Remo D’Souza
D'Souza in June 2021
Born	Ramesh Gopi Nair[1] (1974-04-02)2 April 1974 (age 50)[2] Bangalore,Karnataka, India
Occupations	Choreographer film director producer
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Lizelle D'Souza ​ (m. 1999)​ [3]
Children	2

Remo D'Souza (bornRamesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974), is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer. Over the course of his career spanning more than 25 years, D'Souza has choreographed more than100 films. He is considered the most successful and renowned choreographer in theBollywood industry and has served as arole model for many Indian choreographers. Additionally, he has been a judge on the dance reality showDance Plus for seven consecutive seasons.^[4]

D'Souza hails fromOlavakkode,Palakkad,Kerala, born on 2 April 1974, inBangalore into aHindu family as Ramesh Gopi Nair to Gopi Nair, a NC(E) in theIndian Air Force, and Madhaviyamma, a housewife. He has an elder brother, Ganesh, and four sisters. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race.^[2]

D'Souza completed his schooling at the Air Force School,Jamnagar,Gujarat. He completed his 12th from there and during his HSC board exam, he realized that he didn't have any interest in studies. He immediately left school and went to Mumbai, but his father wanted him to join the Indian Air Force. Whatever he has learned about dance until now is on his own. He learned to dance by watching movies, music videos, etc. He would rather say Michael Jackson is his guru as he used to copy his steps watching his dance on the television and then choreograph his own steps by adding something extra.^[5]

D'Souza is married to Lizelle Watkins^[6] (now D'Souza), anAnglo-Indian fromMumbai. After converting toChristianity, he changed his name to Remo D'Souza. Lizelle is acostume designer who has worked on various television shows, designing costumes. The couple has two sons named Dhruv and Gabriel. Currently, D'Souza and his family reside inAndheri West, Mumbai.^[7] Lizelle also collaborates with him and assists him in various projects.

On 11 December 2020, D'Souza suffered a heart attack and was admitted^[8] to the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. Soon, he recovered and got discharged.^[9]

D'Souza is a choreographer in Bollywood films and music videos. He has choreographed a number of films. Remo made his television debut with the dance reality showDance India Dance (DID) along with choreographerTerence Lewis andGeeta Kapoor as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance form ofballet,acrobatics,mid-air dancing,contemporary,Bollywood andhip-hop. He made his directorial debut with the comedy filmF.A.L.T.U, which received a positive response from critics.

Remo's next directorial venture was the coming-of-age3D dance-based filmABCD: Any Body Can Dance which starringPrabhu Deva,Dharmesh Yelande,Lauren Gottlieb,Salman Yusuff Khan andPunit Pathak.ABCD received positive reviews from critics and the film's soundtrack also received positive response from critics.

In 2015, Remo directed the second installment of theABCD franchise, titledDisney's ABCD 2. It starsVarun Dhawan,Shraddha Kapoor,Prabhu Deva,Raghav Juyal,Lauren Gottlieb,Dharmesh Yelande andPunit Pathak, the film explores the career journey of Suresh and Vernon of the "fictitious dance crew"Kings United India, who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego. The film received positive reviews from critics and the film's soundtrack also received a positive response from critics.

Later, he appeared on(season 4–7) ofJhalak Dikhhla Jaa with the Indian actressMadhuri Dixit and directorKaran Johar. He was also the "super judge" on the prime time dance showDance Plus onStar Plus, along with hostRaghav Juyal and team captainsDharmesh Yelande,Shakti Mohan, andPunit Pathak.

In 2016, Remo directedA Flying Jatt, It was released on 24 August 2016, which starringTiger Shroff,Jacqueline Fernandez, andNathan Jones. The film tells the story of an ordinary man (Shroff) who gains superpowers. The film received mixed reviews from critics andAnupama Chopra from theHindustan Times gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and said "The first half of A Flying Jatt has moments of fun – I loved that despite being a superhero he has a fear of heights, so he flies very close to the ground. But post-interval, laughter takes a back seat.

Later, he judged the(season 2–3) ofDance Plus along with hostRaghav Juyal and team captainsDharmesh Yelande,Shakti Mohan, andPunit Pathak. He then appeared as a judge on the reality showDance Champions oppositeTerence Lewis.

He also directedRace 3 the film featuredSalman Khan,Anil Kapoor,Bobby Deol,Jacqueline Fernandez,Daisy Shah,Saqib Saleem andFreddy Daruwala. Race 3 was an internationally mounted saga of a family that deals in borderline crime. It was released on 15 June 2018 coinciding withEid Though the movie received negative reviews, it was a box office success collecting over ₹178.98 crores in India and approximately ₹303 crores worldwide.

D'Souza judged(season 4-5) ofDance Plus along with hostRaghav Juyal,Sugandha Mishra(co-host on season 4 and guest in season 5) and team captainsDharmesh Yelande,Shakti Mohan(season 4),Suresh Mukund(season 5 and to be continued), Karishma Chawan(season 5 and to be continued), andPunit Pathak.

In 2020, Remo directed the third installment ofABCD Franchise titledStreet Dancer 3D which retained some of original casts includingVarun Dhawan,Shraddha Kapoor,Prabhu Deva,Raghav Juyal,Dharmesh Yelande,Punit Pathak and addedNora Fatehi,Salman Yusuff Khan andVartika Jha. The film tells the story of two rival dance groups, despise each other and participate in a dance battle. Later, they decide to join hands for a greater cause. It was released on 24 January 2020 and received positive reviews from critics. The film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹102 crores and the film's soundtrack also received a positive response from critics.

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Actor	Notes
1997	Pardes	N	N	Y	a small role in a song meri mehbooba
1997	Aflatoon	N	N	Y
2004	Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities	N	N	Y
2007	Lal Pahare'r Katha	Y	N	N
2011	F.A.L.T.U	Y	N	N
2013	ABCD: Any Body Can Dance	Y	N	N
2014	DOA Death of Amar	N	Y	N
	Entertainment	N	N	Y
2015	ABCD 2	Y	N	N
2016	A Flying Jatt	Y	Y	N
2018	Race 3	Y	N	N
	Nawabzaade	N	Y	N
	Zero	N	N	Y
2020	Street Dancer 3D	Y	Y	N
2021	Time to Dance	N	Y	N
2024	Madgaon Express	N	N	Y	Dr.Danny, special appearance
2025	Be Happy	Y	N	N	Amazon Prime Original

Here are the music videos directed by Remo

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