India's Best Dancer (Hindi TV series)
India's Best Dancer is an Indian Hindi-language television reality dance show of the India's Best Dancer franchise which airs on Sony Entertainment Television and also available through SonyLIV OTT platforms in India. The show was first developed by Frames Production in the India. Over 3 years, the show has rolled out three seasons.
| India's Best Dancer | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | IBD |
| Genre | Dance Reality show |
| Presented by | Bharti Singh (Season 1) Haarsh Limbachiyaa (Season 1) Manish Paul (Season 2) Jay Bhanushali (Season 3) |
| Judges | Malaika Arora (Season 1-2) Nora Fatehi (Guest Judge) (Season 1-2) Geeta Kapoor (Season 1-present) Terence Lewis (Season 1-present) Sonali Bendre (Season 3-present) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 69 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sony Entertainment Television Frames Production Company Pvt. Ltd. |
| Running time | Approx. 90 minutes |
| Production company | Frames Production Company Pvt ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | 29 February 2020 – present |
The shooting of Season 1 was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and shooting started on 13 July 2020 and broadcasts have started from 18 July 2020. Tiger Pop was the winner of Season 1.[1] Online auditions for season 2 began on 5 May 2021 on SonyLIV.[2] The season 2 aired on 16 October 2021.
Series overview
| Season | Host(s) | Judges | Episodes | Original broadcast | Contestants | Prize money | Winner | Winning choreographer | Runner-up | Runner-up choreographer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere | Finale | Network | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Bharti Singh | Geeta Kapoor | Terence Lewis | Malaika Arora | 48 | 29 February 2020 | 22 November 2020 | Sony Entertainment Television | 13 | ₹15 lakh (US$19,000) | Tiger Pop | Vartika Jha | Mukul Gain | Pratik Utekar |
| 2 | Manish Paul | 26 | 16 October 2021 | 9 January 2022 | Sony Entertainment Television | 12 | ₹15 lakh (US$19,000) | Saumya Kamble | Vartika Jha | Gaurav Sarwan | Rupesh Soni | |||
| 3 | Jay Bhanushali | Sonali Bendre | TBA | 8 April 2023 | TBA | Sony Entertainment Television | 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Judges and hosts
| Name's | [[India's Best Dancer (Hindi season 1)|IBD (Season 1)]] | [[India's Best Dancer (season 2)|IBD (Season 2)]] | IBD (Season 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geeta Kapoor | Judge | Judge | Judge |
| Malaika Arora | Judge | Judge | |
| Sonali Bendre | Judge | ||
| Terence Lewis | Judge | Judge | Judge |
| Bharti Singh |
Host | ||
| Haarsh Limbachiyaa | Host | ||
| Jay Bhanushali | Host | ||
| Manish Paul |
Host | ||
| Total No. | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Note: Nora Fatehi replaced Malaika Arora as a judge for some episodes when Arora was unable to join the shoots during Season 1.
Seasons
Season 1
India's Best Dancer 1 first season was premiered on 29 February 2020 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora and hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. The Grand Finale was aired on 22 November 2020 and winner was Tiger Pop.[3]
Season 2
India's Best Dancer 2 also known as India's Best Dancer: Best Ka Next Avatar is the second season and It premiered on 16 October 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora for the second time and hosted by Manish Paul. The Grand Finale was aired on 9 January 2022 and Saumya Kamble was declared as the winner.[4]
Season 3
India's Best Dancer 3 also known as India's Best Dancer: Har Move Se Karenge Prove is the third season and will premier from 8 April 2023 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season will be judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Sonali Bendre and hosted by Jay Bhanushali.[5]
Contestants details
| Choreographer's name | Contestant's name | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Anuradha Iyengar | Paramdeep Singh | Sanket Gaonkar | Hansvi Tonk | ||||||||||||||
| Aryan Patra | Raktim Thaturia | Anjali Mamgai | |||||||||||||||
| Ashish Patil | Rutuja Junnarkar | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhavna Khanduja | Swetha Warrier | ||||||||||||||||
| Chandani Srivastava | Milind Bhatt | ||||||||||||||||
| Pratik Utekar | Mukul Gain | ||||||||||||||||
| Kumar Sharma | Muskan Singh | ||||||||||||||||
| Rupesh Soni | Gourav Sarwan | Aniket Chauhan | |||||||||||||||
| Pankaj Thapa | Subhranil Paul | Dibbay Das | Ram Bist | ||||||||||||||
| Arundhati Garnaik | Apeksha Londe | ||||||||||||||||
| Rishabh Sharma & Amardeep Singh Natt | Himanshi Gurheriya | ||||||||||||||||
| Sonali Kar | Zamroodh | Shivam Wankhede | |||||||||||||||
| Paramdeep Singh | As Contestant | Samarpan Lama | |||||||||||||||
| Sushant Khatri & Noel Alexander | Adnan Ahmed Khan | ||||||||||||||||
| Himanshu Parihar | Sadhwi Majumdar | ||||||||||||||||
| Saumya Kamble | As Contestant | Boogie LLB | |||||||||||||||
| Vartika Jha | Tiger Pop | Saumya Kamble | Akshay Pal | ||||||||||||||
| Sagar Bora | Aman Shah | ||||||||||||||||
| Sadhwi Majumdar | As Contestant | Apeksha Sukheja | |||||||||||||||
| Sanam Johar | Roza Rana | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Marshall | Md.Akib | Kanchi Shah | |||||||||||||||
| Raktim Thaturia | As Contestant | Vipul Khandpal | |||||||||||||||
| Subranil Paul | As Contestant | Sushmita Tamang | |||||||||||||||
| Sweta Warrier | As Contestant | Shivanshu Soni | |||||||||||||||
| Tushar Shetty | Sonal Vichare | Akash Tambedkar | Norbu Tamang | ||||||||||||||
| Vaibhav Ghuge | Raj Sharma | ||||||||||||||||
| Winner Runner-up Finalists | |||||||||||||||||
References
- Ganatra, Jigar. "Tiger Pop becomes the winner of India's Best Dancer". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "India's Best Dancer Season 2: Launch". Times Of India. 11 October 2021.
- "India's Best Dancer winner: Tiger Pop lifts the trophy of the first season; takes home cash prize of Rs 15 lakh". Times Of India. 22 November 2020.
- Bhasin, Shriya (22 September 2021). "India's Best Dancer 2: Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur, Terence Lewis return as judges. The grand finale was aired on 9 january 2022 and Saumya Kamble was declared as the winner". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- Himanshu (3 April 2023). "India's Best Dancer Season 3 Contestants Names with Photos and Choreographers List – The Super Gurus". ReadersFusion. Retrieved 3 April 2023.