Raghav Juyal

Raghav Juyal
Juyal (left) on the sets of Dance Plus with Hrithik Roshan (Right)
Native name Hindi: राघव जुयाल
Born (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Crockroaxz
Occupation Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Host
Years active 2011 – present
Style Slow Motion, Lyrical Hip-Hop, Dubstep Popping, Crock-Style
Parent(s) Deepak Juyal (Father)
Alka Bakshi (Mother)

Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991)[1] is an Indian dancer, choreographer and actor. He is renowned as the King of Slow Motion for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the Slow Motion Walk. His stage name Crockroaxz describes his dancing style which is an amalgamation of being powerful like a crocodile and creepy like a cockroach. He is an anchor [2] and is popular with inspiring dancers, who imitate his trademark moves and dance style, popularly known as Crock-style which means the mixing of Crocodile and Cockroach.[3]

He rose to fame after being a finalist in Zee TV dance reality shows like Dance India Dance (Season 3), as a skipper for the team Raghav Ke Rockstars in DID Li'l Masters 2[4] and Dance Ke Superkids.. His team was declared the winner in Dance Ke Superkids under his captainship.[5]

Career

Dance India Dance (Season 3)

Raghav became popular when his audition video went viral on YouTube and was back on public demand. He received individual popularity via the show Dance India Dance 3 (2012) aired on Zee TV. He dubbed himself as Crockroaxz and was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Raghav showcased a new dance style but wasn't selected in the Top 18 by the Grand Master in Mega Audition. Later, on public demand, Grand Master Mithun Chakraborty made an exception in the format by reintroducing him on the show as his Trump Card in the Wild Card round. Through which, he entered the competition again. Master Terence Lewis (choreographer) said,[6]

"I wish to apologize to all the viewers since I think we did a big mistake by not selecting Raghav during the auditions. Later, when I saw Raghav perform and the kind of acts that he is capable of doing, it totally surprised me. Whatever Raghav does, its 80 percent his own creativity and may be 20 percent my inputs. He is an amazing freestyle dancer whose core strength is his body control and his USP being is his slow motion or speed breaking moves. The feel with which Crockroaxz does an act even ace dancers take ages to gain mastery over that. Raghav is a treat to watch and training him is every choreographers delight."

Thereafter, Raghav proved his versatility and individuality by creating unique fusions with different dance-forms and went all the way up to the finale. He was the most popular contestant of the season having garnered the most No. 1 positions in weekly voting. At the Grand finale, he was voted with 3,481,685 votes in the 2nd runner up position despite being a wildcard entrant.[7]

DID Li'L Masters (Season 2)

After DID, Raghav became the skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars in DID Li'l masters (Season 2) where he choreographed for Saumya Rai, Rohan Parkale.[8] He was chosen as a choreographer for his originality, innovative moves and choreographic ingenuity displayed during his stint in DID 3. He was the only skipper to lead both of his students to the Grand finale, in which Rohan and Saumya attained 2nd and 3rd runner up positions respectively.

Dance Ke Superkids

Raghav, then, choreographed for Zee TV's show Dance Ke Superkids as the Captain of DID Li'l Masters (Season 2) team Yahoo and competed against DID Li'l Masters (Season 1) team Wakao – with Dharmesh Yelande as the Captain.[9] His performances on the show prompted the esteemed choreographers and judges, Farah Khan to declare him a "Wonder of the world" and Geeta Kapoor to deem it unlikely for anyone to be able to dance like him in the world. In the Grand Finale, his team was declared the winner.

2014–present

He played a pivotal role in a Bollywood movie Sonali Cable produced by Ramesh Sippy Entertainment which was released on 17 October 2014 on demand.[10] The critics singled out Raghav's vivacious performance and praised his screen presence.[11]

He also worked in the film ABCD 2 which was released on 19 June 2015, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. He also hosted the show Dance Plus on Star Plus.[12] He also Hosted Prem Ki Diwali along with Karishma Tanna telecasted on Life Ok. He was seen in Khatron Ke Khiladi season 7 as a contestant.He hosted the season 2 of the show Dance Plus which aired on Star Plus.[13] He hosted Rising Star along with Meiyang Chang in early 2017 which aired on Colors TV. He has also hosted Dance Plus (season 3) which was aired on Star Plus. In October 2017, he began co-hosting the dance contest TV show Dance Champions with Ridhima Pandit.He is also going to host Dance Plus(season 4)[14]

Influences

Raghav accredited learning dance from Internet and Television.[15] He created a fusion mainly inspired from the slow yet powerful movements of a Crocodile and the swiftness of a Cockroach.[16]

His signature step is his Slow Motion Walk. Choreographers like Remo D'Souza and Terrence Lewis have stated that, they had never seen anyone emulate the effect as realistically, before Raghav, Geeta Kapoor said that no one can do Slow Motion better than Raghav Juyal.

