Dharmesh Yelande
 | This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. (September 2013) |
Dharmesh Yelande(D) | |
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Dharmesh Yelande (left), Raghav Juyal(right)grace art director Saini Johray's birthday bash | |
| Born | 31 October 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Actor |
Dharmesh Yelande (born October 31, 1983) 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 known as the D'virus Dance Academy.,[3] Dharmesh also worked as a dancer in Marathi movie Angarki in 2013.[4]. He has worked in the film banjo opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. He has been a mentor in all the three seasons of the dance reality show Dance plus along with Shakti Mohan and Sumeet Nagdev (season 1), Punit Pathak (from 2nd season) .
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 dega".[5] He himself is a big inspiration to many budding dancers.
Achievements
He has won on the dance show,[6] 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 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Boogie Woogie (TV series) Mahayudh | Sony Entertainment Television | Winner. |
| 2009–2010 | Dance India Dance (season 2) | Zee TV | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Dance India Dance Li'l Masters | Zee TV | Jeetumoni (Team Dharmesh) |
| 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 | Winner of 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 | Winning Mentor |
| 2016 | Dance Plus 2[7] | Star Plus | Winning Mentor |
| 2017 | Dance Plus 3[8] | 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, Punit Pathak, |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | Dharmesh/D | Lead role with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhu Deva, Punit Pathak, |
| 2016 | Banjo (2016 film) | Drumer | with Riteish Deshmukh |
| 2018 | Nawabzaade | Salim | 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/
- ^ a b c "Dharmesh Yelande Biography". spellceleb.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "We're not celebrities, we're still locals: Dharmesh, Raghav". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com.
- ^ "Dancing legend Govinda steals the show with his latka jhatka on Dance Plus 3. See photos". indianexpress.com.
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