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{{short description|Indian choreographer and television personality}} | {{short description|Indian choreographer and television personality}} | ||
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| name = Geeta Kapur | | name = Geeta Kapur | ||
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| alt = Geeta Kapur – Choreographer | | alt = Geeta Kapur – Choreographer | ||
| caption = Kapur in 2020 | | caption = Kapur in 2020 | ||
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India | | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| years_active = | | years_active = 1985–present | ||
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'''Geeta | '''Geeta Kapoor''' is an Indian choreographer and television personality. Currently she is judging “India’s Best Dancer”, a dance reality show on Sony TV along with Malaika Arora and Terence Lewis. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Kapoor started her career when she joined the troupe of noted Bollywood choreographer [[Farah Khan]] at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=Geeta Kapoor makes you dance! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-20/tv/27998452_1_judges-dance-india-dance-chemistry |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719031205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-20/tv/27998452_1_judges-dance-india-dance-chemistry |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 March 2009 |first1=Ravneet |last1=Kaur}}</ref> She later assisted Farah Khan in many films, including [[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]], [[Dil Toh Pagal Hai]], [[Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham]], [[Mohabbatein]], [[Kal Ho Na Ho]], [[Main Hoon Na]], and [[Om Shanti Om]], and the musical [[Bombay Dreams]] (2004).<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/lifestyle/2004/04/25/2004-04-25_planet_bollywood__glittering.html PLANET BOLLYWOOD Glittering excess rules in Broadway's new 'Bombay Dreams']{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[New York Daily News]], 25 April 2004.</ref> She led choreography in many Bollywood films, including [[Fiza]] (2000), [[Aśoka (film)|Asoka (2001)]], [[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]] (2002), [[Heyy Babyy]] (2007), [[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]] (2008), [[Aladin (film)|Aladin]] (2009), [[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]'s [[Sheila Ki Jawani]]' (2010), [[Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya]] (2011), and [[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]] (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mypopkorn.com/tv/dance-india-dance-watch-geeta-kapur-being-honored-in-april-18-episode.html |title=Dance India Dance, Watch Geeta Kapur Being Honored in April 18 Episode |access-date=5 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329122500/http://www.mypopkorn.com/tv/dance-india-dance-watch-geeta-kapur-being-honored-in-april-18-episode.html |archive-date=29 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=n>{{cite news |title=Geeta Kapoor |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/370272/Geeta-Kapoor/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225030356/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/370272/Geeta-Kapoor/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2012 |first=Rachel |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |last=Saltz}}</ref> She has also choreographed award ceremonies and concerts like Temptation Reloaded, and has also choreographed the opening ceremony of Pepsi IPL 2013. | |||
She started out as a secondary background dancer in many song sequences such as the song 'Dum Tara' of [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]], 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye' from the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and 'Gori Gori' from Main Hoon Na, using a mix of classical and modern dance moves. Starting in the late 1990s she performed in movies such as ''[[Nayak (2001 Hindi film)|Nayak]]''. She also appeared in [[Kuch Kuch Locha Hai|Kuch Kuch Locha hai]]. | She started out as a secondary background dancer in many song sequences such as the song 'Dum Tara' of [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]], 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye' from the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and 'Gori Gori' from Main Hoon Na, using a mix of classical and modern dance moves. Starting in the late 1990s she performed in movies such as ''[[Nayak (2001 Hindi film)|Nayak]]''. She also appeared in [[Kuch Kuch Locha Hai|Kuch Kuch Locha hai]]. | ||
Kapoor made her television debut with the reality show ''[[Dance India Dance]] ([[Dance India Dance#Season 1|season 1]])'' on [[Zee TV]] in 2008, with co-judges choreographers [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]] and [[Remo D'Souza]]. [[Mithun Chakraborty|Mithun Chakrabarty]] was the grand master. She trained a group which was called Geeta Ki Gang.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/dance-india-dance-season-1/0-6-1688/episodes |title=Dance India Dance Season 1 |website=zee5 |access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> | |||
