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Kruti Mahesh
Kruti Mahesh Midya
Born	Matunga, Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Choreographer
Years active	2009–present
Style	Classical, Bollywood, Hip Hop

Kruti Mahesh Midya is an Indian dancer and choreographer known for her work in Hindi Cinema. She is a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song "Ghoomar" from Padmaavat (2018), together with Jyoti D.Tommar, and has received the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for "Dholida" from Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). Her best works are in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), ABCD 2 (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015), A Flying Jatt (2016), Race 3 (2018), Street Dancer 3D (2019), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), and Maja Ma (2022). Terence Lewis has been her mentor since joining his team in Dance India Dance and has assisted Remo D'Souza along the way before becoming an independent choreographer.

Early life and career

Born into a Tamil Brahmin family in Matunga, Mumbai, Kruti joined dance class as a 5-year-old and performed her Arangetram at the age of 14. She attended Mumbai University and, after graduation, travelled to London, where she attended London South Bank University, obtaining a Masters in Forensic Science, and then returned to Mumbai due to her father's health issues. Her father encouraged her to pursue her passion for dance, which inspired her to compete in dance contests. She also worked as an embryologist at a clinic.

She was a contestant on Dance India Dance Season 2 (2009), joining Terence Lewis and gaining her recognition. She continued to be part of dance shows, serving as a skipper in DID Li'l Master season 2 under the team Kruti Ke Kracters and Om Chetri from her team, finishing as the runner-up of the show. She became part of Dance Ke Superkids, and was the choreographer along with Prince Gupta for Team Yahoo, which was led by Raghav Juyal, and the team won the competition with Faisal Khan, Soumya Rai, Rohan Parkale, Om Chetri, Jeet Das, Shalini Moitra, and Tanay Malhara as contestants in their team.

She assisted Remo D'Souza in the song "Balam Pichkari" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. She continued assisting him in several films, among which were "Pinga" and "Deewani Mastani" in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. The success of the songs led Bhansali to offer her independent choreography for his next film, Padmaavat. The song eventually became "Ghoomar", which was based on a traditional folk dance that originated in Rajasthan under the same name. Ghoomar, traditionally performed by the Bhil tribes was later adopted by the Rajputs. Jyothi D. Tomar, an exponent in ghoomar worked with her on the project. The song and its dance, where Deepika Padukone who featured as a Rajput princess, danced to it, received widespread critical acclaim. She received the National Film Award for Best Choreography at the 66th National Film Awards along with Tomar and won several awards for best choreography.

She choreographed all the songs from Race 3 along with Rahul Shetty and Remo D'Souza and also in Street Dancer 3D, where two of its songs, "Illegal Weapon" and "Nachi Nachi" received Filmfare nominations for Best Choreography. "Gharmi" was another dance from the film by her that featured Nora Fatehi. "Ghani Cool Chori", a garba from Rashmi Rocket' and the Punjabi dance "Jee Ni Karda" from Sardar Ka Grandson were among her other songs. She choreographed Sai Pallavi in the song "Pranavalaya" from Shyam Singha Roy. The dance which had elements of Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Mohiniyattam, became popular upon release.

She collaborated with Bhansali in Gangubai Kathiawadi' for the songs "Dholida" and "Jhume Re Go" based on Garba, danced by Alia Bhatt which met with critical acclaim. She received the award for the Best Choreography for "Dholida" at the 68th Filmfare Awards.

She collaborated with Madhuri Dixit in the film Maja Ma (2022) for the song "Boom Padi", a foot tapping Garba in a festive setting and worked on a Bhangra track for the Punjabi film, Godday Godday Chaa.

Filmography

Television appearance

Awards

References

1. "Kruti Mahesh speaks on working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, in Padmaavat's 'Ghoomar' and the folk dance style". The Hindu. 15 August 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. "Women's Day: Saroj Khan To Kruti Mahesh, Female Choreographers Who've Won A National Film Award". 9 March 2022.
3. "Remo D'Souza: It's surreal that Kruti has won an award just a year after me". The Times of India. 11 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
4. "Dedicated to dance". 10 March 2022.
5. RAZZAQ, SAMEENA. "The Lady Behind Alia's Mesmerising Dholida". Rediff. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
6. "Farah Khan and Geeta Kapoor team up - Hindustan Times". 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
7. "Team Yahoo wins 'DID Dance ke Superkids'". News18. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
8. Prakash, Priya. "Kruti Mahesh: Reality Show Contestant To National Award Winning Choreographer". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
9. Today, Telangana (6 March 2022). "Choreographer Kruti Mahesh is dancing her way to success". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
10. "Ghoomar and dholida choreographer Kruti Mahesh: Reality shows have put a face to choreographers' names". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
11. "Choreographing 'Garmi' with Nora Fatehi and Varun Dhawan was a complete 'dance-gasm': Kruti Mahesh". The Times of India. 7 October 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
12. "Kruti Mahesh on choreographing Madhuri Dixit for 'Boom Padi': She sways like a swan". Mid-day. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
13. "Jee Ni Karda: Arjun Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh groove to Punjabi beats in new Sardar Ka Grandson song. Watch". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
14. "Movers and Shakers: how choreographers are being recognised as the brand new hit makers of Indian cinema". 10 March 2022.
15. "Alia Bhatt is very aware of what she can or cannot do: Dholida choreographer Kruti Mahesh". March 2022.
16. RAZZAQ, SAMEENA. "The Lady Behind Alia's Mesmerising Dholida". Rediff. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
17. "Kruti Mahesh Calls Choreographing Alia Bhatt In Gangubai Kathiawadi's Dholida "A Masterpiece"". 18 February 2022.
18. "Kruti Mahesh: Every day is different when I work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali sir". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
19. "After the success of her song Dholida, Kruti Mahesh choreographs the first-ever Garba song with Madhuri Dixit". Firstpost. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
20. "Filmfare Awards complete list of winners: Gangubai Kathiawadi, Badhaai Do dominate". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
21. Today, Telangana (17 September 2022). "Dance with Madhuri Dixit this festive season on 'Boom Padi' from movie 'Maja Ma'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
22. "Maja Ma song Boom Padi: Madhuri Dixit is enthralling in festive garba anthem". The Indian Express. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
23. "Kruti Mahesh: Madhuri Dixit-Nene is the empress of expressions". Mid-day. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
24. "Allarhan De: Sonam Bajwa and Tania dance their heart out in the latest song of 'Godday Godday Chaa'". The Times of India. 12 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
25. "Working with Madhuri Dixit is the highlight of this year: Choreographer Kruti Mahesh". Firstpost. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
26. "Godday Godday Chaa: Filmfare winner Kruti Mahesh is the choreographer behind the viral bhangra track". The Times of India. 5 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links

Kruti Mahesh at IMDb

• 21st-century Indian dancers
• Indian choreographers
• Living people
• Indian film choreographers
• People from Mumbai
• University of Mumbai alumni
• Dance India Dance
• Participants in Indian reality television series
• Filmfare Awards winners
• International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
• Zee Cine Awards winners
• Best Choreography National Film Award winners