Remo D’Souza and Salman Yusuff Khan bond over bikes, cooking

Remo D’Souza and Salman Yusuff Khan bond over food, cooking and bikes during Jamjar Diner, Versova. PIC/RANE ASHISH 

“You came on your bike, didn’t you? we should have brought cave too,” suggests director-choreographer Remo D’Souza as he greets his protege:, choreographer and actor Salman Yusuff Khan during Jamjar Diner in Versova. Warm object casts a healthy glow, and adds a gentle vibe to record during a eatery. “You should have,” agrees Salman. There is a lot some-more than bikes and dance that a dual share in common. “I embrace his street-style of dressing, and his shoe fetish,” admits Salman as they settle into to a comfy dilemma in a quirky stylish restaurant.

Avid travellers (bikers) and occasional cooks, a twin initial met in 2008, on a sets of a dance-based existence radio uncover where Remo mentored Salman who finished adult winning a competition.

“When we came to Mumbai, we had no family or friends. It meant so most that we found someone we could call during a finish of a tough day. I’ve been stranded on a road, and he has come to my rescue,” recalls Salman. Remo had launched him as an actor in Any Body Can Dance (ABCD; 2013) and will expel him in a lead purpose in his arriving dance flick, for that pre-production is underway. It’s good past noon and food is positively on their minds.

Salman: I’m hungry. What time did we have breakfast?”

Remo: (Sheepishly) we usually woke up. we slept late yesterday. Is it fine if we have breakfast now?”

When we assure him that a cafeteria serves breakfast compartment 4 pm, he orders a Ham and Cheese Benny (Benedict) with poached eggs, bacon pieces and queso, a apportionment of a Melted Butter and Honey Pancakes and black coffee.

Remo: (explaining since he woke adult late) we watch cinema during night. we have to see a good film any day. So, during times, we go by a integrate of terrible ones before we get to a good one.

Salman: He watches films of any genre in any language.

By now Salman is browsing by a menu, and mouths a word “healthy.” He picks a Protein Power Smoothie with dim chocolate, protein, banana and yogurt and, a Chimichurri Grilled Chicken with four-herb chimichurri, potato crush and glassy veggies. He also suggests that we sequence a Quinoa Breakfast Burrito Bowl with scrambled eggs, beans, pico de gallo, salsa, Monterey Jack and grilled chicken.

Salman: I’ve had it before, it’s great. I’ve asked my mother to try it too.
(He nudges us to sequence one for ourselves as well.)

(Food arrives…)
Salman: (Gazing during a Grilled Chicken) we eat healthy. we binge post a recover or a show. we adore biryani done by my mom and wife. we can eat it for breakfast. Can we consider of anyone who does that? I’m not touching a crushed potatoes (pointing to a portion that arrived as an accompaniment with a chicken).

Remo: You examination with your food too, right? we play safe. we adore these pancakes. They are lethal. we eat eggs for breakfast any day. I’m not too lustful of a runny ones yet (pointing during a Benedict).

Salman: we hatred boiled eggs. we have to eat it while operative out yet we hatred it.

Suprita: Who among we cooks?
(Both lift their hands)

Remo: we prepare everything…dal chawal, sabzi, chicken.

Salman: we have eaten his Dal Chawal. we desired it. Ma’am (Remo’s wife) cooks good too. I’ve been told that we can make a good biryani.

Remo: You haven’t baked for me!

Salman: Yes, we usually realised that. we wish to. even yet we get food on sets so often, we forget to eat since we are pensive with work. we desired a seafood nights we had during your home, with crabs, prawns, lobsters and fish.

Remo: we adore seafood. My dabba customarily has chicken, mutton or fish.

Suprita: What is your take on a stream dance unfolding in a country?

Remo: When we done ABCD it was desirous by a organisation of dancers who went to a World Dance Championship. Last year, a group that went over, finished eighth. Things are removing better. We have a intensity and a money. We need adequate people to have a faith and experiment. We can do travelling dance shows and musicals. We have started with a Kingdom Of Dreams in Delhi. we saw a glorious Cirque Du Soleil productions in Vegas; a prolongation beam were phenomenal. We have a talent to do it here too.

Salman: If we approached a prolongation residence to make a film where a leads were blue in colour, and talked to nature, we would be thrown out. James Cameron’s Avatar did get made, right? We need to have a lot some-more faith. However, things are improved now, interjection to radio shows. When we started, dance was looked down on as a profession. we accost from a middle-class Muslim family who didn’t approve of it. Now, a veteran dancer’s calendar is packaged via a year.

(Dessert arrives) It’s a Flower Pot Surprise that includes a brownie, marshmallows, nuts and ice cream in oreo soil.

Remo: This pot is a dessert?

Salman: (excitedly) we can’t eat this. It’s so pretty. Come on, let’s take a selfie. I’ve never eaten sand before. Oreo mud. May we take this home?

Remo: (Taking a punch of it) This tastes good.

Suprita: What plea would we like to give any other ?

Salman: I’d like to see Remo Sir in a Bigg Boss house. He’s so calm. we wish to see how many people get killed.

Remo: Salman will survive. And win too. My plea for him is to eat this (pointing to a pancakes) and still be means to competition 6 packs.

Salman: we don’t have that kind of talent!

QUICK TAKES

• A change you’d like to see in a film industry
  Remo: End of attention politics and endowment shows. They gave a National Award to a song, that is not even Indian.
  Salman: It’s a lifelong struggle. After any plan we have to figure out, what next.

• An actor who can’t dance
  Remo: Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn
  Salman: Anybody Can Dance (winks)

• Your favourite dancer
  Salman: Madhuri Dixit. She dances with her face.
  Remo: There can be usually one Madhuri Dixit.
   
• What comes to mind when we contend a following?

Cold
Salman: The veteran set-up in a industry. It’s all a family compartment a fire happens. Once over, people go their possess approach and don’t care.
Remo: Snow – My initial assignment was in Canada. It was a initial time we saw snow.

Hot
Remo: I’m married. What can we say!
Salman: Bhabhi will review this. Bologe toh phasoge. Say bike ka exhaust
Remo: (Laughs) Yes, bikes.
Salman: This deteriorate of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa since I’m in it.
Suprita: Hey! That’s a plug!

Spicy
Remo: My wife’s prawn curry.
Salman: My adore life.

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