Felt like a newcomer on `ABCD` sets: Prabhudeva

New Delhi: After spending about two decades in the industry as a choreographer, dancer and director, Prabhudeva says he felt like a beginner of on the sets of upcoming film ‘ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance’.

The 39-year-old is returning to acting with the Remo D`Souza-directed film after his stint as a successful filmmaker in the industry. He was last seen playing a full-fledged role in "Sapnay" (1997) opposite Kajol. "I felt like a newcomer on the set after sharing screen space with young talents. I am not a regular hero. It was a good experience working with them because I was learning small steps from my co-stars. I didn`t face any problem because Remo guided me well. I took up the project because of him," Prabhudeva told PTI. The high-octane dance film is being produced by UTV and stars former Dance India Dance participants Salman, Dharmesh, Prince, Mayuresh and Vrushali. It will hit theatres on February 2013. The only thing which concerned Prabhudeva was his inability to speak Hindi. But he took it up as a challenge and delivered his dialogues himself without taking the help of a dubbing artiste. "Delivering my dialogues in Hindi was a test for me. My director gave me the dialogues and I used to sit in my caravan and memorise them. I worked hard to get the correct emotion associated with my dialogues and rest of the things was taken care of by Remo," he said. He will be seen playing the character of a dance teacher and without divulging much details about his role, Prabhudeva said, "I am playing an important character in the film and the whole story revolves around my character." Prabhudeva, who was behind some of the breath-taking choreographies be it `Kay Sera Sera` from "Pukar" or `Muqabla` from "Hum se Hai Muqabla", has also turned filmmaker with blockbusters like "Wanted" and "Rowdy Rathore" under his belt. And the director says he will continue making such `masala` films for his audience. "People love masala films and I have to make what people like. I am a dancer and people ask me to make action films. Moreover, I feel `masala` films are not tough to make. Other genres need hard work. I have seen Remo working really hard for this dance based film," he added. Talking about the changing scenario of dance in Bollywood, Prabhudeva says it has undergone a sea-change from the time these art forms became an integral part of the films. "Earlier, only female leads used to dance but as the time changed heroes also took up this art. Previously, they only used to do action. Now, in the current scenario songs and dance numbers play a major role in a film to do good business. "Even television depends largely on these songs. A lot of song and dance based reality shows have come up and they nurture good talent. In our times, nothing was there," he said. PTI