I wanted performers for 'ABCD 2': Remo D'Souza

Having made "ABCD" with a bunch of non-actors, director Remo D'Souza says for the sequel he wanted people with well-honed acting skills and so he zeroed down on Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor.
The 43-year-old choreographer-filmmaker is taking the dance franchise forward with the upcoming movie and said the script required actors, who could easily get into the skin of professional dancers in the movie, slated to hit the screens on June 19.
"The first film had non-actors, so I made them act. For the second one I wanted somebody who could perform as the main lead is a very strong character in the film. I wanted an actor who could perform and dance at the same time... I could think of noone but Varun. Shraddha came into the picture after Varun," Remo told PTI.

The original film, released in 2013, starred Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon along side dancers Salman Yusuff Khan, Dharmesh Yelande, Lauren Gottlieb, Bhavna Khanduja, Punit Pathak and others.
"ABCD" was unanimously praised for being a complete dance film, which gave the audiences a treat of variety of dance forms. Remo said he may have taken stars for the second installment but the main ingredient of the movie remains to be dance.
"They (Varun and Shraddha) behaved, acted and danced like any other dancer. When you watch the film, you will realise that they are not stars but characters, who are part of the story," he said.

Varun has displayed his moves in his previous films like "Student of The Year", "Main Tera Hero" and "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya". However, Shraddha is yet to showcase her dancing skills on-screen but Remo said he was impressed with her when she came for the rehearsals.
"People said she can't dance. When she came to the rehearsal hall, she said 'you can test me'. She showed her dancing skills, so we took the decision and she came in," said the director, who has earlier helmed "FALTU".