Shakti Mohan

Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance Season 2 and has been a captain in Dance Plus since 2015. [1][2] She was also a contestant and finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014. Her first song as a choreographer in Bollywood is Nainowale Ne in the movie Padmaavat. She owns her own dance brand called Nritya Shakti under which she has launched three calenders and has also initiated international dance workshops successfully.

Personal life

Shakti Mohan was born on 12th October, 1985 to Kusum Mohan and Brijmohan Sharma. She has three sisters, Neeti Mohan, Mukti Mohan and Kriti Mohan. Mohan is originally from Delhi but has lived in Mumbai since 2006. She studied at Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, a boarding school, and has an MA in Political Science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She was aspiring to become an IAS officer before her appearance on Dance India Dance (DID). A trained Contemporary artist, she graduated with a diploma in dance from Terence Lewis Dance Foundation Scholarship Trust in 2009. Her first big achievement was winning the season 2 of DID.

In her childhood, Shakti met with an accident and ended up with a serious injury due to which doctors declared that she might not be able to walk again. But with the support of her family, she overcame her injury.

Dance career

Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013.[3] In 2012 she collaborated with composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York.[4] She also produced a dance music video together with her sisters. In 2013 Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos. Parineeti Chopra who came as a guest on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa confessed that she was a fan of Shakti Mohan.[5]

Filmography

Television

YearTelevision ShowRoleNotesChannel
2009–2010Dance India Dance (season 2)WinnerAwarded best dancing jodi with Kunwar AmarZee TV
2010Nachle Ve with Saroj KhanContestantAlong with Supriya KumariImagine TV
2011–2015Dil Dosti DanceKria GhaiLead Actress with Kunwar AmarChannel V India
2011Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi JodiSoniaSpecial AppearanceZee TV
2011Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna HaiKriyaSpecial AppearanceStar Plus
2011Channel V FootlooseHerselfSpecial Appearance (along with Kunwar Amar)Channel V India
2011Dance India Dance (season 3)HerselfSpecial AppearanceZee TV
2012Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi DobaraHerselfSpecial Appearance (along with Karan Tacker)Zee TV
2012Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan KiHerselfSpecial AppearanceLife OK
2013India's Dancing SuperstarHerselfSpecial AppearanceStar Plus
2014Jhalak Dikhhla JaaContestantTop 3Colors TV
2014Boogie WoogieGuestSpecial Appearance (with Krystle D'Souza)Sony TV
2014No More KamzorGuestSpecial AppearanceStar Plus
2014Comedy Nights with Kapil (Jashn-e-Azadi)HerselfSpecial Appearance (along with Karishma Tanna)Colors TV
2015Thank You MaaGuestSpecial AppearanceStar Plus
2015Dance India Dance Super MomsHerselfSpecial AppearanceZee TV
2015Dance Singapore Dance[6]HerselfJudgeZee TV
2015Dance Plus 1MentorAlong with Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2016Dance Plus 2[7]MentorAlong with Punit PathakStar Plus
2017Dance Plus 3[8]MentorAlong with Punit PathakStar Plus

Film

Films
YearFilm/AlbumRoleLanguageNotes
2010High School Musical 2 (Hindi Version)Hindiappeared in song "All for One"
2010Tees Maar KhanHindiappeared in title song "Tees Maar Khan"
2012Rowdy RathoreHindiappeared in item song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaare"
2012SukoonHindialbum by Vaishali Made
2013Dhoom 3Assistant ChoreographerHindisong – Kamli
2014KaanchiHindiappeared in item song "Kambal Ke Neeche"
2014Samrat & CoHindiappeared in item song "Tequila Wakila"
2018NawabzaadeHindiappeared in item song "Amma Dekh"

References

  1. ↑ web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100139328 |title=Shakti Mohan wins Dance India Dance 2 |publisher=Mov
  2. ↑ "Shakti Mohan in Tees Maar Khan". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Pandey, Chulbuli (18 December 2012). "Dance reality show winner Shakti Mohan launches her own calendar". Mid-Day.
  4. ↑ "BBC World News Collaborative Culture (Collaboration Culture) Shakti Mohan". U’th Time. 10 July 2012.
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Parineeti-Chopra-is-a-fan-of-Shakti-Mohan/articleshow/40990019.cms
  6. ↑ Kaur, Gurveen (24 August 2015). "Dance Singapore tougher to win". LIFESTYLE.
  7. ↑ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com.
  8. ↑ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2017". hotstar.com.
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