Dharmesh Yelande
| Dharmesh Yelande | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 October 1980 Baroda, Gujarat,  India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Dancer, Choreographer, Actor |
Dharmesh Yelande (born October 31, 1983) is an Indian dancer, actor and choreographer. He participated in Dance India Dance (season 2), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters(as a skipper), and Dance Ke Superstars, all of which aired on Zee TV. After his experience in these shows, he was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the movie Tees Maar Khan.[1] He has worked in the 3D dance-based Indian film ABCD - Anybody Can Dance and its sequel ABCD 2 with Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan directed by Remo D'souza and produced by UTV Motion Pictures.[2] He runs his own dance academy in Vadodara (AKA Baroda) known as the D'virus Dance Academy.,[3] Dharmesh also worked as a dancer in Marathi movie Angarki in 2013.[4]
Inspiration
His inspiration for dance is Remo D’souza, according to his remarks in the DID audition, He says Remo Sir is also a mindblowing dancer. Whenever I meet him, it's only dance that we discuss. He's a person with such wonderful dance techniques that one is left simply wondering ‘Ki kya idea hai bhai…yeh step to dhoom macha degaa,".[5]
Achievements
He has won on the dance show, Boogie Woogie (TV series)[5] and was first runner-up on Dance India Dance (season 2).[5] He starred in ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance, ABCD 2 and he choreographed for the movie Tees Maar Khan.
TV shows and appearances
| Year | Show | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Airtel Krazzy Kiya Re | DD National | First runner-up. |
| 2008 | Boogie Woogie (TV series) Mahayudh | Sony Entertainment Television | Winner. |
| 2009–2010 | Dance India Dance (season 2) | Zee TV | He was the most popular and most voted contestant on the show. He came first runner-up in the grand finale. |
| 2010 | Dance India Dance Li'l Masters | Zee TV | The 'winning' skipper/choreographer on the show. His student, Jeetumoni, won the title of li'l masters — Dance ka Baap. |
| 2010 | Comedy ka Daily Soap | Sony Entertainment Television | Guest performance. |
| 2010 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Zee TV | Guest performance |
| 2010–2011 | DID Doubles | Zee TV | Assisted mentor Geeta Kapoor and choreographed some of the gems from the season. |
| 2011 | Dance Ke Superstars | Zee TV | Part of team Jalwa(DID Season 2) as a contestant and a choreographer. His team won the show. |
| 2011 | Dhamaal Night | Zee Cinema | Guest performance. |
| 2011 | Just Dance | Star Plus | He choreographed the final performance of Hrithik Roshan and some other performances in the show. |
| 2012 | Dance Ke Superkids | Zee TV | Captain of Wakao (Dance India Dance Li'l Masters season 1).. |
| 2013 | MAD - Mhanje Assal Dancer | Colors Marathi | One of the 3 judges of the show |
| 2015 | Dance Plus | Star Plus |
Mentor |
| 2016 | Dance Plus 2[6] | Star Plus | Mentor |
| 2017 | Dance Plus 3 | Star Plus | Mentor |
Film appearances
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ABCD : Any Body Can Dance | 'D' | Lead role with Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, Ganesh Acharya, |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | 'Dharmesh/D' | Lead role with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhu Deva, |
| 2016 | Banjo (2016 film) | 'Drumer' | with Riteish Deshmukh |
| 2017 | Nawabzaade | with Punit Pathak and Raghav Juyal |
Film choreography
| Year | Movie Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | He choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar. |
References
- ↑ "Dharmesh Yelande — works". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ "DUTV signs reality show talents for 3D dance film". Thaindian. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ "D'virus Academy". Blogger. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ http://www.bollywoodsamay.com/2016/07/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6-%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80/
- 1 2 3 "Dharmesh Yelande Biography". spellceleb.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com.
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