Remo D’Souza became a famous renowned choreographer and filmmaker after appearing as a judge. Dance India Dance almost 17 years ago. Along with his professional career, viewers also got to know his personal life, especially his relationship with his wife Lizelle D’Souza.However, long before fame, he was known as Remo Ramesh Gopi Nair. Over the years, a common misconception has spread that he converted to Christianity to marry Lizelle (formerly Watkins). The couple has now clarified that this belief is far from the truth. In an interview with Curly Tales, Remo hit the assumption head on. “I want to clear one thing up. People think I converted because of him,” he said, while Lizelle quickly added, “Yes, please. It’s not me, it’s not me. I didn’t remove it.”Born in Bengaluru to Gopi Nair and Madhaviyamma Nair, Remo revealed that his decision to convert to Christianity came much earlier in life when he was just 15 and living there. JamnagarGujarat. He explained that his association with the church played a big role in that opportunity.“Before I came to Mumbai, I was in Jamnagar, in Gujarat, and I converted there. Because I did a lot of work for the church. I did shows for them, collected clothes and gave a lot of charity. One day, father Davis came and said: ‘Tum itna kuch karte ho church ke liye, do you can convert so much for the church for? Are you not converted?)” he recalled.He also talked about how his family reacted to his decision. “My cousins and everyone there were Catholics. I asked my father, ‘Karoon kya main (convert)? (Should I convert to Christianity?)’ He said, ‘Don’t change my name, but do whatever you want,'” Remo said. Respecting his father’s wish, he kept his roots in his name and now goes by the name Remo Gopi D’Souza, incorporating his father’s name as his middle name. Remo and Lizelle tied the knot in 1999 in their thirties and have since built a life together. The couple are parents to two sons, Adonis and Gabriel. On the work front, Remo’s last directorial was ‘Be Happy’.
