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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Shakti Mohan
| image = Shakti-Mohan.jpg
| caption = Mohan in 2009
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| alma mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
| occupation = {{hlist| Dancer| choreographer}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| relatives = {{ubl
| [[Neeti Mohan]] (sister)
| [[Mukti Mohan]] (sister)
}}
}}
'''Shakti Mohan''' is an Indian dancer, choreographer 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]]''.

==Early life==
Shakti Mohan was born to Kusum Mohan and Brijmohan Sharma. Shakti Mohan is originally from [[Delhi]].

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/dance-reality-show-winner-shakti-mohan-launches-her-own-calendar/193185 |title=Dance reality show winner Shakti Mohan launches her own calendar |first=Chulbuli |last=Pandey |date=18 December 2012 |website=Mid-Day}}</ref>She also appeared in the fictional dance based teen series [[Dil Dosti Dance]] as main 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 [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-sponsored dance project in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.uthtime.in/entertain-me/movies-music-tv/bbc-world-news-collaboration-culture |title=BBC World News Collaborative Culture (Collaboration Culture) Shakti Mohan |work=U’th Time |date=10 July 2012}}</ref> She also produced a dance music video with her sisters. In 2013, Mohan launched a [[YouTube]] channel with dance instruction videos. In 2015, Shakti also judged the show [[Dance Singapore Dance]]. Shakti has also been a part of a L’Oréal Paris campaign in 2020.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-10|title=PLAYLIST: Shakti Mohan’s Break A Leg Season 2 episodes|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/shakti-mohan-break-a-leg-season-2-episodes-playlist-6353284/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film/Album !! Role !! class="unsortable" |Notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''High School Musical 2 (Hindi Version)'' || || Appeared in song "All for One"
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Five youth shows we miss on television|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/five-youth-shows-we-miss-on-television-7143001/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]'' || Item Number || Appeared in title song "Tees Maar Khan"
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Dance India Dance: Where are the winners now?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/dance-india-dance-winners-where-are-they-now-6381361/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' || Item Number || Appeared in song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaarre"
|-
| Sukoon || Item Number || Album by Vaishali Made
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-10-31|title=Shakti Mohan biography in hindi, history, information: शक्ति मोहन का जीवन परिचय, पति, परिवार के बारे में जानकारी|url=https://hindi.theindianwire.com/%e0%a4%b6%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%bf-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%80-197727/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-07|website=दा इंडियन वायर|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' || Assistant choreographer || Song – "Kamli"
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Shakti Mohan has choreographed THESE Bollywood songs; check out the list|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/shakti-mohan-has-choreographed-these-bollywood-songs.html|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Kaanchi]]'' || Item Number || Appeared in song "Kambal Ke Neeche"
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Shakti Mohan has been a part of these popular Bollywood songs {{!}} Watch|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/bollywood-songs-that-shakti-mohan-has-appeared-in.html|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Samrat & Co]]'' || Item Number || Appeared in song "Tequila Wakila"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Padmaavat]]'' || Choreographer || Song – "Nainowale"
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Shakti Mohan has choreographed THESE Bollywood songs; check out the list|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/shakti-mohan-has-choreographed-these-bollywood-songs.html|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Nawabzaade]]'' || || Appeared in song "Amma Dekh" and also in a cameo role
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Nawabzaade' song 'Amma Dekh': Brace yourselves for the new zingy dance number featuring Shakti Mohan - Times of India ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/nawabzaade-song-amma-dekh-brace-yourselves-for-the-new-zingy-dance-number-featuring-shakti-mohan/articleshow/65039224.cms|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021||''[[Shamshera]]'' ||Choreographer||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shakti Mohan On Choreographing Ranbir Kapoor In Shamshera: 'Wish Came True'|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shakti-mohan-on-choreographing-ranbir-kapoor-in-shamshera-wish-came-true-2162781|access-date=2021-08-07|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Television Show !! Role !! Notes !! Channel
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[Dance India Dance]]'' ([[Dance India Dance#Season 2|season 2]]) || Winner || Awarded best dancing jodi with [[Kunwar Amarjeet Singh|Kunwar Amar]] || [[Zee TV]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan]]'' || Contestant || With [[Supriya Kumari]] || [[Imagine TV]]
|-
| 2011–2015 || ''[[Dil Dosti Dance]]'' || Kria Ghai || Lead actress with Kunwar Amar || [[Channel V India]]
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2011 || ''[[Ram Milaayi Jodi|Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi]]'' || Sonia || Special appearance || Zee TV
|-
| ''[[Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai]]''|| Kriya || Special appearance || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| ''Channel V Footloose''|| Herself || Special appearance with Kunwar Amar || Channel V India
|-
| ''Dance India Dance ([[Dance India Dance#Season 3|season 3]])'' || Herself || Special appearance || Zee TV
|-
| rowspan=2 |2012 || ''[[Punar Vivah|Punar Vivah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara]]'' || Herself || Special appearance with [[Karan Tacker]] || Zee TV
|-
| ''[[Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' || Herself || Special appearance || [[Life OK]]
|-
| 2013 || ''India's Dancing Superstar''|| Herself || Special appearance || Star Plus
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' || Contestant || Top 3 || [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors TV]]
|-
| ''[[Boogie Woogie (TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'' || Guest || Special appearance with [[Krystle D'Souza]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
|-
| ''No More Kamzor'' || Guest || Special appearance || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]] (Jashn-e-Azadi)'' || Herself || Special appearance with [[Karishma Tanna]]|| [[Colors TV]]
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2015 || ''[[Thank You Maa]]'' || Guest || Special appearance || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| ''[[Dance India Dance Super Moms]]'' || Herself || Special appearance || [[Zee TV]]
|-
| ''Dance Singapore Dance''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/dance-singapore-tougher-to-win |title=Dance Singapore tougher to win|first=Gurveen |last=Kaur |date=24 August 2015 |work=Straits Times}}</ref> || Herself || Judge || [[Zee TV]]
|-
| ''[[Dance Plus]] 1'' || Mentor || With [[Dharmesh Yelande]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dance Plus (season 2)|Dance Plus 2]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danceplus2016.com/judges-hosts-contestants-dance-plus-2016/ |title=Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016 |publisher=Danceplus2016.com}}</ref> || Mentor || With [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Dharmesh Yelande]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Dance Plus (season 3)|Dance Plus 3]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotstar.com/tv/dance-ek-level-up/14599 |title=Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2017 |website=hotstar.com}}</ref> || Mentor || Wth [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Dharmesh Yelande]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018 || [[Dance Plus (season 4)|Dance Plus 4]]|| Mentor || With [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Dharmesh Yelande]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| [[Kitchen Champion]]|| Herself || With [[Neeti Mohan]] and [[Mukti Mohan]]|| [[Colors TV]]
|-
| 2019 || [[Nach Baliye #Season 9|Nach Baliye 9]]|| Guest || With [[Punit Pathak]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2020 || [[India's Best Dancer]]|| Guest || With [[Raghav Juyal]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|-
| ''Dance With Me'' || Host || With [[Mukti Mohan]] || [[Zee TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2021||[[Dance Deewane|Dance Deewane (Season 3)]]||Guest||With [[Punit Pathak]]||[[Colors TV]]
|-
|[[Dance Plus (season 6)|Dance Plus 6]]||Captain||With [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Salman Yusuff Khan]]||[[Star Plus]]
|-
|}

