Punit Pathak

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Punit Jayesh Pathak
Punit Pathak at Star Parivaar Awards 2018.jpg
Pathak in 2018
Born (1986-11-01) 1 November 1986 (age 35)
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • actor
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
Nidhi Moony Singh Pathak
(m. 2020)
Parent(s)
  • Dr. Jayesh Pathak (father)
RelativesNishit Pathak(Brother)

Punit J Pathak (born 1 November 1986) is an Indian dancer, choreographer and actor.

Personal life[]

Punit Pathak was born on 1 November 1986. Initially, he dreamt of becoming a cricketer or a filmmaker. During his college days, he developed an interest in dancing. His father was against his decision as he wanted Punit to look after his company, Punit Yarn Agency Private Limited. There were many fights between Punit and his father. But Punit's younger brother sacrificed his dream of becoming a dancer and took the responsibility of the business.

He participated in Dance India Dance and he is the winner of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9. He made his Bollywood debut with the film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2013).[1] On 26 August 2020, Punit got engaged to his long time girlfriend Nidhi Moony Singh and they married on 11 December 2020.[2]

Career[]

He participated in the dance reality show Dance India Dance (season 2), aired on Zee TV.

In 2013, he debuted as an actor in the 3D dance-based hindi film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance co-starring Dharmesh Yelande, Prabhu Deva and Salman Yusuff Khan.[3] Later, he worked in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as choreographer.[4] He has judged Dance India Dance (season 5) on Zee TV.

In 2015, he starred in the dance film, Disney's ABCD 2, which was released on 19 June 2015, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva and Raghav Juyal. Later, he became the mentor on the dance reality show Dance Plus (season 2) , Dance Plus (season 3).[5] He was also a choreographer in Dance Champions.

In 2018, he starred in the romantic comedy film Nawabzaade, which was released on 27 July 2018, directed by Jayesh Pradhan and produced by Lizelle D'Souza, Matur K. Barot, co-starring Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande and Isha Rikhi.

In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's stunt reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 and emerged as the winner. His team performed in Isha Ambani's sangeet ceremony. In the same year, he was a mentor on the dance reality show Dance Plus (season 5). He also choreographed the IPL Finale performance in the same year. He was later called as a guest in Khatra Khatra Khatra.

In 2020, he appeared in the dance film Street Dancer 3D which was released on 24 January 2020, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva, Nora Fatehi and Raghav Juyal.[6]

Television[]

Year Title Channel Notes
2009–10 Dance India Dance 2 Zee TV 2nd Runner-up
2010–11 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Colors TV Choreographer for Anushka Manchanda
2012 Dance India Dance 3 Zee TV Guest Performance
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Colors TV Choreographer for Shibani Dandekar, Lauren Gottlieb and Mouni Roy respectively
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7
2015 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 Guest
Dance India Dance 5 Zee TV Winning Mentor
Nach Baliye 7 Star Plus Guest
2015–16 Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi Star Plus Choreographer
2016 Dance Plus 2 Captain
2017 Dil Hai Hindustani Choreographer
India Banega Manch Colors TV Choreographer
Dance Plus 3 Star Plus Winning Captain
Dance Champions Choreographer
Entertainment Ki Raat Colors TV Guest
2018 Dance Plus 4 Star Plus Winning Captain
2018 India's Next Superstars Star Plus Head Choreographer
Dance Deewane Colors TV Guest
High Fever &TV Guest and Choreographer
Sabse Smart Kaun Star Plus Guest
Dil Hai Hindustani 2
Bigg Boss Colors TV Opening Choreography
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Colors TV Winner
Bharti Ka Show Web Original Guest
Khatra Khatra Khatra Colors TV Guest/Recurring
Kitchen Champion Guest
Dance Deewane 2
Nach Baliye 9 Star Plus Guest/Choreographer
Dance Plus 5 Captain
2020 Bigg Boss 13 Colors TV Guest
The Kapil Sharma Show Sony Entertainment Television
India's Best Dancer Sony Entertainment Television
Bigg Boss 14 Colors TV
2021 Dance Deewane (Season 3) Guest Judge
Dance Plus 6 Star Plus Captain
Zee Comedy Show Zee TV Comedian
2022 The Khatra Show Colors TV Himself

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Role Released Notes
2013 ABCD: Any Body Can Dance Chandu 8 February 2013 Debut
2015 ABCD 2 Vinod 19 June 2015 Choreographer for Chunar
2018 Nawabzaade Abhishek 27 July 2018
2020 Street Dancer Inder Singh Narula 24 January 2020 Choreographer for Dua Karo

Musicals[]

Year Musical Notes
2017 Balle Balle – The Musical
Choreographer
2019 Ishq Ne Director/ Choreographer
2020 Tera Kya Hota Director
Bhula Dunga Director

References[]

  1. ^ "Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 winner: Punit Pathak wins the show, beats Aditya Narayan and Ridhima Pandit". 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Choreographer Punit J Pathak Gets Engaged To Longtime Girlfriend, Nidhi, Shares Engagement Pictures". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ Tanvi Trivedi (19 August 2013). "Lauren and I are best friends now: Punit Pathak". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Jhalak Introduction Video: Lauren Gottlieb and Punit Pathak". colors.in.com. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Street Dancer 3D box office: Varun Dhawan-starrer film earns Rs 62.18 crore". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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