Exclusive| Suresh Mukund on collaborating on concerts for 50 Cent in LA: It was a dream come true

Suresh Mukund shares his experience of collaborating with 50 Cent on his LA concerts, making a career in Hollywood and lack of recognition in India for his work

Suresh Mukund and his dance crew, The Kings have represented India globally on many stages and brought glory to the country. And recently, the dancer-choreographer added another achievement to the list as he became the first Indian artiste to choreograph a concert in the US. Suresh Mukund designed a few segments for 50 Cent’s shows in Los Angeles, where his team, The Kings performed alongside the American rapper.

Suresh Mukund on choreographing concerts for 50 Cent

“It was a very big thing for me to get this opportunity and I would like to thank the head choreographer and director, Anthony Kin, for giving me this chance to design segments for the concert. When I was a young teenager, I used to listen to songs of 50 Cent like Candyshop, and also used to perform on his songs. So, not even in my wildest dreams I ever imagined that 20 years later, I would get chance to work with him, and actually design routines for his concert. It was like a dream come true,” he says.

Suresh met 50 Cent for the first time in 2023 when the rapper's choreographer Anthony Kin reached out to him after watching one of their videos. He asked them to perform at 50 Cent's Mumbai show. After that, he had promised the Indian artiste that they will collaborate again on something bigger soon.

Recalling his meeting with the American rapper this time, Suresh shares, “It was an amazing experience to personally work with such a legendary artist and to closely listen to him live rapping during the rehearsals. Getting compliments about our work from someone of his stature made it even more special. This was a moment I will cherish for life.”

Getting this opportunity has led Suresh to dream for bigger stints in the West. “After this, I am looking forward to work more in Hollywood because the way this has worked, it has given me a new hope and a new spark in my life that now, I have to somehow enter that industry. I would want to get a chance to collaborate with Chris Brown and The Weeknd. Getting to choreograph their concerts would be something else,” he says, adding, “Honestly, in India, mujhe kabhi kisi se itna kaam aaya nahi, it has always been that I have been doing my own personal work. Even after doing so much in life, Bollywood se mujhe itna kuch mila nahi hai, not even any artiste to choreograph, but there I get opportunities. Internationally we get accepted and appreciated more, so I have to build something in LA.”