As if you didn’t already know, the new trend in Bollywood is to build a great physique, but there’s a catch! It has to be done in your early 40’s! Well, there are some exceptions, but the two contesting Khans, Shah Rukh and Aamir, “strongly” believe in buffing up at age 43. We first saw SRK’s lean six-pack abs and chiseled chest in Om Shanti Om last year, and now we’ll be seeing Aamir Khan’s meaty eight-pack, chest, and biceps this Christmas in Ghajini! Yep, you heard right, Aamir Khan will officially be the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Bollywood after this film releases! And we always thought that Aamir was the trend-setter…boy were we wrong! His idea of building a body for his new role was very much following the current trend in B-town. 

It wasn’t the director’s decision to go along with this. It was none other than Aamir Khan himself who insisted that he should buff up for his character in Ghajini. He claims that the body “enhances the way you feel about the character when he looks a particular way.” After seeing that first poster of Aamir in this movie a few weeks ago, my initial reaction was, “Dayumm…how’d he do that?!” And I’m sure I wasn’t alone in thinking that. He surprised not only his fans, but also his co-stars. He kept mum about his new look to everyone in the industry and to the media, of course. No one saw THIS coming! It is a very pleasant surprise, I must say.

So how exactly did he do it? Well, a lot of time, hard work, and dedication, for sure. Aamir was also on a very strict diet (of both food and liquid intake) and sleep schedule. He did…

As an avid dancer, I’ve grown up to the jhalaks and lachuks of Shreedevi, Madhuri Dixit, and other well-known Bollywood actresses; there’s no doubt in my mind that they are as graceful as they look on the silver screen – and we all knnow this is because of the amazing help of their splendid choreographers!

In today’s day-in-age, one of highly acclaimed and internationally known dancers is none other than the Master of Movement himself, Shiamak Davar – an Indian dancer and choreographer whose forte is in jazz. He has choreographed many Bollywood movies like Dil to Pagal Hai, Taal, Kisna, Bunty Aur Babli, I See You, Dhoom 2, and the acclaimed film, Taare Zameen Par. Gossip-talkers are even saying that Davar will be showcasing his finest moves in Subhash Ghai’s upcoming release, Main Yuvraj.

Recently I had the chance to sit down with this amazing dancer but it didn’t last too long because he had me dancing on my toes right away!

Tirusha: Shiamak, this is absolutely a dream come true. I admire your choreography and dedication to the art of dancing and to finally interview you is awesome. If you could describe yourself in five words, what would they be?
Shiamak: Dance is music made visible.

You’ve choreographed for Bollywood films such as Dil to Pagal Hai, Taal, Kisna, Bunty Aur Babli, and Dhoom 2. What has been one of your most memorable dances?
Each film had some really special moments. It was great working with Madhuri in Dil to Pagal Hai, because she is my favourite Bollywood star. It was interesting to shoot a song…