Doesn’t make you want to groove.

Let’s Dance is a rip-off of Jessica Alba starrer Honey. Dancing debutant Gayatri Patel plays Suhani who is Miss Magnanimous. She is out to save the world. She wants to love them all.

She runs a dance school for poor children and she wants to make it as a big dancer without compromising on her ideals. She has a practical friend, Anushka (Sugandha Garg) and a chef loverboy Neil (Ajay Choudhary) whose mission is to make her dreams come true. Then there is music video mogul Rehan Jones or RJ (Aquib Afzal) who will give Gayatri her big break if she beds him. Gayatri also has to deal with street children and their boss who forces them to become drug dealers.

Gayatri Patel is a brilliant, fluid dancer and the movie, produced by her father Dr. Arvind Patel is a showcase of her diverse talent. The American native worked very hard on her Hindi and it shows because her dialogue delivery is fluent. She was there at the screening and looks better in person. Her appearance has shades of Jiah Khan with the added bonus that she can act!

UK native Aquib Afzal is reminiscent of Upen Patel; he is a tad better version. His character is arrogant and full of himself and Aquib does fairly well.

Sugandha Garg as the practical friend shines yet again after Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Na.

All the child actors, especially Nikunj Pandey who plays the ever smiling Ali, are adorable.

The music is a plus point, especially the vibrant title track and Taare Todh Ke La. The dance sequences shot on a moving bus and on a raft are memorable.

The dialogues are clumsy and the movie could have done without the crime related twists and turns. Editor turned director Aarif Sheikh should have made a shorter, more entertaining movie.

I think the motive of a dance movie is to make you want to get up and dance. Though it is well-choreographed and Gayatri is a joy to watch, Let’s Dance doesn't have that impact. It is a better idea to go dancing than watch Let’s Dance.

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