Mad About Dance is an 2014 Indian dance film. The film is directed by Saahil Prem.
Essentially a dance film, it focuses on the youth, their dreams, anxieties, disappointments and hopes for their future. The film is based in the quaint and beautiful university town of Sheffield and brings to light the stories of Asian students who leave their home and country and go to study abroad...Their struggles, their heartbreaks, their trials and triumphs.—Mad About Dance
"M.A.D" which is an acronym for "Mad about Dance" is a Hindi film set to release on 22 September 2014. As the name suggests it's a dance film about fighting in streets and proving who has got better dance skills.—D
Aarav (Saahil Prem) walks into a bank to ask for a 25 L loan to form his own dance crew to represent India at the world dance championships. The Bank officials press him for details on why he thinks he will succeed.
Aarav recounts his past. He lies to his parents to enroll into an MBA program at Sheffield univ, when his real purpose was to join the dance of renowned dancer Caeser. In Sheffield, Aarav meets Salim Querishi, who helps Indian students set up base. Salim tells Aarav to stay away from Caeser & he feels that foreigners cannot be trusted. Salim introduces Aarav to Dipen (Abhishek Saha), whose room Aarav ends up sharing. The other people in the apartment are GG (Gagan Gulati, Raashul Tandon), who is the spoiled brat of rich parents and changes girlfriends each week & Atul Murali (Akilesh Unnitan) who is a brilliant student & learns Karate, but is short on confidence.
GG helps Aarav by introducing him to Aashira (Amrit Maghera), who is a back up dancer in Caeser's crew. Aashira is Salim's sister, but hates Indians as her father is an Indian & had abandoned his family to marry a white woman. Aashira doesn't help Aarav.Atul finds the location of Caeser's dance studio. As an audition, Caeser asks Aarav to beat Henry (Jon Jo), one of his crew, in a dance off. At the end, Caeser asks Aarav to go home. Henry then insults Aarav & the entire Indian subcontinent race saying that they are fit to be waiters & cabbies, but can never be as whites. But Aashira thinks Aarav is good & wants him to teach her his moves. In return she offers him knowledge of the dance crew & tips on how to fight a dance battle to win the dance off. Aarav helps Aashira. Aarav & Aashira get close & she even kisses him.
Aarv runs into Henry & he insults him & Aashira again. He then challenges Aarav to a crew dance off, in which 7 dancers go up against each other. Aashira asks Aarav to apologize to Henry to bury the matter, but GG encourages Aarav to prepare for the dance off. They hold auditions & select Amit, Amy, Mike, Atul Murali and Dan, but are still one short. Henry comes by to mock them, & Aashira joins Aarav's crew as the 7th member. Aarav is obsessed with this last chance to prove his worth to Caeser. He wants to win at all costs, but his crew is not as dedicated as him. Aarav starts getting frustrated.
Dipen works at his uncle's restaurant & saves a portion of his salary with his uncle to pay for his MBA studies. When the time comes, the uncle refuses to pay the amount due to Dipen, cheating him out of his hard earned cash. Dipen approaches Aarav for help, but Aarav is blind with his own problems & insults Dipen. Aarav's crew loses the dance off, while Dipen is badly injured while trying to commit suicide by setting fire to his uncle's restaurant.
To help Dipen, Aarav decides to enter the crew into a national dance comp with first prize of 10,000 pounds & second prize of 5000 pounds. Aarav believes that even 5000 pounds will be enough to help Dipen for the first year. as he is no longer obsessed with winning, the crew comes together enthusiastically.
All is going well when on the eve of the competition, Amit has to pull out of the crew to join a lucrative job offer from a multinational. Aarav lets him go with his best wishes. To complete his team, Aarav approaches AJ (a discard from Caeser's crew). AJ had offered his sympathy to Aarav in the past, & Aarav is confident that AJ would join his crew.
AJ joins the crew at the very last minute & Aarav's crew starts winning the early rounds with ease. They reach the finals against Caeser's crew and put up a spirited performance. The judges rule a tie between the 2 teams. Aarav is disappointed and challenges Caeser to a Dance off in the streets. Aarav & crew put up an Indian ethnic dance performance to which Caeser has no answer. Aarav wins the dance off.In present Aarav gets the loan.