ABCD: Any Body Can Dance

Vishnu, a choreographer for Jehangir Dance Company (JDC) quits his job after having a disagreement with his friend and manager, Jehangir Khan. Vishnu observes several proteges of Gopi. Despite their raw talent, they lack the discipline required to become serious dancers. They demonstrate this disastrously at a local event for a politician. After witnessing the youngsters show their dancing abilities, Vishnu decides to start his own dance group—Dhongri Dance Revolution (DDR) -- with them, ultimately preparing them to compete in Dance Dil Se. However, the rivalry between the two factions in the group led by D and Rocky leads to multiple issues. Only Rocky and his gang are initially willing to attend the free classes, but D and his friends soon gravitate towards the studio.

They are soon joined by Chandu, a troubled but talented man suffering from drug addiction, Shaina, a bar dancer, and Rhea, a Westerner who was JDC's star dancer but left after Jehangir sexually asulted her during a "private lesson". Rhea immediately becomes the new star of the group. Though the students are initially skeptical of Shaina because of her profession, Chandu defends her in front of the class. The pair quickly fall for one another.

The two gangs continue to clash, driving Vishnu to his wit's end. However, the students seem to improve and as a reward, he gives them money to buy new speakers. They nearly lose it all when Rhea takes them to dance club where they challenge the resident champions. Vishnu arrives at the last minute and wins back the money. Vishnu is furious, but forgives them. They return to class with greater discipline and drive, only to suddenly be thrown out on the street after D's father calls the cops. The community complains that their children should not be wasting their time on dance. They perform an impromptu dance to convince their families of their talent. However, D's conservative father refuses to accept that his son desires to be a dancer.

The crew head to Dance Dil Se and audition. Jehangir, to humiliate Vishnu publicly, persuades the judges to take the DDR crew on as the show's "jokers." Vishnu asks Rocky and D to do a step that requires mutual trust, but they cannot muster the trust. Vishnu then states that unless the two manage to do the step, none of the dancers would be allowed to go home. D completes the move successfully with Rocky, and the two factions begin to trust each other.

Before the semi-finals, Chandu prepares to propose to Shaina, but he meets his old drug dealer on the street. He refuses to fall back into that world, but the irritated dealer tosses the ring intended for Shaina at him. As Chandu retrieves it, he is hit by a truck and killed, leaving the team devastated. Shaina becomes the centrepiece of the team's semi-final routine. The team and the community come together to cremate Chandu, and DDR resolves to continue in the competition in Chandu's memory. Mayur, a performer in DDR tempted by Jehangir's offer of a main lead role in JDC feeds information to JDC. Faced with losing, DDR crafts a new routine on the spot, based around Lord Ganesha. Their heartfelt and spontaneous performance reminds Jehangir of his old friendship with Vishnu and why they started JDC in the first place and is humbled. The DDR crew are rewarded with a thunderous applause and victory in the competition.

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• Prabhu Deva as Vishnu
• Ganesh Acharya as Gopi
• Kay Kay Menon as Jehangir Khan
• Salman Yusuff Khan as Rocky
• Dharmesh Yelande as Danish "D" Qureshi
• Lauren Gottlieb as Rhea
• Punit Pathak as Chandu
• Noorin Shah as Shaina
• Vrushali Chavan as Vrushali
• Bhavana Khanduja as Bhavana
• Paulson Thomas as Pauli
• Prince R Gupta as Biscuit
• Mayuresh Wadkar as Mayur
• Tushar Kalia as a dancer in JDC
• Rahul Shetty as Rahul
• Sushant Pujari as Sushi
• Milind Wagh as Afzal Qureshi, D's father
• Pankaj Tripathi as Vardha Bhai
• Mario Fernando Aguilera as Chris
• Saajan Singh
• Mohena Singh as Competitions dancer in the beginning of the film
• Kishore Aman Shetty
• Karishma Chavan
• Jayant Gadekar as Policeman
• Saroj Khan in "Psycho Re" (Special appearance)
• Remo D'Souza in "Psycho Re" (Special appearance)
• Manish Paul as host of Dance Dil Se (Special appearance)
• Prayas Choudhary as Ghungroo boys
• Sanjay Gurbaxani as Channel Head
• Sajjad Haqi as Sajjad{{div col end}}

