“Looking back, the most challenging thing for me was actually directing. It's very tough. Being in front of the camera is easy since the director can tell me what to do. But being the director and giving people directions is the toughest thing for me.”

Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor

Prabhu Deva is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who works mainly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Malayalam films, and his career spans 32 years. He is best known for his choreography and for helping shape screen dance across Indian cinema. Over the years, he has performed and created dance styles, won two National Film Awards for Best Choreography, and received the Padma Shri in 2019 for his contribution to art and dance.