A Mumbai street dancer struggles against his parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path. Then he meets a curmudgeonly American-Israeli ballet master, who inspires him to follow his dreams and together their lives are transformed. Call Me Dancer takes you on a magical journey from the streets of Mumbai to the stages of New York.

Manish is an athletic street dancer from Mumbai, whose working-class parents depend on their only son's support. When he accidentally walks into an inner-city dance school and encounters a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli ballet master, a hunger develops within him. Ambitious and passionate, Manish is determined to make it as a professional dancer, but the odds are stacked against him. A story of perseverance, rebellion, passion, family, culture, and an unlikely friendship – filmed in India, Israel, the U.K., and the U.S - and featuring music from legendary singer/songwriter Jay Sean and hip-hop artist/rapper Anik Khan, with a sublime score by Nainita Desai and Nina Humphreys

This award-winning documentary film will make you want to jump up from your seat and, yes, dance!