Street Dancer 3D movie review: Analysis of Street Dancer 3D movie

Rating: 3/5 Stars (Three stars)

Star Cast: Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, Prabhudheva, Dharmesh Yelande, Punit Pathak

Director: Remo D’Souza

Best Part:  The second half of the title - Dancers - are fantastic, Prabhudheva enjoys the highest applause when Muqabla starts and it's worth it.

Worst Part: The first half of the title - Street because it is totally misleading (read more about this aspect), despite having a history, it is not enough to balance with the turning points and swirls that occur.

Analysis: These are the verses between two dance groups: Team India VS Team Pakistan in London. The Indian team is the street dancer from Sahej (Varun Dhawan) and the team from Pakistan is the one who breaks the rules of Inayat (Shraddha Kapoor). The rivalry between them is recorded from the moment they meet, but there is no background apart from the religious difference. Brother Inder (Punit Pathak) brings his dream of winning the Ground Zero dance competition in Sahej (Varun Dhawan).

Anna (Prabhudheva), who runs a hotel, shows the reality of the immigrants trapped in Inayat and the team. Now they want to win the battle to help those immigrants. Sahej with three of his best dancers joins the London group The Royals and is criticized for his decision. Now, what he does next and how well he does it on the way to his "homecoming" is what the rest of the story talks about.

Script Analysis: Before delving into the technical aspects, could anyone in the comments section remind me why this is not called ABCD3? Remo D’Souza is a kilometer before including a story during the dance. It is very manipulative when it introduces the emotional angle, but surprisingly it works in some places. It's nice to see how Remo D’Souza delves into dance movies when in one scene Varun says: "4-5 saalo se yahi dance toh kar rahe hai".

An important thing missing from the film is its story. No matter how good the choreography is when you know who will win, the emotions are finally eliminated. One thought that made me angry was, why didn't the creators go to a desi street when they had to call him Street Dancer? The roads have no role to play, which makes the title tricky. The electrifying effect in the initial presentation, the use of magic tricks during the dance and many things happen on the floor, which keeps you intrigued.

Star Performance Analysis: Varun Dhawan does well his movements and the dancer in him simply eclipses the actor inside. This is what is required and has improved a lot since ABCD 2 softens its dance movements. Shraddha Kapoor has no room to act but balances it with its beautiful presence on the dance floor. Although it is not as good as professional dancers, the efforts are truly visible. He deserved a more balanced character to add value.

Prabhudheva received the most applause in our press program when he had just danced in Muqabla. I won't even give my two cents either for her acting skills or her dancing skills because we all know what is what. Outside of the dancers, Dharmesh does well and enjoys some of both departments. Nora Fatehi seemed the most "dancer" of all the dancers.

Direction and Music Analysis: More than Remo D’Souza "direct" this film, he choreographed it. He is a totally different person when it comes to dance scenes. He manages to create the aura around those sequences. He cannot mix good dance with a routine history that runs in parallel. Although it is a good attempt compared to ABCD2, the story still lacks a soul.

Illegal Weapon 2.0 and Lahore bring nothing but a few hits. Garmi literally increases the temperature since Nora Fatehi makes it irresistible to look away from it. Mainu Pind Jaana Hai is a surprise, as it delves into the plot. Dua Karo accomplishes his empty purpose of expressing Varun Dhawan's repentance. The background score of Sachin-Jigar supports the dance sequences making them dazzling as they should.

Final Analysis and Stars: Said and done, Street Dancer 3D keeps what it promises: an impressive dance. This is the closest to the Step Up series and this is a result. Look at it for what it is instead of what you expect it to be, and you can enjoy it.

3 Stars!

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