Jenifer Anniston and Adam Sandler starrer ‘Murder Mystery 2’, which was released at Netflix recently saw huge response from the fans. In the film, two detectives played by Aniston and Sandler go in search of a ‘maharaja’ kidnapped during his wedding. In the movie there is a dance sequence featuring a song King Dee Wedding where the detectives dance with the bride. The dance has been choreographed by Mahina Khanum with over 70 dancers.
Paris-based Mahina, a trained Odissi Dancer who has been to Odisha including Bhubaneswar multiple times to perform, had learnt Odissi from Guru Shankar Behera.
Talking to Sunday POST, Khanum said Paris is a city where many films including Indian movies are shot. “The Production of Murder Mystery 2 called us in October 2021. Initially, they only wanted me to choreograph a dance. Then they asked for dancers, and later on they also asked for music. This is how my partner Avishai Leger-Tanger and I found ourselves casting 70 dancers and 10 musicians, creating the choreography, directing the composition of the song and staging the whole scene.”
Odissi is her first love and main focus so she always tries to infuse it in her works, added the performer.
PNN