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Gene Kelly and Prabhu Deva

I am a huge Gene Kelly fan. And ever since I first watched An American in Paris a few years ago, I have wondered.


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And today, after finding both videos on Youtube, I am more or less sure.

Presenting Rajiv Menon and Prabhu Deva paying homage (with a National Award winning performance) to Gene Kelly…


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This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 4:25 pm and is filed under Hollywood, Movies, Music, Trivia.

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7 Responses to “Gene Kelly and Prabhu Deva”

  1. VoteForBands – Voteforbands FAQ http://www.voteforbands.com/blog/page/Voteforbands-FAQ.aspx

    July 10th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    links from TechnoratiBlogroll My own musical epiphanyMy own musical epiphanyMemorial Day MemoriesGene Kelly and Prabhu D…VH1 music blog Download OPML file

  2. jillumadrasi http://jillumadras.blogspot.com

    June 1st, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    nalle edhuthaleenthu copy addichu ellam seri than.

  3. sowmya http://shallowthgts.blogspot.com/

    June 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am

    oh yeah!!

  4. superstarksa http://superstarksa.com

    June 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    Sowmya: So I was not alone! yeah?

    Jillu: Nee sonna seri dhaan!

  5. hawkeyeview http://hawkeyeview.blogspot.com

    June 11th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    While in India – they showed an American in Paris in TNT channel in 97 time frame. I told everyone i saw that the dance was copied. nobody believed me.

    power of you tube.

  6. superstarksa http://superstarksa.com

    June 11th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    Ya.. Power of Youtube only. Funny thing is, Prabhu Deva won the choreo national award that year for Minsara Kanavu. And this is one of my all time favorite song, ever!

  7. rajee

    June 19th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    Coincidence? I saw American in Paris about two weeks back and it occurred to me I’d seen the dance sequence somewhere before.

    Homage. Deja-vu. Whatever!

    Oru kaalathula ‘Vennilave’ repeat mode-la odindu irukkum in my stereo system. Funny, now it’s become stale.

  8. tilo http://tilotamma.blogspot.com

    June 29th, 2008 at 8:21 am

    4th of july — I hope you have better plans.

    *Anantha’s edit*: Not really. Quiet weekend actually, at home.