Veteran choreographer Chinni Prakash recently spoke to ETimes about his journey in the film industry, his roots in a family of choreographers, and his career-defining experience working with Amitabh Bachchan on the iconic song Jumma Chumma from Hum (1991). Prakash then recalled how filmmaker Mukul Anand, impressed with his work in Maha Sangram, offered him Hum. “Forget about choreographing Amitabh Bachchan, it was my dream come true moment to even see Mr. Bachchan,†he said.
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