In 2009, she appeared on the ''[[Dance India Dance#Season 2|season 2]]'' of ''[[Dance India Dance]]'', along with choreographers Terrence Lewis and [[Remo D'Souza]] as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance forms like [[ballet]], acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and [[Hip-hop dance|hip-hop]].<ref name=re>{{cite news |title= The reality of the small screen|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/tv/28087707_1_reality-show-small-screen-sach-ka-saamna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033801/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/tv/28087707_1_reality-show-small-screen-sach-ka-saamna |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 December 2009 |first1=Radhika |last1=Bhirani}}</ref> | In 2009, she appeared on the ''[[Dance India Dance#Season 2|season 2]]'' of ''[[Dance India Dance]]'', along with choreographers Terrence Lewis and [[Remo D'Souza]] as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance forms like [[ballet]], acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and [[Hip-hop dance|hip-hop]].<ref name=re>{{cite news |title=The reality of the small screen |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/tv/28087707_1_reality-show-small-screen-sach-ka-saamna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033801/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/tv/28087707_1_reality-show-small-screen-sach-ka-saamna |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 December 2009 |first1=Radhika |last1=Bhirani}}</ref> | ||
She made a special appearance in the show [[DID Li'l Masters|DID Lil Masters]], in which her mentor [[Farah Khan]] and [[Sandip Soparrkar|Sandip Soparkar]] were the judges, during auditions as well as in a special episode. She also acted as the judge of DID Doubles along with choreographers [[Marzi Pestonji]] and Rajiv Surti. She judged the ''[[Dance India Dance#Season 3|third season]]'' of the highly acclaimed show ''[[Dance India Dance]]'' along with [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]], and [[Remo D'Souza]]. In 2012, she was seen judging the second season of DID Lil Masters along with [[Marzi Pestonji]]. Kapoor was then seen as a judge of Dance Ke Superkids along with Farah Khan and Marzi. | |||
She is a judge on ''[[Super Dancer|Super Dancer Chapter 4]]'' alongside [[Shilpa Shetty Kundra]] and Anurag Basu. | |||
==Television== | ==Television== | ||
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|2017 | |2017 | ||
|'' [[Super Dancer | |'' [[Super Dancer (Chapter 2)]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|2018 | |rowspan=2|2018 | ||
|'' [[Super Dancer | |''[[Super Dancer (Chapter 3)]]'' | ||
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|[[India Ke Mast Kalandar]] | | ''[[India Ke Mast Kalandar]] '' | ||
|[[Sony SAB]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/entertainment/sab-tv-launches-two-new-shows-india-ke-mast-kalandar-and-namune-in-the-weekend-slots-26248|title=SAB TV launches two new shows 'India Ke Mast Kalandar' and 'Namune' in the weekend slots|website=Mumbai Live|language=en|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> | |[[Sony SAB]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/entertainment/sab-tv-launches-two-new-shows-india-ke-mast-kalandar-and-namune-in-the-weekend-slots-26248 |title=SAB TV launches two new shows 'India Ke Mast Kalandar' and 'Namune' in the weekend slots |website=Mumbai Live |language=en |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2019 | |2019 | ||
|[[Dance Plus (season 5)]] | | ''[[Dance Plus (season 5)]] '' | ||
|Guest | |Guest | ||
|[[StarPlus|Star Plus]] | |[[StarPlus|Star Plus]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2020 | |2020 | ||
|[[India's Best Dancer]] | | ''[[India's Best Dancer]] '' | ||
|Judge | |Judge | ||
|[[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/malaika-arora-geeta-kapur-terence-lewis-to-judge-sony-tvs-new-dance-show/|title=Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur & Terence Lewis to judge Sony TV's new dance show|date=20 December 2019|website=BizAsia|language=en-GB|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> | |[[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/malaika-arora-geeta-kapur-terence-lewis-to-judge-sony-tvs-new-dance-show/ |title=Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur & Terence Lewis to judge Sony TV's new dance show |date=20 December 2019 |website=BizAsia |language=en-GB |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
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|rowspan=2|2021 | |rowspan=2|2021 | ||
|[[Maharashtra's Best Dancer]] | | ''[[Maharashtra's Best Dancer]] '' | ||
|Guest | |Guest | ||
|[[Sony Marathi]] | |[[Sony Marathi]] | ||
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|[[Super Dancer | | ''[[Super Dancer (Chapter 4)]]'' | ||
|Judge | |rowspan=2|Judge | ||
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]] | |rowspan=2|[[Sony Entertainment Television]] | ||
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|2021-22 | |||
| '' India's Best Dancer - 2 '' | |||
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|2022 | |||
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 15)|Bigg Boss 15]] '' | |||
|Panelist | |||
|[[Colors TV]] | |||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Artists from Mumbai]] | [[Category:Artists from Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Indian female dancers]] | [[Category:Indian female dancers]] | ||
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Geeta Kapoor is an Indian choreographer and television personality. Currently she is judging “India’s Best Dancer”, a dance reality show on Sony TV along with Malaika Arora and Terence Lewis.
