ABCD
A fallen dance maestro turns a quarrelsome Mumbai crew into an electrifying underdog team for a defining festival showdown.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- exuberant
- upbeat
- motivational
- dance movie night
- bollywood movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film exuberant and visually impressive, praising its varied dance sequences while noting its conventional underdog plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vishnu loses his academy and then trains a divided group of dancers for the Ganpati Dance Battle.
The dancers' routines are the film's central expressive and spectacular element, with the plot organized around training and competition.
Vishnu and the dancers pursue renewed purpose and social validation through the dance battle.
The annual Ganpati Dance Battle provides the story's defining public arena and connects dance with Mumbai festival culture.
Films like ABCD, and why
Step Up
dance competition, ensemble underdogs, exuberant musical energy, and mentor-led transformation
StreetDance 3D
dance-centered drama built around rivalry, training, performance spectacle, and personal redemption
You Got Served
uplifting competition narrative with charismatic performers, teamwork, and high-energy choreography
Dil To Pagal Hai
Indian musical drama combining romance, performance, ambition, and emotionally direct storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Remo D'Souza
- Release Date
- 2013-02-07
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (70)
Cast
- Prabhu Deva
- Ganesh Acharya
- Kay Kay Menon
- Lauren Gottlieb
- Dharmesh Yelande
- Salman Yusuff Khan
- Punit Pathak
- Noorin Shah
- Jayant Gadekar
- Sanjay Gurbaxani
Common questions
- What is ABCD about?
- A fallen dance maestro turns a quarrelsome Mumbai crew into an electrifying underdog team for a defining festival showdown.
- What is ABCD like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of ABCD as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is ABCD violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in ABCD.
- What did critics think of ABCD?
- Critics broadly found the film exuberant and visually impressive, praising its varied dance sequences while noting its conventional underdog plot.
- Which films are like ABCD?
- Films with a similar feel include Step Up, StreetDance 3D, You Got Served, and Dil To Pagal Hai.
- How long is ABCD?
- ABCD runs 143 minutes.