== Music videos ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Song !! Singer
!Ref.
|-
| 2018 || Kanha Re || [[Neeti Mohan]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Dhaval|date=2018-03-22|title=Neeti Mohan on collaborating with her sisters, Shakti and Mukti: Our collaboration is for life|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-neeti-mohan-on-collaborating-with-her-sisters-shakti-and-mukti-our-collaboration-is-for-life-2596253|access-date=2021-08-07|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam || [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Song - Akh Lad Jaave Nritya Jam Featuring Shakti Mohan & Poppin' John (Dance Cover) {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/loveyatri-song-akh-lad-jaave-nritya-jam-featuring-shakti-mohan-poppin-john-dance-cover/videoshow/67252808.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-07|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || Aakhri Baar || [[Palash Muchhal]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest Hindi Song 'Aakhri Baar' Sung By Palash Muchhal Featuring Parth Samthaan, Shakti Mohan And Pankaj Sharma {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/latest-hindi-song-aakhri-baar-sung-by-palash-muchhal-featuring-parth-samthaan-shakti-mohan-and-pankaj-sharma/videoshow/71721977.cms|access-date=2021-08-07|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3VoV4c-nNI The Chammiyan Song]
|[[Dwayne Bravo|DJ Bravo]], [[Gaurav Dagaonkar]], [[Rimi Nique]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=When Dwayne Bravo collaborated with Shakti Mohan for peppy track 'The Chamiya Song'; watch|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/music/remember-when-dwayne-bravo-teamedup-with-shakti-mohan-for-wedding-song.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || Saaton Janam || [[Ishaan Khan]], [[Shambhavi Thakur]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch New Hindi Hit Song Music Video - 'Saaton Janam' Sung By Ishaan Khan and Shambhavi Thakur {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/watch-new-hindi-hit-song-music-video-saaton-janam-sung-by-ishaan-khan-and-shambhavi-thakur/videoshow/83261541.cms|access-date=2021-08-07|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

===Dance Academy===
Nritya Shakti (नृत्य शक्ती)

== References ==
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==External links==
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