Shakti Mohan

Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and a television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance (season 2) and judge in Dance Plus.

Shakti Mohan
Mohan in 2009
Born
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
Years active2009–present
Relatives

Early life

Shakti Mohan was born to Kusum Mohan and Brijmohan Sharma. Shakti Mohan is originally from Delhi.

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 second season of DID. In her childhood, Shakti received a serious injury and doctors said that she might not be able to walk again, but with the support of her family, she overcame her injury.

Career

Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013.[1] She also appeared in the fictional dance based teen series Dil Dosti Dance as main lead character. 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. She was also the judge and mentor in the dance competition reality show called Dance Plus for Seasons 1–4. She is the younger sister of the singer Neeti Mohan and elder sister of the dancer and actress Mukti Mohan . In 2012, she collaborated with the composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York.[2] She also produced a dance music video with her sisters. In 2013, Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos. In 2015, Shakti also judged the show Dance Singapore Dance. Shakti has also been a part of a L’Oréal Paris campaign in 2020.

In 2020, Shakti has choreographed a song for Ranbir Kapoor in upcoming film Shamshera directed by Karan Malhotra. The film is set to release in July 2022.[3]

Music videos

She appeared in the music videos Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam (2018), Kanha Re (2018), Aakhri Baar (2019), ‘The Chamiya Song’ (2019) and ‘Saaton Janam’ (2020), Kamli (2013)

Web shows

Shakti Mohan, with her brand NrityaShakti, has produced two web shows on YouTube named “Break A Leg” Season 1 and 2.[4]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilm/AlbumRoleNotes Ref.
2010High School Musical 2 (Hindi Version)Appeared in song "All for One" [5]
Tees Maar KhanItem NumberAppeared in title song "Tees Maar Khan" [6]
2012Rowdy RathoreItem NumberAppeared in song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaarre"
SukoonItem NumberAlbum by Vaishali Made [7]
2013Dhoom 3Assistant choreographerSong – "Kamli"
2014KaanchiItem NumberAppeared in song "Kambal Ke Neeche"
Samrat & CoItem NumberAppeared in song "Tequila Wakila"
2018PadmaavatChoreographerSong – "Nainowale"
NawabzaadeAppeared in song "Amma Dekh" and also in a cameo role [8]
2021ShamsheraChoreographer [9]

Television

YearTelevision ShowRoleNotesChannel
2009–2010Dance India Dance (season 2)WinnerAwarded best dancing jodi with Kunwar AmarZee TV
2010Nachle Ve with Saroj KhanContestantWith Supriya KumariImagine TV
2011–2015Dil Dosti DanceKria GhaiLead actress with Kunwar AmarChannel V India
2011Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi JodiSoniaSpecial appearanceZee TV
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna HaiKriyaSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Channel V FootlooseHerselfSpecial appearance with Kunwar AmarChannel V India
Dance India Dance (season 3)HerselfSpecial appearanceZee TV
2012Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi DobaraHerselfSpecial appearance with Karan TackerZee TV
Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan KiHerselfSpecial appearanceLife OK
2013India's Dancing SuperstarHerselfSpecial appearanceStar Plus
2014Jhalak Dikhhla JaaContestantTop 3Colors TV
Boogie WoogieGuestSpecial appearance with Krystle D'SouzaSony TV
No More KamzorGuestSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Comedy Nights with Kapil (Jashn-e-Azadi)HerselfSpecial appearance with Karishma TannaColors TV
2015Thank You MaaGuestSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Dance India Dance Super MomsHerselfSpecial appearanceZee TV
Dance Singapore Dance[10]HerselfJudgeZee TV
Dance Plus 1MentorWith Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2016Dance Plus 2[11]MentorWith Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2017Dance Plus 3[12]MentorWth Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2018Dance Plus 4MentorWith Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
Kitchen ChampionHerselfWith Neeti Mohan and Mukti MohanColors TV
2019Nach Baliye 9GuestWith Punit PathakStar Plus
2020India's Best DancerGuestWith Raghav JuyalSony Entertainment Television
Dance With MeHostWith Mukti MohanZee TV
2021Dance Deewane (Season 3)GuestWith Punit PathakColors TV
Dance With Me 2HostWith Mukti MohanZee TV
Dance Plus 6Winning CaptainWith Punit Pathak and Salman Yusuff KhanStar Plus
2022The Great Indian MurderDancerSpecial appearance in song "Raskala"Disney+ Hotstar[13]

Music videos

YearSongSinger Ref.
2018Kanha ReNeeti Mohan [14]
2018Akh Lad Jaave Nritya JamJubin Nautiyal [15]
2019Aakhri BaarPalash Muchhal [16]
2019 The Chammiyan Song DJ Bravo, Gaurav Dagaonkar, Rimi Nique
2020Saaton JanamIshaan Khan, Shambhavi Thakur [17]
2022Mud mud ke (Choreographer)Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar

References

  1. Pandey, Chulbuli (18 December 2012). "Dance reality show winner Shakti Mohan launches her own calendar". Mid-Day.
  2. "BBC World News Collaborative Culture (Collaboration Culture) Shakti Mohan". U’th Time. 10 July 2012.
  3. "Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt announce release date of Shamshera with power packed video".
  4. "PLAYLIST: Shakti Mohan's Break A Leg Season 2 episodes". The Indian Express. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. "Five youth shows we miss on television". The Indian Express. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. "Dance India Dance: Where are the winners now?". The Indian Express. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. "Shakti Mohan biography in hindi, history, information: शक्ति मोहन का जीवन परिचय, पति, परिवार के बारे में जानकारी". दा इंडियन वायर (in Hindi). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "'Nawabzaade' song 'Amma Dekh': Brace yourselves for the new zingy dance number featuring Shakti Mohan - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. "Shakti Mohan On Choreographing Ranbir Kapoor In Shamshera: 'Wish Came True'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. Kaur, Gurveen (24 August 2015). "Dance Singapore tougher to win". Straits Times.
  11. "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com.
  12. "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2017". hotstar.com.
  13. "Disney+ Hotstar's The Great Indian Murder releases an all-new song Raskala by rapper Raftaar and dance icon Shakti Mohan". Bollywood Hungama. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. Roy, Dhaval (22 March 2018). "Neeti Mohan on collaborating with her sisters, Shakti and Mukti: Our collaboration is for life". DNA India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  15. "Song - Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam Featuring Shakti Mohan & Poppin' John (Dance Cover) | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Latest Hindi Song 'Aakhri Baar' Sung By Palash Muchhal Featuring Parth Samthaan, Shakti Mohan And Pankaj Sharma | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. "Watch New Hindi Hit Song Music Video - 'Saaton Janam' Sung By Ishaan Khan and Shambhavi Thakur | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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