Shakti Mohan

Shakti Mohan (born 2 October 1985) is an Indian dancer, choreghrapher and a television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance (season 2)and has been a captain in Dance Plus.

Shakti Mohan
Born (1985-10-12) 12 October 1985
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • Choreographer
Years active2009 – present
Relatives

Early life

Shakti Mohan was born to Kusum Mohan and Brijmohan Sharma. Mohan is originally from Delhi but has lived in

She was aspiring to become an IAS officer before her appearance on Dance India Dance (DID). A trained contemporary artist, she graduated with a diploma in dance from Terence Lewis Dance Foundation Scholarship Trust in 2009. Her first big achievement was winning the second season of DID. In her childhood, Shakti received a serious injury and doctors said that she might not be able to walk again, but with the support of her family, she overcame her injury.

Career

Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013.[1]She also appeared in the fictional dance based teen series Dil Dosti Dance as parallel lead character. She was also a contestant and finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014. Her first song as a choreographer in Bollywood is "Nainowale Ne" in the movie Padmaavat. She owns her own dance brand called Nritya Shakti. She was also the judge and mentor in the dance competition reality show called Dance Plus for Seasons 1-4. She is the younger sister of the singer Neeti Mohan and elder sister of the dancer and actress Mukti Mohan . In 2012, she collaborated with the composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York.[2] She also produced a dance music video with her sisters. In 2013, Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos.

In 2020, Shakti has choreographed a song for Ranbir Kapoor in upcoming film Shamshera directed by Karan Malhotra. The film is set to release in 2021

Music videos

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

Web shows

Shakti Mohan, with her brand NrityaShakti, has produced two web shows on YouTube named “Break A Leg” Season 1 and 2.

Filmography

YearFilm/AlbumRoleLanguageNotes
2010High School Musical 2 (Hindi Version)HindiAppeared in song "All for One"
Tees Maar KhanItem NumberAppeared in title song "Tees Maar Khan"
2012Rowdy RathoreItem NumberAppeared in song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaarre"
SukoonItem NumberAlbum by Vaishali Made
2013Dhoom 3Assistant choreographerSong – "Kamli"
2014KaanchiItem NumberAppeared in song "Kambal Ke Neeche"
Samrat & CoItem NumberAppeared in song "Tequila Wakila"
2018PadmaavatChoreographerSong – "Nainowale"
NawabzaadeAppeared in song "Amma Dekh" and also in a cameo role
2021ShamsheraChoreographer

Television

YearTelevision ShowRoleNotesChannel
2009–2010Dance India Dance (season 2)WinnerAwarded best dancing jodi with Kunwar AmarZee TV
2010Nachle Ve with Saroj KhanContestantWith Supriya KumariImagine TV
2011–2015Dil Dosti DanceKria GhaiLead actress with Kunwar AmarChannel V India
2011Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi JodiSoniaSpecial appearanceZee TV
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna HaiKriyaSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Channel V FootlooseHerselfSpecial appearance with Kunwar AmarChannel V India
Dance India Dance (season 3)HerselfSpecial appearanceZee TV
2012Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi DobaraHerselfSpecial appearance with Karan TackerZee TV
Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan KiHerselfSpecial appearanceLife OK
2013India's Dancing SuperstarHerselfSpecial appearanceStar Plus
2014Jhalak Dikhhla JaaContestantTop 3Colors TV
Boogie WoogieGuestSpecial appearance with Krystle D'SouzaSony TV
No More KamzorGuestSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Comedy Nights with Kapil (Jashn-e-Azadi)HerselfSpecial appearance with Karishma Tanna)Colors TV
2015Thank You MaaGuestSpecial appearanceStar Plus
Dance India Dance Super MomsHerselfSpecial appearanceZee TV
Dance Singapore Dance[3]HerselfJudgeZee TV
Dance Plus 1MentorWith Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2016Dance Plus 2[4]MentorWith Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2017Dance Plus 3[5]MentorWth Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
2018Dance Plus 4MentorWith Punit Pathak and Dharmesh YelandeStar Plus
Kitchen ChampionHerselfWith Neeti Mohan and Mukti MohanColors TV
2019Nach Baliye 9GuestWith Punit PathakStar Plus
2020India's Best DancerGuestWith Raghav JuyalSony Entertainment Television
Dance with meHostWith Mukti MohanZee TV

Music videos

YearSongSingerCo-Starring
2018Kanha ReNeeti MohanNeeti Mohan, Mukti Mohan
2018Akh Lad Jaave Nritya JamJubin NautiyalPoppin John
2019Aakhri BaarPalash MuchhalParth Samthaan
2019 The Chammiyan Song DJ Bravo, Gaurav Dagaonkar, Rimi Nique Rimi Nique
2020Saaton JanamIshaan Khan Shambhavi ThakurSalman Yusuff Khan

Dance Academy

Nritya Shakti (नृत्य शक्ती)

References

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