Showing posts with label Terence Lewis interview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Terence Lewis interview. Show all posts
Reality shows are a great platform, but I’d think twice if my child was to participate-Terence Lewis
8:08 AM
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; March 24, 2022)
Terence Lewis, who has been judging dance reality shows for many years, has always been vocal about his thoughts. Talking about reality shows, he had earlier said that children have to face cut-throat competition at a young age, which can be detrimental for them. However, he is glad that these shows function in a far more streamlined manner today.
He says, “I have been judging dance reality shows for more than a decade now. A couple of years ago, I did feel that the children, who participate in these dance reality shows need to spend time at school or pursue their education rather than give away their childhood to these shows. I also felt that they were spending a lot of time shooting and competing with each other. However, now, with proper rules and regulations, things have fallen into place. Today, they have mentors to guide them and they also put in a limited number of hours.”
The choreographer, who was last seen judging India’s Best Dancer, however still feels that if it were his own child, he would think twice before sending them to be a part of a reality show. He says, “Reality shows are great platforms to shine. But, if it were my son or daughter, I would think twice because I feel there is so much competition on a reality show that it would be unfair to the child.”
Terence, who will be seen on a special episode of Dance India Dance (DID) Little Masters soon, started his career with DID in 2009. He says, “I would love to erase many things about my earlier stint as a judge. I had a very different fashion sense, and I wasn’t as mature. When I look back, I feel people liked me because of my work and talent. I did not speak Hindi so well, but now, I think I have mastered the language and feel more confident judging a show. ”
A good item number is a team effort-Terence Lewis
7:59 AM
Choreographer Terence Lewis on why item numbers need to undergo a sea change
Subhash K Jha (DNA; December 29, 2016)
With the Laila song from Raees (featuring Sunny Leone) and the Haseeno Ka Deewana track from Kaabil (featuring Urvashi Rautela) gaining popularity with millions of views, it’s clear that item songs are back, or rather that they never left the Bollywood scene.
And to understand how we patronise such songs or if the impact of such songs on pop culture needed any more underlining, one only has to look at the recent AIB (All India Bakchod) video on Harassment Through The Ages.
Collapsing culture
Going by what he feels are “falling standards of Bollywood choreography,” choreographer Terence Lewis has spoken out about why he gave up Bollywood choreography five years ago and talks about the “collapsing culture” of item songs.
Says Terence, “Rarely does the Bollywood school work on ingenuity. It instead operates on clichéd formulae. The trouble is we are too tolerant. We don’t get bored easily. We need to be hit by a cyclone on our head to realise we are being served old wine in a new bottle.”
Team effort required
But it isn’t all dark days he bodes for B-Town. He admits that the status quo is changing, citing ABCD 1 & 2, Kamli from Dhoom: 3, Chikni Chameli (Agneepath) and Ram Chahe Leela (Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela) as examples of well-designed choreography for the genre. He adds, “It’s the job of influential choreographers to bring about a change. To create a good item number is a team effort. It requires the actor-director-choreographer nexus to grow stronger to ensure that substandard repetitive clichéd steps are completely weeded out and replaced by a fresh perspective.”
The way forward
Terence feels the dance reality shows have raised the bar, “Today’s contestants from dance shows on television will rewrite Bollywood choreography going forward.”
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