Longinus Fernandes

Trivia

• In February 2009, Longinus also started work on Bollywood Hero, a three-part international miniseries.
• In 2008, Longinus choreographed two songs in the film Slumdog Millionaire, O... Saya and Jai Ho, which were shot at Lion’s Gate, Essel World and the CST station in Mumbai, with scores of dancers.
• Longinus has also choreographed music videos like, Baba Sehgal's Balle Balle Ho Gai and Adnan Sami's Lift Kara De.
• At the 81st Academy Awards ceremony, director Danny Boyle thanked him in his acceptance speech, while receiving his award for Best Direction, and also acknowledge missing out his name in the credits.
• Internationally he is most known as the choreographer of the closing credits dance sequence featuring Academy Award for Best Original Song winning song, Jai Ho and another featuring O... Saya, also nominated in the same category, in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
• Longinus Fernandes is an Indian choreographer and dancer, who won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award in 2009.