Birthday Special - 13 Fascinating facts about Birthday Boy Prabhu Deva - India's MJ

 

A dancer, choreographer, producer, director, and actor, Prabhu Deva wears many hats. He is often known as the Michael Jackson of India for his impressive dance steps. Many of the big stars say that Prabhu Deva has no bones in his body because he can bend and move in any way. His elastic body has created many iconic dance numbers that are enjoyed even today.

He will turn a year older on 3rd April and here are 8 fascinating facts about Prabhu Deva - the dance guru or India’s MJ: -

 

1.   Prabhu Deva is from Mysore, Karnataka. His father Mugur Sundar was a choreographer for South Indian movies. Inspired by his dad, he took up dancing and learned Bharatanatyam and Western-style dancing.

2.   Do you know that Prabhu Deva appeared as a boy playing flute in the song Panivizhum Iravu from Mouna Ragam - a Tamil Movie? Later, he also appeared as a background dancer in the 1988 Tamil movie Agni Natchathiram.

3.    The story of the big break for Prabhu Deva is quite cinematic. It was the 1989 Tamil Blockbuster movie Vettri Vizhaa where his father Mugur Sundar was choreographing. Mugur Sundar was busy and asked his son Prabhu to teach a few steps to Kamal Haasan and that’s how the choreographer Prabhu Deva was born.

4.       Since then, he has choreographed more than 100 films.

5.       Apart from being a great dancer and choreographer, Prabhu Deva was also interested in making films and also acting. His first movie was Kadhalan (Humse Hai Muqabala in Hindi) and he wanted to rope in Madhuri Dixit (the highest paid Bollywood actress of that time) but due to her busy schedule, she couldn’t do this movie. Finally, Nagma was featured as Prabhu’s actress for the movie.

6.       Later, Prabhu Deva got his chance to work with Madhuri Dixit - the dancing diva in the movie Pukar. Their dance number Que Sera Sera is still one of the best Bollywood dance numbers of all time. The crackling chemistry between these two fabulous dancers is a treat to the eyes.

7.       Do you know that Prabhu Deva suffers from chronic neck issues? Despite that, he puts his heart and soul into dancing but makes sure the steps and practices don’t stress his neck.

8.       Prabhu Deva is a vegetarian and doesn’t eat anything after 7 P.M. and that’s the secret to his fit body.

9.       When he is not dancing or making movies, Prabhu Deva loves to watch and play cricket. His favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar. Prabhu dedicated the song Dhol Tucker to Sachin Tendulkar when the celebrated batsman was retiring.

10.   Prabhu Deva has acted in 50+ films and directed 15 films till now. He is one of the most bankable Bollywood film directors too. Prabhu Deva has given many Bollywood blockbusters featuring big stars like Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.

11.   His 2013 Bollywood action comedy movie R… Rajkumar resurrected the career of Shahid Kapoor. Watch that movie online on Mzaalo for free. Download this best app for movies and series for your android or iOS and win reward coins from brands like Lifestyle, Clayton Fashion Jewels, Provogue, etc.

12.   He has also directed the 3rd installment of Dabangg and Action Jackson. He knows his comfortable area is "action comedy" and Prabhu Deva excels there. (Watch Dabangg 2 and Action Jackson blockbuster movies online on Mzaalo for free)

13.   Prabhu Deva has won 2 National Film Awards (one in 1997 for Minsara Kanavu and the other in 2004 for Lakshya).

We wish him a very happy birthday. May he continue to entertain us and stay hale and hearty.