Shakti Mohan Explained

Shakti Mohan
Years Active:2009–present

Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance 2. She has been a judge and captain of Indian reality show Dance Plus since its inception,.[1]

Career

Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013.[2] She was cast in the fictional dance based teen series Dil Dosti Dance (2011) as main lead character. In 2012, she collaborated with the composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York City.[3] In 2013, Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos. She was also a contestant and finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2014).

She then became the judge and mentor in the dance competition reality show Dance Plus for Seasons 1–4 and also judged the show Dance Singapore Dance. Her first song as a choreographer in Bollywood is "Nainowale Ne" in the movie Padmaavat. In 2020, Shakti choreographed a song for Ranbir Kapoor in the film Shamshera directed by Karan Malhotra. The film was released in July 2022.[4] Shakti has also been a part of a L’Oréal Paris campaign in 2020.

She has appeared in the music videos Kamli (2013), Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam (2018), Kanha Re (2018), Aakhri Baar (2019), ‘The Chamiya Song’ (2019) and ‘Saaton Janam’ (2020).

Shakti Mohan, with her brand NrityaShakti for dance production, has produced two webshows on YouTube named Break A Leg Season 1 and 2.[5] She is the younger sister of the singer Neeti Mohan and elder sister of the dancer and actress Mukti Mohan, also produced a dance music video with her sisters.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role NotesRef.
2010 High School Musical 2 special appearance in song Appeared in the song "All For One"[6]
Tees Maar Khan Appeared in the song "Tees Maar Khan"[7]
2012 Rowdy Rathore Appeared in the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaarre"
SukoonAlbum by Vaishali Made[8]
2013 Dhoom 3 Assistant Choreographer Song – "Kamli"
2014 Kaanchi special appearance in song Appeared in the song "Kambal Ke Neeche"
Samrat & Co Appeared in the song "Tequila Wakila"
2018 Padmaavat Choreographer Song – "Nainowale Ne"
Nawabzaade Item number Appeared in the song "Amma Dekh" [9]
2022Shamshera Choreographer Song - "Hunkara" [10]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2010 Dance India Dance 2 Contestant Winner
2010 Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan
2011–2015 Dil Dosti Dance Kria Ghai
2011 Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi Sonia Guest
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna HaiKriya
Channel V FootlooseHerself
Dance India Dance 3
2012 Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara
Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki
2013 India's Dancing Superstar
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Contestant 2nd runner-up
Boogie Woogie Herself Guest
No More Kamzor
Comedy Nights with Kapil
2015 Thank You Maa
Dance India Dance Super Moms
Dance Singapore Dance[11] Judge
Dance Plus 1 Mentor
2016 Dance Plus 2[12]
2017 Dance Plus 3[13]
2018 Dance Plus 4
Kitchen Champion 5Herself Guest
2019 Nach Baliye 9
2020 India's Best Dancer
Dance With Me Host
2021Dance Deewane 3Herself Guest
Dance With Me 2 Host
Dance Plus 6MentorWinning Captain
2022 The Great Indian Murder Herself Special appearance in the song "Raskala"
2023 Dance Plus proMentorWinning Captain

Music videos

Year Title Singer Ref.
2018 Kanha Re [14]
Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam [15]
2019 Aakhri Baar [16]
The Chamiya SongDJ Bravo, Gaurav Dagaonkar, Rimi Nique[17]
2020 Saaton Janam Ishaan Khan, Shambhavi Thakur [18]
2022 Mud Mud Ke Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar
Chumma Chumma Nakash Aziz, Neeti Mohan[19]
2023Daayein BaayeinYasser Desai[20]
Savariya Neeti Mohan[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/dance-plus-6-judge-shakti-mohan-approached-bigg-boss-ott-season-2-find-out-1111823
  2. Web site: Dance reality show winner Shakti Mohan launches her own calendar . Chulbuli . Pandey . 18 December 2012 . Mid-Day.
  3. Web site: 10 July 2012 . BBC World News Collaborative Culture (Collaboration Culture) Shakti Mohan . U’th Time.
  4. Web site: Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt announce release date of Shamshera with power packed video. . 11 February 2022 .
  5. Web site: 10 April 2020 . PLAYLIST: Shakti Mohan's Break A Leg Season 2 episodes . 2 March 2021 . The Indian Express . en.
  6. Web site: 12 January 2021 . Five youth shows we miss on television . 7 August 2021 . The Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: 5 May 2020 . Dance India Dance: Where are the winners now? . 7 August 2021 . The Indian Express . en.
  8. Web site: 31 October 2019 . Shakti Mohan biography in hindi, history, information: शक्ति मोहन का जीवन परिचय, पति, परिवार के बारे में जानकारी . 7 August 2021 . दा इंडियन वायर . hi.
  9. News: 'Nawabzaade' song 'Amma Dekh': Brace yourselves for the new zingy dance number featuring Shakti Mohan - Times of India ► . 7 August 2021 . The Times of India . 18 July 2018 . en.
  10. Web site: Shakti Mohan On Choreographing Ranbir Kapoor In Shamshera: 'Wish Came True' . 7 August 2021 . NDTV.com.
  11. Web site: Dance Singapore tougher to win . Gurveen . Kaur . 24 August 2015 . The Straits Times.
  12. Web site: Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016 . Danceplus2016.com.
  13. Web site: Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2017 . hotstar.com.
  14. Web site: Roy . Dhaval . 22 March 2018 . Neeti Mohan on collaborating with her sisters, Shakti and Mukti: Our collaboration is for life . 7 August 2021 . DNA India . en.
  15. Web site: Song - Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam Featuring Shakti Mohan & Poppin' John (Dance Cover) Hindi Video Songs - Times of India . 7 August 2021 . The Times of India . en.
  16. Web site: Latest Hindi Song 'Aakhri Baar' Sung By Palash Muchhal Featuring Parth Samthaan, Shakti Mohan And Pankaj Sharma Hindi Video Songs - Times of India . 7 August 2021 . The Times of India . en.
  17. Web site: 2019-11-28 . Dwayne Bravo teams up with Shakti Mohan for wedding song, The Chamiya Song . 2023-07-30 . Hindustan Times . en.
  18. Web site: Watch New Hindi Hit Song Music Video - 'Saaton Janam' Sung By Ishaan Khan and Shambhavi Thakur Hindi Video Songs - Times of India . 7 August 2021 . The Times of India . en.
  19. Web site: Aayush Sharma And Shakti Mohan Shake A Leg To New Chumma Chumma Song . 13 March 2023 . NDTV.com.
  20. Web site: 13 February 2023 . Shakti Mohan and Himansh Kohli's 'Daayein Baayein' sets Valentine's Day mood . 13 March 2023 . Outlook India.
  21. Web site: 7 October 2023 . Mohan sisters - Shakti Mohan, Mukti Mohan and Neeti Mohan have released their latest track 'Savaria' that celebrates the spirit of Navratri. . 9 October 2023 . Outlook India.