Genelia D'Souza

Ken Ghosh’s Chance Pe Dance was first titled Star. The name was then changed to Yahoo, before the makers settled on Pe Dance.

A feel-good flick, Chance Pe Dance is about a young actor Sameer (Shahid Kapoor) trying to get a break into the movies.

Unemployed and homeless, Sameer is forced to take up the job of teaching dance to a bunch of kids who hate dancing, while he hates children. A marriage made in heaven.

In comes choreographer Tina (Genelia D’Souza) who encourages him to pursue his dreams.

Shahid Kapoor

Sameer’s pupils win a inter-school dance competition while he goes on to win a reality talent hunt.

But what’s with the casting? Shahid is a brilliant dancer so he should be fine. But, Genelia cannot dance to save her life. To give her the role of a choreographer is too much of a stretch.

Even Kareena who is a reasonable good dancer paled in comparison to Shahid in the Mauja Hi Mauja number. There is no way Genelia can match him.

Chance Pe Dance will be produced by UTV movies. Shahid has starred in Ken Ghosh’s all of two films, the hit Ishq Vishq and the flop Fida.

Shahid was last seen in Kaminey, a bumper hit.

His next Dil Bole Hadippa! with co-star Rani Mukherjee will be released on September 11, 2009.

There are rumors that Shahid will also act in his father Pankaj Kapoor’s home production, which will go on the floors in the end of 2009.

Genelia D’souza’s first hit in Bollywood, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, was followed by Life Partner that bombed at the box office.

Her next two 2009 movies are It’s My Life with Harman Baweja, directed by Anees Bazmi, and Hook Ya Crook with John Abraham, directed by David Dhawan.

Chance Pe Dance will be released in end 2009.