Omkar Das: Who said I can’t dance hip hop?

Remember Omkar Das Manikpuri who played the innocent Natha in “Peepli Live”? The movie proved to be a turning point in his career and now, he has half a dozen releases lined up this year.
What’s interesting is that Omkar has gone for an image makeover and embraced hip hop fashion for “Qasam Se Qasam Se” that also has Rakhi Sawantshaking her booty.
Ask Omkar about the song and he says, “It is a movie on college life that revolves around two friends.I am
playing the character of Nath who is friend of Azim Rizvi and Faith. My entry into the movie is like an extended sequence of “Peepli Live” when Natha runs away from the village to reach the city. While fleeing from his village, he bumps into a car. That’s when his transformation happens from a simple farmer to a trendy guy. This will be the first time that I will be seen dancing to a fast number in any movie.”
So, is shaking a leg easier than doing a serious role? “My image is linked to that of a common man. That’s perhaps why I am offered such roles. Besides, I am at ease while doing such roles. But. this movie will project a different Omkar. Who said I can’t dance hip hop?” asks Omkar. O mkar also wants to mention the
contribution of choreographer Lollypop. “He made things easier for me. “Rokra ki maya” and “Bolne me kya jata hai” are two of my dance tracks. The latter features Rakhi Sawant and Satish Kaushik too. Though we feature in the same song, we are there in different scenes. I’m told that she had wanted to match steps with me but time was a constraint. Needless to say, Rakhi is a good dancer.” So, does he think that Rakhi has it in her to become a good actor? “I don’t know much about her. But if people approaches her more for item numbers, she will be seen more in them. Acting koi badi baat nahi hai par movie mein heroine hona thoda alag hota hai,” he insists.
Apart from “QSQS”, Omkar’s other upcoming movies include Anurag Kashyap’s “Monsoon Shootout” in which he is playing a taxi driver. “I am doing “Aalaap” with Raghuveer Yadav, “Sabka Baap Rupaiya” with Rajpal Yadav and “Dharna Unlimited” with Ahsaan Qureshi. I am
playing the lead in “MLA”,” he signs off