Bosco–Caesar

Bosco-Caesar in 2012

Bosco–Caesar is an Indian choreographer duo who work in Bollywood. They are Bosco Martis and Caesar Gonsalves, who have together worked on 200 songs and about 75 films.^[1] They run the Bosco Caesar Dance Company in Brampton, Scarborough, Mumbai, Phoolbagan, and Salt Lake in Kolkata.^[2]

They won the 2011 (59th) National Film Award for Best Choreography for the "Senorita" in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,^[3][4] for which they also won the 2011 57th Filmfare Award for Best Choreography.

Early life and education

Bosco Martis (born 27 November 1974) and Caesar Gonsalves (born 23 February 1973) both grew up in Mumbai, where they studied at St. Joseph's School, Juhu and thereafter joined Mithibai College in 1990.^[5]

Career

Bosco–Caesar started as backup dancer for choreographers LOLLYPOP and Farah Khan. Thereafter, they started their independent career as choreographers in 1994, when they choreographed a stage show for singers duo Shaan and Sagarika for an awards function. Next they choreographed a music video for singer Raageshwari’s number "Oye Shava". During the filming of the video, ad film director Prahlad Kakkar happened to walk in and, in turn, asked them to choreograph a few TV commercials he was shooting with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Eventually this led to their feature film debut with Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Mission Kashmir in 2000.^[1]

They appeared as mentors in TV reality series, Fame Gurukul (2005) and Chak Dhoom Dhoom (2010).^[6]

Filmography

• Mission Kashmir (2000)
• Sur: The Melody of Life (2002)
• Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
• Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
• Lakshya (2004)
• Swades (2004, Yeh Tar Woh Tara)
• Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
• Bluffmaster! (2005)
• Fight Club – Members Only (2006)
• Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah (2006)
• Jab We Met (2007)
• Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
• Viyyalavari Kayyalu (2007, Telugu)
• Love Aaj Kal (2009)
• 3 Idiots (2009)
• Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010, Tamil)
• Lafangey Parindey (2010)
• Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
• Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)
• Khokababu (2012, Bengali) ^[7]
• Student of the Year (2012)
• Agent Vinod (2012)
• Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013)
• Gunday (2014)
• Main Tera Hero (2014)
• I (2015)
• Bang Bang! (2014)
• Shaandaar (2015)
• Royal (2015, Bengali)
• Tamasha (2015)
• Srimanthudu (2015, Telugu)
• Queen

Awards

• National Film Award for Best Choreography
  • 2011: "Senorita" in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
• Filmfare Award for Best Choreography.
  • 2010 : "Chor Bazaari" in Love Aaj Kal
  • 2011: "Senorita" in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • 2012: "Aunty Ji" in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
• IIFA Award for Best Choreography
  • 2010: Love Aaj Kal^[8]

References

1. "Dancing with the stars". Filmfare. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. "Salt Lake: Bosco-Caesar duo open dance company to spot talent and mint money". The Economic Times. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
3. "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India.
4. "Deepika Padukone at Bosco-Caesar success bash". DNA (newspaper). 17 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
5. About us Official website
6. "Talking point: with bosco-caesar". Indian Express. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
7. "Bosco Caesar's first Tollywood venture". The Times of India. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

External links

• [www.dancewithboscocaesar.com]
• Bosco at the Internet Movie Database
• Ceasar at the Internet Movie Database