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Thursday, February 7, 2013

ANY BODY CAN DANCE movie review: An earnest attempt at making a hardcore dance film!

*Breathtaking dance moves, great attitude – but what’s with the mediocre acting and substandard script?In Remo D’Souza’s Any Body Can Dance, Kay Kay Menon (Jehangir) is an image conscious entrepreneur who owns a la-di-da dance class every rich slicker would want to enroll in.***

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