Shake It Up (Indian TV series) explained

Creator:	Chris Thompson
Opentheme:	"Shake It Up", performed by Selena Gomez
Endtheme:	"Shake It Up" (second verse)
Theme Music Composer:	Jeanne Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Executive Producer:	Chris Thompson
Runtime:	23 minutes
Company:	SOL
Related:	Shake It Up (American TV series)

Shake It Up is an Indian sitcom airing on Disney Channel India. The series premiered on 30 March 2013. It is an Indian adaptation of the American television series of the same name. The series was created by Chris Thompson.^[1]

It revolves around the misadventures of best friends Neel (Neeladri) Walia and Yash (Yashpal) Mehta, two confident and energetic 13-year-olds who are skilled dancers and are on the threshold of taking their steps into the world of professional dancing.^[2]

Cast and characters

Main

• Sparsh Srivastav as Neeladri "Neel" Walia: He is the equivalent of CeCe Jones, portrayed by Bella Thorne.
• Ojas Godtwar as Yashpal "Yash" Mehta: He is the equivalent of Rocky Blue, portrayed by Zendaya.
• Asawari Joshi as S.P Kiran Walia: She is the equivalent of Georgia Jones, portrayed by Anita Barone.
• Faiq Shaikh as Ayush Walia: He is the equivalent of Flynn Jones, portrayed by Davis Cleveland.
• Preet Rajput as Jay Mehta: He is the equivalent of Ty Blue, portrayed by Roshon Fegan.
• Alam Khan as Dheeraj Dambole: He is the equivalent of Deuce Martinez, portrayed by Adam Irigoyen.
• Raj Saluja as Shekhar Grover: He is the equivalent of Gary Wilde, portrayed by R. Brandon Johnson.

Recurring

• Ayush Narang as Manjot "Jo" Dhillon: He is the equivalent of Gunther Hessenheffer, portrayed by Kenton Duty.
• Ridhi Arora as Mandeep "Di" Dhillon: She is the equivalent of Tinka Hessenheffer, portrayed by Caroline Sunshine.
• Goolshan Mazdiaani as Batiwala Aunty: She is the equivalent of Mrs. Loccasio, portrayed by Renée Taylor.
• Ayesha Kaduskar as Dina Shah: She is the equivalent of Dina Garcia, portrayed by Ainsley Bailey.

Promotion

A promotional music video with cast of the film and Shake It Up aired on the channel in January 2013.^[3]

See also

• List of Disney Channel (Indian TV channel) series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Disney launches a dance driven series "Shake it up". May 20, 2017. 6 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183549/https://www.adgully.com/disney-launches-a-dance-driven-series-shake-it-up-53864.html. live.
2. Web site: Disney brings comedy series Shake It Up to India.. Indiantelevision. December 12, 2012. March 12, 2018. 4 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304094532/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/dec/dec288.php. live.
3. Web site: Dance Icons Prabhudeva and Remo D'Souza 'Shake It Up' for ABCD on Disney Channel's soon-to-be-launched dance show. January 29, 2013. May 23, 2017. 10 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310090536/http://tc02.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/dance-icons-prabhudeva-and-remo-d. live.