India's Best Dancer (Hindi TV series)
| India's Best Dancer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | IBD |
| Genre | Dance Reality show |
| Presented by | Bharti Singh (Season 1) Haarsh Limbachiyaa (Season 1) Manish Paul (Season 2) |
| Judges | Malaika Arora Nora Fatehi Geeta Kapoor Terence Lewis |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 69 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sony Entertainment Television Frames Production Company Pvt. Ltd. |
| Running time | Approx. 90 minutes |
| Production company | Frames Production Company Pvt ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | 29 February 2020 – present |
India's Best Dancer is an Indian Hindi-language television reality dance show of the India's Best Dancer franchise which airs on Sony Entertainment Television and also available through SonyLIV OTT platforms in India. The show was first developed by Frames Production in the India. Over 2 years, the show has rolled out two seasons.
The shooting of Season 1 was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and shooting started on 13 July 2020 and broadcasts have started from 18 July 2020. Tiger Pop was the winner of Season 1.[1] Online auditions for season 2 began on 5 May 2021 on SonyLIV.[2] The season 2 aired on 16 October 2021.
Series overview[]
| Season | Host(s) | Judges | Episodes | Original broadcast | Contestants | Prize money | Winner | Winning choreographer | Runner-up | Runner-up choreographer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere | Finale | Network | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Bharti Singh | Geeta Kapoor | Terence Lewis | Malaika Arora | 48 | 29 February 2020 | 22 November 2020 | Sony TV | 13 | ₹15 lakh (US$20,000) | Tiger Pop | Vartika Jha | Mukul Gain | Pratik Utekar |
| 2 | Manish Paul | Geeta Kapoor | Terence Lewis | Malaika Arora | 26 | 16 October 2021 | 9 January 2022 | Sony TV | 12 | ₹15 lakh (US$20,000) | Saumya Kamble | Vartika Jha | Gaurav Sarwan | Rupesh Soni |
Seasons[]
Season 1[]
India's Best Dancer 1 first season was premiered on 29 February 2020 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora and hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. The Grand Finale was aired on 22 November 2020 and winner was Tiger Pop.[3]
Season 2[]
India's Best Dancer 2 also known as India's Best Dancer: Best Ka Next Avatar is the second season and It premiered on 16 October 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora for the second time and hosted by Manish Paul. The Grand Finale was aired on 9 January 2022 and Saumya Kamble was declared as the winner.[4]
Contestants details[]
| Seasons | Contestant's name | City | Choreographer's name |
|---|---|---|---|
| [5] | Tiger Pop | Gurugram | Vartika Jha |
| Mukul Gain | Raipur | Pratik Utekar | |
| Swetha Warrier | Kerala | Bhawna Khanduja & Aishwarya
Radhakrishnan | |
| Subhranil Paul | Siliguri | Pankaj Thapa | |
| Paramdeep Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Anuradha Iyengar | |
| Adnan Ahmed Khan | Assam | Sushant Khatri & Noel Alexander | |
| Aman Shah | Rishikesh | Sagar Bora | |
| Rutuja Junnarkar | Pune | Ashish Patil | |
| Md.Akib | West Midnapore | Paul Marshall | |
| Raj Sharma | Gwalior | Vaibhav Ghuge | |
| Sonal Vichare | Mumbai | Tushar Shetty | |
| Sadhwi Majumdar | Agartala | Himanshu Parihar | |
| Himanshi Gurheriya | Haryana | Rishabh Sharma & Amardeep Singh Natt | |
| Season 2[6] | |||
| Saumya Kamble | Pune | Vartika Jha | |
| Gourav Sarwan | Rajasthan | Rupesh Soni | |
| Roza Rana | Odissa | Sanam Johar | |
| Raktim Thaturia | Assam | Aryan Patra | |
| Zamroodh | Kerala | Sonali Kar | |
| Akash Tambedkar | Mumbai | Tushar Shetty | |
| Dibbay Das | Silchar, Assam | Pankaj Thapa | |
| Sanket Gaonkar | Karnataka | Anuradha Iyengar | |
| Apeksha Sukheja | Mumbai | Sadhwi Majumdar | |
| Kanchi Shah | Ahmedabad | Paul Marshal | |
| Milind Bhatt | Lucknow | Chandini Srivastava | |
| Muskan Singh | Bhopal | Kumar Sharma | |
References[]
- ^ Ganatra, Jigar. "Tiger Pop becomes the winner of India's Best Dancer". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer Season 2: Launch". Times Of India. 11 October 2021.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer winner: Tiger Pop lifts the trophy of the first season; takes home cash prize of Rs 15 lakh". Times Of India. 22 November 2020.
- ^ Bhasin, Shriya (22 September 2021). "India's Best Dancer 2: Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur, Terence Lewis return as judges. The grand finale was aired on 9 january 2022 and Saumya Kamble was declared as the winner". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer Season 1 Contestants, Repeat Telecast Timings". Serial Updates. 16 October 2021.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer Season 2 Contestants Names, Repeat Telecast Time". Serial Updates. 12 December 2021.
External links[]
- India's Best Dancer on Sony Liv
- Dance competition television shows
- India's Best Dancer