Pulkit Samrat: I love dancing; my mother and I are trained in Kathak

Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat says that his mother is his inspiration when it comes to dance. He is passionate about the art, and is at present learning both free-form, improvised dancing and a particular Latin dance form.

The recent news of Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat turning into a choreographer and collaborating with Canadian rapper Tandeep Nagi for his upcoming track generated a lot of buzz. After all, not many know that Pulkit has been fond of dancing since childhood, and he’s trained in Kathak.

Actor Pulkit Samrat will be seen next in the film Haathi Mere Saathi. (Photo: Instagram/pulkitsamrat)

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“I used to take part in school functions and competitions. My mother (Deepa Samrat), who’s trained in Kathak, would choreograph them for me,” says Pulkit, who maintains that he can’t reveal much about the soon-to-be-released song with Tandeep. “It’s a standalone thing and we’re still working on it. The rap is like no other, we want it to make sense,” is all that the Fukrey (2013) actor says. It was, in fact, after watching this film that Tandeep decided to collaborate with Pulkit.

The actor shares that dancing is a talent that he has got from his mother. “Mom wanted to pursue dancing further but she could not, so I think she channelled it through me. I feel we children learn all the good things from our mothers. They are simply the best,” says Pulkit, who is all for learning more in the field of dance.

“I have been training under Melvin Louis and Dimple Kotecha. They’re very different people and their styles and training procedures are also different. Melvin is more into the improvised version, he mixes hip-hop, street style, Bollywood etc. He is more into the madness and gives me the freedom to try my own thing. Dimple, on the other hand, is a strict taskmaster. I’m learning Bachata from her,” says Pulkit.

Asked if he’s open to more international collaborations both as a choreographer and an actor, Pulkit replies in the affirmative. “Yes, I’m open to [doing] that,” he signs off.

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