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{{short description|Indian dancer and actor (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Raghav Juyal
| image = Raghav juyal portrait.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|10}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun, Uttarakhand]], India
| occupation = {{Hlist | Dancer | actor | [[Television presenter|host]]}}
| years_active = 2011 – present
| style = {{Hlist | Slow motion | [[Lyrical dance|lyrical]]}}
}}

'''Raghav Juyal''' (born 10 July 1991<ref>{{cite web |url=http://did3.india.com/did-3/contestants/profile/Raghav-Crockroax-Juyal/25/ |title=Raghav-Crockroax-Juyal He learned dance From Vivek Bhatt (haldwani)|publisher=did3.in.com |access-date=2 March 2012 |quote=Contestant Profile: Age 20 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905002619/http://did3.india.com/did-3/contestants/profile/Raghav-Crockroax-Juyal/25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2021|reason=The cited source does not verify his date of birth.}}) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He has been called ''King of Slow Motion'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the ''Slow Motion Walk'' in India.

He rose to fame after being a contestant and finalist in [[Zee TV]] dance reality shows such as ''[[Dance India Dance|Dance India Dance (Season 3)]]'', as a skipper for the team Raghav Ke Rockstars in ''[[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2|DID Li'l Masters 2]]''{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and ''[[Dance Ke Superkids]]'' where his team was declared the winner under his captainship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dance-india-dance--dance-ke-superkids-team-yahoo-lifts-the-winners-trophy/294667-44-124.html |title=Dance Ke Superkids: Team Yahoo lifts the winner's trophy |publisher=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-date=29 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329093358/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dance-india-dance--dance-ke-superkids-team-yahoo-lifts-the-winners-trophy/294667-44-124.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==

'''Dance India Dance (Season 3)'''

Raghav became known when his audition video went viral on YouTube. He was a contestant on ''[[Dance India Dance|Dance India Dance 3 (2012)]]'', which aired on Zee TV. He was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Raghav showcased a new dance style but wasn't selected in the Top 18 by the Grand Master in Mega Audition. Later, on public demand, Grand Master [[Mithun Chakraborty]] made an exception in the format by reintroducing him on the show as his Trump Card in the Wild Card round, through which he entered the competition again.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/A-twist-in-the-tale-of-Dance-India-Dance/articleshow/11821141.cms |title=A twist in the tale of 'Dance India Dance' |first=Sumit |last=Jha |date=9 February 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

Thereafter, Raghav created different dance-forms and reached the finale. He was the most popular contestant of the season having garnered the most No. 1 positions in weekly voting. At the Grand finale, he was voted with {{formatnum:3481685}} votes in the 2nd runner up position.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

'''DID Li'L Masters (Season 2)'''

After DID, Raghav became the skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars in ''[[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2|DID Li'l masters (Season 2)]]'' where he choreographed for Saumya Rai and Rohan Parkdale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Dance-is-a-different-religion-says-Croackroaz/articleshow/13131439.cms |title='Dance is a different religion,' says Croackroaz |first=Ano |last=Patel |date=14 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> He was the only skipper to lead both of his students to the Grand finale, in which Rohan and Saumya attained 2nd and 3rd runner up positions respectively.

'''Dance Ke Superkids'''

Raghav then choreographed for Zee TV's show ''[[Dance Ke Superkids]]'' as the Captain of [[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2|DID Li'l Masters (Season 2)]] team ''Yahoo'' and competed against [[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters|DID Li'l Masters (Season 1)]] team ''Wakao'' – with [[Dharmesh Yelande]] as the Captain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/farah-khan-and-geeta-kapoor-team-up/story-aUNyz8ddIy6i92nP9FTLbM.html |title=Farah Khan and Geeta Kapoor team up |first=Rachana |last=Dubey |date=15 August 2012 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> In the Grand Finale, his team was declared the winner.

==2014–present==
In 2014, Juyal debuted as an actor by playing a pivotal role in the comedy film ''[[Sonali Cable]]'', co-starring [[Rhea Chakraborty]] and [[Ali Fazal]], produced by [[Ramesh Sippy|Ramesh Sippy Entertainment]] which was released on 17 October 2014. {{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The critics singled out Raghav's vivacious performance and praised his screen presence.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/sonali-cable-movie-review-1035 | title=Sonali Cable Review | publisher=ndtv.com
| access-date=15 September 2014 | archive-date=18 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018122256/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/sonali-cable-movie-review-1035 | url-status=live }}</ref> The next year he starred in the dance film, ''[[ABCD 2]]'' which was released on 19 June 2015, directed by [[Remo D'Souza]] co-starring [[Varun Dhawan]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]].
Later, he also hosted the dance reality show ''[[Dance Plus]]'' which aired on [[Star Plus]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} In the same year, he co-hosted ''Prem Ki Diwali'' along with [[Karishma Tanna]] which was broadcast on [[Life Ok]].