Career[edit | edit source]
Kapoor started her career when she joined the troupe of noted Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan at the age of 15.[1] She later assisted Farah Khan in many films, including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Mohabbatein, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om, and the musical Bombay Dreams (2004).[2] She led choreography in many Bollywood films, including Fiza (2000), Asoka (2001), Saathiya (2002), Heyy Babyy (2007), Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008), Aladin (2009), Tees Maar Khan's Sheila Ki Jawani' (2010), Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2011), and Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012).[3][4] She has also choreographed award ceremonies and concerts like Temptation Reloaded, and has also choreographed the opening ceremony of Pepsi IPL 2013.
She started out as a secondary background dancer in many song sequences such as the song 'Dum Tara' of Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye' from the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and 'Gori Gori' from Main Hoon Na, using a mix of classical and modern dance moves. Starting in the late 1990s she performed in movies such as Nayak. She also appeared in Kuch Kuch Locha hai.
Kapoor made her television debut with the reality show Dance India Dance (season 1) on Zee TV in 2008, with co-judges choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza. Mithun Chakrabarty was the grand master. She trained a group which was called Geeta Ki Gang.[5]
In 2009, she appeared on the season 2 of Dance India Dance, along with choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza as judges and mentors. They trained 18 contestants in dance forms like ballet, acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and hip-hop.[6]
She made a special appearance in the show DID Lil Masters, in which her mentor Farah Khan and Sandip Soparkar were the judges, during auditions as well as in a special episode. She also acted as the judge of DID Doubles along with choreographers Marzi Pestonji and Rajiv Surti. She judged the third season of the highly acclaimed show Dance India Dance along with Terrence Lewis, and Remo D'Souza. In 2012, she was seen judging the second season of DID Lil Masters along with Marzi Pestonji. Kapoor was then seen as a judge of Dance Ke Superkids along with Farah Khan and Marzi.
She is a judge on Super Dancer Chapter 4 alongside Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Anurag Basu.
Television[edit | edit source]
| Year | Show | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dance India Dance (season 1) | Judge | Zee TV |
| 2010 | Dance India Dance (season 2) | ||
| DID Li'l Masters (season 1) | |||
| Dance Ke Superstars | |||
| 2011 | DID Doubles | ||
| Dance India Dance (season 3) | |||
| 2012 | DID Li'l Masters (season 2) | ||
| Dance Ke Superkids | |||
| 2013 | India's Dancing Superstar | STAR Plus | |
| DID Dance Ka Tashan | Zee TV | ||
| 2014 | DID Li'l Masters ( season 3 ) | ||
| 2015 | Dance India Dance Super Mom Season 2 | ||
| Dance India Dance (season 5) | Guest | ||
| 2016 | Super Dancer - Dance Ka Kal | Judge | Sony TV |
| 2017 | Super Dancer (Chapter 2) | ||
| 2018 | Super Dancer (Chapter 3) | ||
| India Ke Mast Kalandar | Sony SAB[7] | ||
| 2019 | Dance Plus (season 5) | Guest | Star Plus[citation needed] |
| 2020 | India's Best Dancer | Judge | Sony TV[8] |
| 2021 | Maharashtra's Best Dancer | Guest | Sony Marathi |
| Super Dancer (Chapter 4) | Judge | Sony Entertainment Television | |
| 2021-22 | India's Best Dancer - 2 | ||
| 2022 | Bigg Boss 15 | Panelist | Colors TV |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kaur, Ravneet (20 March 2009). "Geeta Kapoor makes you dance!". The Times of India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ PLANET BOLLYWOOD Glittering excess rules in Broadway's new 'Bombay Dreams'[permanent dead link] New York Daily News, 25 April 2004.
- ↑ "Dance India Dance, Watch Geeta Kapur Being Honored in April 18 Episode". Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ Saltz, Rachel (2012). "Geeta Kapoor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Dance India Dance Season 1". zee5. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ Bhirani, Radhika (31 December 2009). "The reality of the small screen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "SAB TV launches two new shows 'India Ke Mast Kalandar' and 'Namune' in the weekend slots". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur & Terence Lewis to judge Sony TV's new dance show". BizAsia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.