Personal life

He is the son of Deepak Juyal, an advocate & Alka Bakshi Juyal. Raghav is currently living in Mumbai and comes from his home town Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Born in a Garhwali family he belongs to his ancestral village Khetu in uttarakhand.[17]

Raghav had never taken any formal training in dance, but picked it up from watching performances on internet and television. He started winning laurels as a dancer right from his days in Doon International School. Later, he joined DAV (PG) College to pursue his B.Com.[18]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014Sonali CableSadaReleased on 10 October 2014[19]
2015ABCD 2Raghav (Crockx)Released on 19 June 2015
2018NawabzaadeKaranReleased on 27 July 2018
2019ABCD 3TBARelease on 2019

TV shows and appearances

YearShowChannelNotes
2018 Dil Hai Hindustani (season 2) Star Plus Host
2017/18 Super Dancer Sony tv guest appearances
2017 Entertainment ki raat Colors tv guest appearances
2017 Dance Champions Star Plus Host/(Guest 28 October 2017)[20]
2017 Colors Golden Petal Awards Colors TV Host
2017 Dance Plus (season 3) Star Plus Host
2017 Rising Star (Indian TV series) Colors TV Host
2016 Dance Plus 2 Star Plus Host
2016 Colors Golden Petal Awards Colors TV Co-Host
2016 Star Parivaar Awards Star Plus Appearance as Co-host
2016 Timeless Asha Zee Classic Co-host and Guest Performance
2015 Life OK Prem ki Diwali Life OK Co-host
2016Fear Factor: Khatron Ke KhiladiColors TVTop 5
2015[Star Valentine's DayStar PlusCo-host and Guest Performance.
2015Dance PlusStar PlusHost
2015Nach Baliye 7Star PlusPromotion of ABCD2
2015Nach Baliye 7Star PlusPromotion of Dance Plus
2015Dance India Dance Super Moms 2Zee TVPromotion of ABCD 2
2014Dance India Dance (season 4)Zee TVFinale performance(with Sumedh Mudgalkar)
2014Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 3Zee TVSkipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars
2013Dance India Dance (season 4)Zee TVGuest Performance on 20 December 2013
2013Dance India Dance Super MomsZee TVSkipper
2012Dance Ke SuperkidsZee TVCaptain of winning team DID Li'l Masters 2 (Yahoo)
2012Zee Gold AwardsZee TVGuest Performance
2012Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2Zee TVSkipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars
2012Dance India Dance (season 3)Zee TVSecond runner up (Season 3)
2011Chak Dhoom Dhoom (season 2) Team ChallengeColors TVPerformed with dance group D-maniax

References

  1. ↑ "Raghav-Crockroax-Juyal". did3.in.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Contestant Profile: Age 20
  2. ↑ "He is slow, and yet Swift!". dnasyndication.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "DID fame Raghav Juyal to train more 'Crockroaxz'". dehradunbuzz.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "DID Lil Masters 2: Raghav Ke Rockstars Best team of the week". metromasti.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dance Ke Superkids: Team Yahoo lifts the winner's trophy". ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "A twist in the tale of 'Dance India Dance'". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Raghav Juyal third highest voted dancing star in DID-3". metromasti.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "'Dance is a different religion,' says Croackroaz". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Farah Khan and Geeta Kapoor team up". hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Raghav Juyal on cloud nine, gets big Bollywood break". allindoon.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sonali Cable Review". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Star Plus Dance +,Remo D'Souza". spellceleb.com. 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sasha Chettri and Raghav Juyal to host Dance Plus 2016 (Season 2)". danceplus2016.com.
  14. ↑ "Vaibhavi Merchant recreates Kajrare on Dance Champions". Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "He dances to his own tune". dnasyndication.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Bright days ahead for Doon celebrity". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012. "Croc-Roach," was said to have been inspired from the slow movement of a crocodile and the swiftness of cockroach.
  17. ↑ "Meet the Crockroaz family". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Skeptical parents now Raghav Juyal's biggest fans". Garhwal Post. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  19. ↑ Yahoo (1 August 2013). "Release date".
  20. ↑ Dance, Champions. "Dance Champions". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.
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