Dharmesh Yelande

Dharmesh Yelande
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41)
Vadodara, Gujarat, India[1]
Other namesD-sir
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • television personality
Years active2007–present

Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983)[2] also known as D-sir,[3] is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality.

Career

Yelande participated in Dance India Dance (2009–2010), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters (2010) and Dance Ke Superstars (2011) that aired on Zee TV. He was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the Hindi movie Tees Maar Khan (2010).[4]

In 2013, Yelande debuted as an actor by playing a lead role in the 3D dance-based HindiABCD: Any Body Can Dance co-starring Salman Yusuff Khan and Prabhu Deva. In 2015, he acted in Disney's, ABCD 2 with Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor.[5] He has a dance academy in Vadodara known as the D'virus Dance Academy.[6]

In 2016, Yelande worked in the film Banjo opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. He was a mentor for the dance reality show Dance Plus (2015–2019) for five consecutive seasons.

In 2020, Yelande appeared in dance film Street Dancer 3D with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi and Raghav Juyal. Later he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 (2020) and emerged as the second runner-up.

In 2021, Yelande was a judge in Dance Deewane season 3.

Filmography

Films

Year Movie Role Notes
2013 ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance Danish "D" Qureshi
2015 ABCD 2 Dharmesh a.k.a. "D"
2016 Banjo Grease
2018 Nawabzaade Salim
2020 Street Dancer 3D D
Safalta 0 km[citation needed] Saurya Mehta With Manisha Thakkar

Television

Year Show Channel Notes
2007 Krazzy Kiya Re DD National Runner-up
2008 Boogie Woogie Sony Entertainment Television Winner.
2009 Dance India Dance (season 2) Zee TV Runner-up
2010 Dance India Dance Li'l Masters Zee TV Jeetumoni
Comedy Ka Daily Soap Sony Entertainment Television Guest performance.
Zee Rishtey Awards Zee TV Guest performance
Dance India Dance 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.
Dhamal Night Zee Cinema Guest performance.
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 Dance India Dance (season 4) ZEE TV supporting a contestant
2013 MAD – Maharashtracha Assal Dancer Colors Marathi One of the 3 judges of the show
2015 Dance Plus (season 1) Star Plus Winning Captain
2016 Dance Plus (season 2)[7] Star Plus Winning Captain
Chala Hawa Yeu Dya[8] Zee Marathi Guest
2017 Dance Plus (season 3)[9] Star Plus Captain
2018 Dance Plus (season 4)[10] Star Plus Captain
2019 Dance Plus (season 5) Star Plus Winning Captain
Khatra Khatra Khatra Colors TV Guest
2020 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10[11] Colors TV Second Runner Up
India's Best Dancer[12] Sony Entertainment Television Guest
The Kapil Sharma Show Sony Entertainment Television Guest
Maharashtra's Best Dancer[13] Sony Marathi Judge
2021 Bigg Boss 14[14] Colors TV Guest
Dance Deewane (season 3)[15] Colors TV Judge

As a choreographer

Year Title Notes
2010 Tees Maar Khan He choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar.

References

  1. ^ "Dancer, choreographer and now actor Dharmesh Yelande talks about his dancing dreams and more". The Times of India. TimesOfIndia. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Dharmesh Yelande पहले लगाते थे ठेला अब जीते हैं राजाओं वाली लाइफ, धर्मेश सर का Net Worth, Income, Fees, Cars..." India.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Shantanu Maheshwari to Dharmesh Yelande: TV celebs who started out as professional dancers and made it big on the industry". The Times of India. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Dharmesh Yelande — works". IMDb. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "UTV signs reality show talents for 3D dance film". Thaindian News. Mumbai. IANS. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  6. ^ "D'virus Academy". D The Virus. Retrieved 14 July 2011 – via Blogger.com.
  7. ^ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ^ Chala Hawa Yeu Dya Dance By Dharmesh On Yed Lagala 19th September 2016, retrieved 17 March 2021
  9. ^ "Dancing legend Govinda steals the show with his latka jhatka on Dance Plus 3. See photos". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 26 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Sugandha Mishra to host 'Dance Plus 4'". The Times of India. 22 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10: Dharmesh becomes the first finalist; Tejasswi Prakash blacks out during the task". The Times of India. 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ Kameshwari, A (22 November 2020). "India's Best Dancer finale: Highlights". The Indian Express. New Delhi. After Malaika Arora's performance, Dharmesh and Raghav Juyal joined the actor on stage. The trio performs on "Aankhon Mein Teri".
  13. ^ "Choreographer Dharmesh to judge upcoming Marathi dance reality show Maharashtra's best dancer". The Times of India. 28 October 2020.
  14. ^ Hindi, TV9 (17 February 2021). "BB 14 में राहुल को पसंद करते हैं धर्मेश, चाहते हैं सलमान के शो से ज्यादा हो डांस दीवाने की टीआरपी". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Cyril, Grace (19 January 2021). "Dharmesh Yelande to join Madhuri Dixit and Tushar Kalia as judge on Dance Deewane 3". India Today. Mumbai.
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