made India's first 3D dance movie, ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, with contestants from series 1 and 2 of Dance India Dance (Dharmesh Yelande, Salman Khan, Bhavna and Prince) and Prabhu Deva and Lauren Gottlieb from So You Think You Can Dance. His next directorial venture, ABCD 2, was released in June 2015. It stars Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, and Prabhu Deva in lead roles, with Lauren Gottlieb, Raghav Juyal, and Dharmesh Yelande in supporting roles.
Remo hails from Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, and was born on April 2, 1974 in Bangalore to K. Gopi, a cook in the Indian Air Force, and Madhvi Laxmi. He has an elder brother, Ganesh Gopi, and 4 sisters. He did his schooling at the Air Force School, Jamnagar, Gujarat. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race.