In 2016, he was seen in ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' season 7 as a contestant which aired on [[Colors TV]]. Later, he has hosted the ''[[Dance Plus (season 2)]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://danceplus2016.com/sasha-chettri-raghav-juyal-host-dance-plus-2016-season-2/21/|title = Sasha Chettri and Raghav Juyal to host Dance Plus 2016 (Season 2)|website = danceplus2016.com|access-date = 5 May 2016|archive-date = 8 May 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160508123925/http://danceplus2016.com/sasha-chettri-raghav-juyal-host-dance-plus-2016-season-2/21/|url-status = live}}</ref> In the same year, he also co-hosted and appeared on ''Star Parivaar Awards'' and ''Colors Golden Petal Awards''. Later he hosted and performed on the show, ''Timeless Aisha'' which was aired on Zee Classic.
The following year he co-hosted the singing reality show, ''[[Rising Star (Indian TV series)|Rising Star]]'' along with [[Meiyang Chang]] which aired on Colors TV. In mid 2017 he has hosted ''[[Dance Plus (season 3)]]''. In the same year, he began co-hosting the dance reality show, ''[[Dance Champions]]'' with [[Ridhima Pandit (actress)|Ridhima Pandit]].

In 2018, he co-hosted the second season of the singing reality show, ''[[Dil Hai Hindustani]]'' along with [[Mukti Mohan]]. He then starred in the romantic comedy film, ''[[Nawabzaade]]'' along with [[Dharmesh Yelande]], [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Isha Rikhi]] directed by Jayesh Pradhan which was released on 27 July 2018. Later in the year, he co-hosted ''[[Dance Plus (season 4)]]'' along with [[Sugandha Mishra]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vaibhavi-merchant-recreates-kajrare-on-dance-champions/articleshow/60884983.cms|title=Vaibhavi Merchant recreates Kajrare on Dance Champions|work=Times of India|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007211301/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vaibhavi-merchant-recreates-kajrare-on-dance-champions/articleshow/60884983.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, he hosted the dance reality show ''[[Dance Plus (season 5)]]''.

In 2020, he appeared in dance film ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'' with [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]], [[Prabhu Deva]], and [[Nora Fatehi]]. Then he appeared in the second season of the [[Zee5]] dark crime thriller series [[Abhay (TV series)]] directed by [[Ken Ghosh]], which was released on August 14, 2020, playing the negative dark character for the first time. He played the lead role in the satirical comedy film ''[[Bahut Hua Samman]]'' produced by [[Yoodlee films]] and directed by Ashish R. Shukla, shared screen space with [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Misra]]. The movie was released on 2 October 2020 on [[Disney+Hotstar]] due to COVID-19 pandemic and received positive reviews from the audience and critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=week|first=Pramit Chatterjee 1|last2=Day|first2=1|date=2020-10-06|title=Exclusive: Raghav Juyal On 'Bahut Hua Samman', Transitioning From Dance To Acting, And More|url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/17445/exclusive-raghav-juyal-on-bahut-hua-samman-transitioning-from-dance-to-acting-and-more|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Mashable India|language=en-in}}</ref> Raghav next starred opposite [[Ankita Sharma]] in a romantic movie titled '''Wedlock''' directed by Sachin Karande and the film is Produced by Blue Orchid Entertainment and Creo Brains Motion Pictures, the shoot was completed in various locations of Mumbai in 25 days shoot schedule. The film is set to release in August 2021

On 15 February 2021, [[Farhan Akhtar]] dropped the first teaser of his new film, and announced '''Yudhra''' to be produced by his company, [[Excel Entertainment]]. Raghav along with [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] and [[Malavika Mohanan]]. The film is directed by Ravi Udyawar.Yudhra's story and screenplay have been penned jointly by Farhan Akhtar and Shridhar Raghavan. The film is slated to release in summer 2022.

