Bosco Martis<\/a> has worked in every genre of films and has given hit hook steps. However, his favourite choregraphies are the unconventional ones.<\/p>\n\u201cI think two of my most special songs are ones many people don\u2019t immediately associate with me. One is Ye Tara Woh Tara<\/em> from Swades<\/em> with Shah Rukh Khan, and the other is Maay Bhavani<\/em> from Tanhaji<\/em>. I celebrate these songs deeply because they come from pure storytelling and experience.”<\/p>\nSo, how did he conceptualise these songs? Martis replies, \u201cWhen you work closely with great directors, you begin to understand their headspace. I have been fortunate to collaborate with filmmakers like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Imtiaz Ali, Rajkumar Hirani, and David Dhawan. Working with them teaches you so much, not just about movement, but about emotion, narrative, and audience sensibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continues, \u201cThey know their audience, their rhythm, and the responsibility they carry towards storytelling. Their commitment and discipline push you to become better. That learning is priceless. It reminds you that learning never stops. Every project teaches you something new, and that growth reflects in the songs you create. I constantly try to absorb those experiences and apply them to my choreography.\u201d<\/p>\n
On working on Downtown with Tiger Shroff<\/h3>\n
His latest release Downtown<\/em>, featuring Tiger Shroff, marks a personal milestone as it launches Bosco\u2019s own music label, BLM Music. Speaking about Shroff, he mentioned, \u201cTiger is a dream to work with. He\u2019s hardworking, disciplined, and incredibly self-driven. The moment I told him I was starting my label, he instantly said yes.\u201d<\/p>\nSTORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n\nBosco describes Tiger\u2019s commitment as transformative. \u201cI gave my 200 percent. Tiger gave his 500 percent. He makes every move look effortless, and that takes insane preparation. This song is my baby, and both Tiger and Akansha Sharma treated it as their own. That ownership shows on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the interview, Martis also revealed that it was his practice in football that helped him become a choreographer. In fact, he always wanted to be a professional football player. He says, \u201cI was always a sportsperson before I was a dancer. I grew up playing football in Mumbai, and sports has been a very important part of my life. When I realised I couldn\u2019t pursue football professionally, I channelled those skills into dance.\u201d<\/p>\n
His football training is what helps him do the effortless chorepographies. \u201cIf you look closely at my choreography, especially the footwork, a lot of it comes directly from football. The agility, balance, speed, control- all of that is rooted in my training as a sportsman. Sports taught me discipline, stamina, and fearlessness, and that became my foundation as a performer.\u201d<\/p>\n
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\nHe further adds, \u201cA sports field and a stage are very similar. In both, you are thrown into an arena where you have to perform, deliver, and rise to the occasion. That mindset stayed with me. Dance became my new field, my new match, my new challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stresses on how it was sports that helped him become the performer that he is. \u201cSport resurrected me as a performer. It gave me confidence, resilience, and the hunger to keep pushing myself. That is why movement, for me, has always been more than choreography- it is about energy, instinct, and emotional release.\u201d<\/p>\n
On 25 years in Bollywood as a choreographer<\/h3>\n
Bosco Martis has long been a part of Bollywood. In fact, he completes 25 years in the industry this year. Martis tells us that his journey has begun much before that, when he was just a background dancer. And during the interview, he tells us that he still feels the same jitters and excitement before any new choreography.<\/p>\n
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n\n\u201cWhen I look back at these 25 years, I genuinely don\u2019t understand where the time flew. I still feel like a newcomer. Every time I step onto a set, it feels like my first song all over again. That pressure, that nervousness, that excitement, it never leaves you. And honestly, that\u2019s what keeps me alive creatively.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Bosco, that sense of newness is what fuels growth. \u201cEvery project challenges me to become better. There\u2019s so much money involved, so much trust from producers and stars, that you carry a deep sense of responsibility. Actors depend on you to make them look good, to elevate their performance. That ownership pushes me to give my best, every single time.,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\nDespite decades of success and countless chartbusters, Bosco resists the idea of chasing trends. \u201cI don\u2019t put pressure on myself to reinvent. When a song comes to me, I just think about what I can do differently. Maybe I repeat myself, maybe I don\u2019t. I leave that to the audience. My job is to create a new visual language every time.\u201d<\/p>\n
That philosophy has resulted in numbers that continue to dominate pop culture, from Tauba Tauba<\/em> and Bhool Bhulaiyaa<\/em> to Jai Jai Shiv Shankar<\/em> and Jhoome Jo Pathaan<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cAs choreographers, we\u2019ve spent 25 years, but as dancers, it\u2019s been 35. That hunger to do more, to explore more, never really goes,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n