Geeta Kapur (choreographer) explained

Geeta Kapur
Birth Date:5 July 1973
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:1985–present
Mother:Amrita Kapur
Father:M. N. Kapur

Geeta Kapur (born 5 July 1973)[1] is an Indian choreographer and television personality. She recently judged India's Best Dancer, a dance reality show on Sony TV, along with actress Sonali Bendre and choreographer Terence Lewis.

Career

Kapur started her career when she joined the troupe of noted Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan at the age of 17.[2] She later assisted Farah Khan in many films, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Mohabbatein, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om, and the musical Bombay Dreams (2004).[3] She led choreography in many Bollywood films, including Fiza (2000), Asoka (2001), Saathiya (2002), Heyy Babyy (2007), Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008), Aladin (2009), Tees Maar Khan's Sheila Ki Jawani' (2010), Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2011), and Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012).[4] [5] She has also choreographed award ceremonies and concerts like Temptation Reloaded, and has also choreographed the opening ceremony of Pepsi IPL 2013.

She started out as a secondary background dancer in many song sequences such as the song 'Dum Tara' of Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye' from the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and 'Gori Gori' from Main Hoon Na, using a mix of classical and modern dance moves. Starting in the late 1990s she performed in movies such as Nayak. She also appeared in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai.

Kapur made her television debut with the reality show Dance India Dance (season 1) on Zee TV in 2008, with co-judges choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza. Mithun Chakrabarty was the grand master. She trained a group which was called Geeta Ki Gang.[6]

In 2009, she appeared on the season 2 of Dance India Dance, along with choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance forms like ballet, acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and hip-hop.[7]

She made a special appearance in the show DID Lil Masters, in which her mentor Farah Khan and Sandip Soparkar were the judges, during auditions as well as in a special episode. She also acted as the judge of DID Doubles along with choreographers Marzi Pestonji and Rajiv Surti. She judged the third season of the highly acclaimed show Dance India Dance along with Terrence Lewis, and Remo D'Souza. In 2012, she was seen judging the second season of DID Lil Masters along with Marzi Pestonji. Kapur was then seen as a judge of Dance Ke Superkids along with Farah Khan and Marzi.

She is a judge on Super Dancer Chapter 4 alongside Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Anurag Basu.

Television

YearShowRoleChannel
2009Dance India Dance (season 1)JudgeZee TV
2010Dance India Dance (season 2)
DID Li'l Masters (season 1)
Dance Ke Superstars
2011DID Doubles
Dance India Dance (season 3)
2012DID Li'l Masters (season 2)
Dance Ke Superkids
2013India's Dancing SuperstarSTAR Plus
DID Dance Ka Tashan Zee TV
2014DID Li'l Masters (season 3)
Rowspan=22015Dance India Dance Super Mom Season 2
Dance India Dance (season 5)Guest
2016Super Dancer - Dance Ka KalJudgeSony TV
2017 Super Dancer (Chapter 2)
2018Super Dancer (Chapter 3)
India Ke Mast Kalandar Sony SAB[8]
2019Dance Plus (season 5) Guest
2020India's Best Dancer JudgeSony TV[9]
2021Maharashtra's Best Dancer GuestSony Marathi
Super Dancer (Chapter 4)JudgeSony Entertainment Television
2021-22 India's Best Dancer - 2
2022Bigg Boss 15 PanelistColors TV
|2023| India's Best Dancer Season 3 |Judge |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farah Khan wishes Geeta Kapur on 48th birthday, says blessed to have this girl in my life . 2023-09-19 . India Today . en.
  2. News: Geeta Kapoor makes you dance! . https://archive.today/20120719031205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-20/tv/27998452_1_judges-dance-india-dance-chemistry . dead . 19 July 2012 . . 20 March 2009 . Ravneet . Kaur.
  3. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/lifestyle/2004/04/25/2004-04-25_planet_bollywood__glittering.html PLANET BOLLYWOOD Glittering excess rules in Broadway's new 'Bombay Dreams'
  4. Web site: Dance India Dance, Watch Geeta Kapur Being Honored in April 18 Episode . 5 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329122500/http://www.mypopkorn.com/tv/dance-india-dance-watch-geeta-kapur-being-honored-in-april-18-episode.html . 29 March 2018 . dead.
  5. News: Geeta Kapoor . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225030356/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/370272/Geeta-Kapoor/biography . dead . 25 February 2012 . Rachel . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . Saltz.
  6. Web site: Dance India Dance Season 1 . zee5 . 28 January 2020.
  7. News: The reality of the small screen . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033801/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/tv/28087707_1_reality-show-small-screen-sach-ka-saamna . dead . 28 September 2013 . . 31 December 2009 . Radhika . Bhirani.
  8. Web site: SAB TV launches two new shows 'India Ke Mast Kalandar' and 'Namune' in the weekend slots . Mumbai Live . 21 July 2018 . en . 26 December 2019.
  9. Web site: Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur & Terence Lewis to judge Sony TV's new dance show . 20 December 2019 . BizAsia . en-GB . 26 December 2019.