Katrina Kaif’s sexy dance moves in Thugs of Hindostan will have you gawking

In the past, Katrina Kaif has carved a niche with her dancing abilities in songs such as Kamli (Dhoom 3) and Sheila ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan). And in her newest movie Thugs of Hindostan, the star has outdone herself. Featuring in two songs, Katrina twists her lithe body in liberal doses, pirouettes and pulls off all sorts of complex sequences that you can only dream of.

Don’t believe us? Check her out in the song Suraiyya: 

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Katrina makes it look easy but behind the glamorous video are hours of practice where she struggled to get choreographer Prabhu Deva’s moves right. “When I first saw the choreography for Suraiyya, I was like is it jazz, is it ballet, is it folk… but that’s dancing with Prabhudeva. He spent a lot of time with me in rehearsals helping me figure the style, I loved it all (apart from a few moments of tears of frustration) but in the end it was the hook step which we had so much fun with,” she says on Instagram.

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When I first saw the choreo for suraiyya, I was like is it jazz ,is it ballet, is it folk ,,, but that’s dancing with prabhudeva … u cannot define his style it’s so unique ,he gives the song such a unique personality with his choreography. He spent a lot of time with me in rehearsals helping me figure the style , I loved it all (apart from a few moments of tears of frustration )but in the end it was the hook step which we had so much fun with . #ThugsOfHindostan @_aamirkhan @ajayatulofficial @vishaldadlani1 @shreyaghoshal #AmitabhBhattacharya @prabhudheva @yrf

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Katrina also admits to being unsure of this dizziness-inducing jump and twirl. “This step was a bit tough to do beyond a point in rehearsals, I practiced a few times, the team explained me the technique but still it was tough to do repeatedly, so I really wasn’t confident of the step,” Katrina posted on Instagram.

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This step was a bit tough to do beyond a point in rehearsals , I practiced a few times, the team explained me the technique but still it was tough to do repeatedly, so I really wasn’t confident of the step , so on the last day of the song shoot Prabhu sir asked me if I was ok to try doing the shot , and I wanted to finish the song knowing we had done everything he gave me to do , so we kept it for last shot of the song

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Oh, and there’s Manzoor-e-Khuda too.

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Go behind the scenes of that effortless-looking dance: 

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Manzoor E Khuda reminds me of one those grand epic compositions , when u hear it, it gives a euphoric feeling. This was my first song choreographed by chinniprakash , what a treat to see the magnificent Rekha dance, her expressions grace. Whilst trying to achieve the height in the barrel jumps I was again reminded of something I so often forget , strength and power is often not the only way, ease and flow sometimes gets u exactly where u need to be . @amitabhbachchan @_aamirkhan @fatimasanashaikh @tohthefilm @yrf

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Thugs of Hindostan releases today. Weekend plans, sorted.