The film was released on total of 750 screens which included 400 3D screens and 350 2D screens in India.{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2013/special-26-abcd-7-days-first-week-collection-box-office-103487.html |title=ABCD first week collection at Box Office |publisher=oneindia.in |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=18 February 2013 |archive-date=18 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518054539/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2013/special-26-abcd-7-days-first-week-collection-box-office-103487.html |url-status=dead }} The film's budget (cost of production) is estimated to be between Rs 120–420 million.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Initial-reports-on-Special-26-and-ABCD-positive/articleshow/18464103.cms|title=Initial reports on Special 26 and ABCD positive|website=The Times of India|date=10 January 2017 }}

Lisa Tsering praised the film on The Hollywood Reporter as "exuberant, upbeat and overflowing with music".{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/abcd-any-body-can-dance-421402 |title=ABCD: Any Body Can Dance: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=13 February 2013 |access-date=22 June 2013}} Prasanna D Zore for Rediff.com has given 4/5 stars and says ABCD Any Body Can Dance is a must watch not only for dance lovers but also for those who like good cinema.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-abcd-is-the-dabangg-of-dance/20130208.htm| title=Review: ABCD is the Dabangg of dance! | author=Prasanna D Zore | work=Rediff.com | access-date=8 February 2013}}{{Rating|4|5}} Taran Adarsh from bollywoodhungama rated the film ABCD 3/5 stars saying, "ABCD's biggest strength lies in the variety of dances that Remo presents to the spectators. On the whole, ABCD has some incredible, eye-popping dances as its soul. While the template may be conventional – the triumph of the underdog – the film has its share of moments that stay with you, especially the concluding portions of the film. Decent watch!"{{cite web|title=ABCD Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/550542 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626101059/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/550542 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 June 2012 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=9 February 2013}} Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the movie 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.415005523401.193372.180643728401|title=IndiaWeekly's Movie Ratings |publisher= IndiaWeekly |access-date=18 February 2013}}

ABCD had opening in India of Rs 45 million nett on the first day. It collected approximately Rs 195 million nett at the domestic box office in the first weekend. By the end of its first week, the film has grossed over 312 million nett. The film grossed $425,000 overseas in opening weekend.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5394&nCat= |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=17 February 2013}}

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The film's music was done by the composer-duo Sachin–Jigar. All songs were written by Mayur Puri apart from Man Basiyo Saanwariyo which had lyrics by Priya Panchal.

Although the song "Sun Saathiya" was played as a scratch version in the film, it was reused in the sequel on popular demand and officially became part of its musical-themed soundtrack.

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| extra3 = Udit Narayan, Mika Singh

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| title4 = Chandu Ki Girl Friend

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| title5 = Man Basiyo Sawariyo

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| title7 = Sorry Sorry

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The soundtrack received highly positive reviews from critics. IBNLive gave it 3 out of 5 stars and noted, "The duo of Sachin-Jigar has delivered an album that has its moments. 'ABCD' is a versatile album though it falls short of creating an album with viral tracks."{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anybody-can-dance-music-review-the-album-is-versatile-but-lacks-viral-tracks/370670-8-66.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207034452/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anybody-can-dance-music-review-the-album-is-versatile-but-lacks-viral-tracks/370670-8-66.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 February 2013 | title=Music review (IBNLive) | access-date=14 July 2013}}

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The film spawned a sequel titled Disney's ABCD 2, which released on 19 June 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Varun-Dhawans-character-in-ABCD2-based-on-the-life-of-Indias-Got-Talent-winner-Suresh-Mukund/articleshow/43167641.cms |title=Varun Dhawan's character in ABCD2 based on the life of India's Got Talent winner Suresh Mukund |last=Priya |first=Gupta |publisher=Times of India |date=13 January 2015}}

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