Shakti Mohan
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer and television personality. She is the winner of season 2 of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance and has been a captain in Dance Plus from 2015 to 2019.[1] 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 .
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Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai |
Occupation | Dancer, choreographer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Parent(s) | Brijmohan Sharma Kusum Mohan |
Relatives | Neeti Mohan (sister) Kriti Mohan (sister) Mukti Mohan (sister) |
Early life
Shakti Mohan was born to Kusum Mohan and Brijmohan Sharma. Mohan is originally from Delhi but has lived in Mumbai since 2006. She studied at a boarding school, and has an MA in political science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She has three sisters, Neeti, Mukti and Kriti Mohan.
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
Dance career
Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013.[2] In 2012, she collaborated with the composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York.[3] She also produced a dance music video with her sisters. In 2013, Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos.
Music videos
She appeared in the music videos Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam (2018), Kanha Re (2018), Aakhri Baar (2019) and ‘The Chamiya Song’ (2019)
Web shows
Shakti Mohan , with her brand NrityaShakti , has produced two web shows on YouTube named “Break A Leg” Season 1 and 2.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film/Album | Role | Language | Notes |
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2010 | High School Musical 2 (Hindi Version) | Hindi | Appeared in song "All for One" | |
2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Hindi | Appeared in title song "Tees Maar Khan" | |
2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Hindi | Appeared in song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaare" | |
2012 | Sukoon | Hindi | Album by Vaishali Made | |
2013 | Dhoom 3 | Assistant choreographer | Hindi | Song – "Kamli" |
2014 | Kaanchi | Hindi | Appeared in song "Kambal Ke Neeche" | |
2014 | Samrat & Co | Hindi | Appeared in song "Tequila Wakila" | |
2018 | Padmaavat | Choreographer | Hindi | Song – "Nainowale" |
2018 | Nawabzaade | Hindi | Appeared in song "Amma Dekh" and also in a cameo role | |
Television
Year | Television Show | Role | Notes | Channel |
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2009–2010 | Dance India Dance (season 2) | Winner | Awarded best dancing jodi with Kunwar Amar | Zee TV |
2010 | Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan | Contestant | With Supriya Kumari | Imagine TV |
2011–2015 | Dil Dosti Dance | Kria Ghai | Lead actress with Kunwar Amar | Channel V India |
2011 | Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi | Sonia | Special appearance | Zee TV |
2011 | Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | Kriya | Special appearance | Star Plus |
2011 | Channel V Footloose | Herself | Special appearance with Kunwar Amar | Channel V India |
2011 | Dance India Dance (season 3) | Herself | Special appearance | Zee TV |
2012 | Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara | Herself | Special appearance with Karan Tacker | Zee TV |
2012 | Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki | Herself | Special appearance | Life OK |
2013 | India's Dancing Superstar | Herself | Special appearance | Star Plus |
2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Contestant | Top 3 | Colors TV |
2014 | Boogie Woogie | Guest | Special appearance with Krystle D'Souza | Sony TV |
2014 | No More Kamzor | Guest | Special appearance | Star Plus |
2014 | Comedy Nights with Kapil (Jashn-e-Azadi) | Herself | Special appearance with Karishma Tanna) | Colors TV |
2015 | Thank You Maa | Guest | Special appearance | Star Plus |
2015 | Dance India Dance Super Moms | Herself | Special appearance | Zee TV |
2015 | Dance Singapore Dance[4] | Herself | Judge | Zee TV |
2015 | Dance Plus 1 | Mentor | With Dharmesh Yelande | Star Plus |
2016 | Dance Plus 2[5] | Mentor | With Punit Pathak and Dharmesh Yelande | Star Plus |
2017 | Dance Plus 3[6] | Mentor | Wth Punit Pathak and Dharmesh Yelande | Star Plus |
2018 | Dance Plus 4 | Mentor | With Punit Pathak and Dharmesh Yelande | Star Plus |
2018 | Kitchen Champion | Herself | With Neeti Mohan and Mukti Mohan | Colors TV |
2019 | Nach Baliye 9 | Guest | With Punit Pathak | Star Plus |
Music videos
Year | Song | Singer | Co-Starring |
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2018 | Kanha Re | Neeti Mohan | Neeti Mohan, Mukti Mohan |
2018 | Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam | Jubin Nautiyal | Poppin John |
2019 | Aakhri Baar | Palash Muchhal | Parth Samthaan |
2019 | The Chammiyan Song | DJ Bravo, Gaurav Dagaonkar, Rimi Nique | Rimi Nique |
Dance Academy
Nritya Shakti (नृत्य शक्ती)
References
- "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- Pandey, Chulbuli (18 December 2012). "Dance reality show winner Shakti Mohan launches her own calendar". Mid-Day.
- "BBC World News Collaborative Culture (Collaboration Culture) Shakti Mohan". U’th Time. 10 July 2012.
- Kaur, Gurveen (24 August 2015). "Dance Singapore tougher to win". Straits Times.
- "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com.
- "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2017". hotstar.com.