Choreographer-director Remo D’Souza has suffered a heart attack and is currently in the ICU of Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai, according to reports coming in.
His wife Lizelle D’Souza told the Indian express, “It was a blockage. Doctors have done angiography. He is in the ICU. Please pray. Next 24 hours are very important.”
He has directed films like Street Dancer 3D, ABCD, ABCD 2 and A Flying Jatt among others, besides choreographing several hit tracks. He received the award for ‘Best Choreography’ for Bajirao Mastani’s ‘Deewani Mastani’ at 63rd National Film Awards.
Ace choreographer cum director #RemoDSouza suffers from a heart attack. We wish him a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/OrQS00zgBx
— Filmfare (@filmfare) December 11, 2020
Remo D’Souza has also judged dance reality shows like Dance India Dance, Dance Plus and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Remo D’Souza is currently admitted to the ICU. His wife Lizelle is present with the ‘ABCD’ director at the hospital, according to media reports. Remo underwent an angiography after suffering a heart attack. Lizelle had shared a photo with her husband 14 hours ago on her Instagram story.
On the professional front, Remo D’Souza last directed the dance film ‘Street Dancer 3D’. The movie, which starred Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles, released earlier this year. The flick received a mixed response from the fans and critics.