‘Best of the Best’: The Definitive Oral History
Maitreyi, Priyanka, Hasan, Prashanth, and Lena reveal the real stories, creative clashes, and six-year journey behind the Bollywood dance film.
Welcome to the wild, wild world of Bollywood competitive dance — in California. Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam’s latest collaboration, Best of the Best, follows childhood friends Maya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Priyanka Kedia) to UCLA. There, they must navigate school, drama, and relationships — while putting in hours of practice for a fiercely intense college dance team.
We sat down with the creators, director Lena Khan, and lead actors to chat about how the film came together. From the scenes inspired by real life (including Minhaj’s scandalous date-auction bid) to their favorite dance icons, buckle up: this is the story behind Best of the Best.