Remo D'Souza


Remo D'Souza is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director.

Personal life

D'Souza hails from Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, and was born on April 2, 1974 in Bangalore to K. Gopi, a chef in the Indian Air Force, and Madhvi Laxmi. He has an elder brother, Ganesh Gopi, and four sisters. He did his schooling at the Air Force School, Jamnagar, Gujarat. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race.
He is married to Lizelle, an Anglo-Indian from Mumbai. Lizelle is a costume designer who has designed costumes for many television shows. They have two sons, Dhruv and Gabriel. Currently Souza lives with his family, in Andheri West, Mumbai.

Career

D'Souza was a judge in the show Dance India Dance with Terence Lewis and Geeta Kapoor, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with the Indian actress Madhuri Dixit and director Karan Johar. He was the "super judge" on the prime time dance show Dance Plus, on Star Plus, along with team captains Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan, and Punit Pathak. Currently he is appearing as a judge on the reality show Dance Champions opposite Terence Lewis.
His first movie as a director, F.A.L.T.U, was a moderate success at the box office.
He made India's first 3D dance movie, ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, with contestants from season 1 and season 2 of Dance India Dance, Prabhu Deva and Lauren Gottlieb. His next directorial venture, ABCD 2, was released in June 2015. It starred Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, and Prabhu Deva in lead roles, with Lauren Gottlieb, Punit Pathak, Raghav Juyal, and Dharmesh Yelande in supporting roles.

Awards

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageDirectorProducerActorNotes
1997AflatoonHindi
2004'Hindi
2007Lal Pahare'r KathaHindi
2011F.A.L.T.UHindi
2013'Hindi
2014DOA Death of AmarHindi
2014EntertainmentHindi
2015ABCD 2Hindi
2016A Flying JattHindi
2018Race 3Hindi
2018NawabzaadeHindi
2018ZeroHindi
2019Time To DanceHindi
2020Street Dancer 3DHindi
2020------

As choreographer