==Influences==

His signature step is Slow Motion Walk. Choreographers like [[Remo D'Souza]] and [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]] have stated that they had never seen anyone emulate the slow motion walk in India, as realistically, before Raghav. Raghav is a trained actor, mentored by the actor and acting coach Saurabh Sachdeva.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-14|title='I am back..hopefully as a better and trained actor'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/i-am-back-hopefully-as-a-better-and-trained-actor/story-k13A3djRqXdjHh1MI020xI.html|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==

He is the son of Deepak Juyal, an advocate, and Alka Bakshi Juyal. His mother is a Punjabi. Raghav was born and brought up in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]]. Born in a [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] family he belongs to his ancestral village Khetu in [[Uttarkhand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/tv/31293615_1_elder-brother-slow-motion-dehradun |title=Meet the Crockroaz family |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113050415/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/tv/31293615_1_elder-brother-slow-motion-dehradun |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Raghav had never taken any formal training in dance but picked it up from watching performances on the internet and television. He started winning laurels as a dancer right from his days in Doon International School. Later, he joined DAV (PG) College to pursue his B.Com.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Music videos==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Singer
!Composer
|-
|2020
|Hum Tum
|[[Sukriti Kakar]] & [[Prakriti Kakar]]
| [[Lost Stories (DJs)|Lost Stories]]
|}

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Juyal performances in film
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Release
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Sonali Cable]]'' || Sada || [[Hindi]] || 17 October 2014 || Debut
|-
| 2015 || ''[[ABCD 2]]'' || Raghav || Hindi || 19 June 2015 ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Nawabzaade]]''|| Karan || Hindi || 27 July 2018 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020||''[[Street Dancer 3D]]''||Poddy|| Hindi || 24 January 2020 ||
|-
| ''[[Bahut Hua Samman]]''|| Bony || Hindi || 2 October 2020 ||
|-
| 2021 || ''Wedlock''|| Rohan Sharma || Hindi || {{TBA}} || Completed
|-
| 2022 || ''Yudhra''|| {{TBA}} || Hindi || {{TBA}} || Filming
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Juyal performances or appearances on television
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''Chak Dhoom Dhoom (season 2) Team Challenge'' || Performed with dance group D-maniax
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Dance Ke Superkids]]''|| Captain of winning team DID Li'l Masters 2 (Yahoo)
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2]]''|| Skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance (season 3)]]''|| Second runner up (Season 3)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Dance India Dance (season 4)]]''|| Guest Performance on 20 December 2013
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance Super Moms]]''|| Skipper
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Dance India Dance (season 4)]]''|| Finale performance(with [[Sumedh Mudgalkar]])
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 3]]''|| Skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015 || ''[[Dance Plus]]''|| Host
|-
| ''[[Nach Baliye 7]]''|| Promotion of [[ABCD 2]] and Dance Plus
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance Super Moms]]'' 2 || Promotion of ABCD 2
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]''|| Contestant
|-
|''[[Dance Plus (season 2)|Dance Plus 2]]''
|Host
|-
|2017–18
|''[[Super Dancer]]''
| guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|''[[Entertainment Ki Raat]]''
| guest appearance
|-
|''[[Dance Champions]]''
|Host/(Guest 28 October 2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dancechampionsstarplus.com/dance-champions-auditions-form-registration.html|title=Dance Champions|last=Dance|first=Champions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915204326/https://dancechampionsstarplus.com/dance%2Dchampions%2Dauditions%2Dform%2Dregistration.html|archive-date=2017-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Dance Plus (season 3)]]''
| Host
|-
|''[[Rising Star (Indian TV series)|Rising Star]]''
| Host
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Dance Plus (season 4)]]''
| Host
|-
|''[[Dil Hai Hindustani (season 2)]]''
| Host
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''[[Dance Plus (season 5)|Dance Plus 5]]''
| Host
|-
| ''[[Khatra Khatra Khatra]]''
| Guest/Recurring
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|Bigg Boss 13]]''
| Guest
|-
| 2020
| ''[[India's Best Dancer]]''
| Guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14)|Bigg Boss 14]]''
| Guest
|-
| ''[[Dance Deewane| Dance Deewane season 3]]''
| Host
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of Juyal performances in web series
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Platform
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay (season 2)]]''
| Samar
| [[Zee5]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Bollywood Hungama person|raghav-juyal}}
*{{Instagram|raghavjuyal}}

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[[Category:Popping dancers]]
[[Category:Male actors from Dehradun]]
[[Category:Indian male dancers]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University alumni]]
[[Category:Dancers from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian dancers]]

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