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Rahul Shetty


Rahul Shetty is an Indian dancer and choreographer known for dance numbers in Hindi cinema with notable works in ABCD 2 (2015), A Flying Jatt (2016), Race 3 (2018), Baaghi 2 (2018), Zero (2018),[1] Housefull 4 (2019), Street Dancer 3D (2020)[2] and Heropanti 2 (2022).[3] He frequently worked with Tiger Shroff.[4][5] He collaborated with Prabhu Deva in "Happy Hour" from ABCD 2 along with Paul Marshal[6][7] and in Street Dancer 3D for "Muqabla 2.0".[8] He in association with Kruti Mahesh, received Filmfare nominations for Best Choreography for the tracks "Illegal Weapon" and "Nachi Nachi" from Street Dancer 3D. Ahmad Khan and Remo D'Souza have been his mentors.[9]

Rahul Shetty
Born
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationChoreographer
Years active2011-present
StyleHip Hop, Lyrical Hip Hop

Early life and careerEdit

Shetty hails from Mangaluru and relocated to Mumbai to pursue his passion for dancing. He started dancing at the age of 6 and became a child artist for a year in the show Kya Masti Kya Dhoom on Star Plus.[10] He was a contestant in the Dance India Dance Doubles (DID Doubles) with Roza, which gained him recognition. He then became part of shows like Krazzy Kiya Re and Nach Baliye. He then teamed up with a fellow contestant from Dance India Dance, Paul Marshal Cardoz, and formed the duo Rahul N Paul. They popularised lyrical hip-hop on Indian television shows along with another Dance India Dance contestant, Raghav Juyal. They served as the captains for the show DID Lil Masters season 3 under the team name Rapchik Punters.[11] Sadhwin Shetty, from their team, advanced to be one of the finalists of the show.[12]

He is an engineer turned dancer. He has worked with international artists, and he conducts various dance workshops in the country.[13] He assisted Ahmad Khan and Remo D'Souza in several films notably Raabta for the song "Main Tera Boyfriend" and Nawabzaade for the song "High Rated Gabru".[14][15]

He collaborated with Tiger Shroff starting in 2014, beginning with "Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main"[16] assisting Ahmad Khan, becoming an independent choreographer for Shroff's films A Flying Jatt and Baaghi 2,[17] and then joining Heropanti 2.[18][19] He worked in Shroff's single music videos "Vandematharam" [20] and "Poori Gal Baat" featuring Mouni Roy.[21][22]

He worked with Prabhu Deva in ABCD 2 (2013) on the song "Happy Hour"[23] and also danced along in the video with Paul Marshal Cardoz. He choreographed all the songs for the film Street Dancer 3D (2020),[24] particularly with Prabhu Deva in Muqabala 2.0 reprised from Humse Hai Muqabala (1994). In the song, which was originally choreographed by Raju Sundaram, Shetty made sure that his name was also in the credits.[25]

His other single music videos to hit were "Chamiya" featuring Shakti Mohan and Dwayne Bravo,[26] "Kurta Pajama" with Tony Kakkar and Shehnaaz Gill[27] and "Garbe Ki Raat" with Bhoomi Trivedi, Rahul Vaidya and Nia Sharma.[28]

DiscographyEdit

FilmEdit

Year Film Song(s) Notes
2015 ABCD 2 "Happy Hour"
2016 A Flying Jatt "Beat Pe Booty" with Paul Marshal Cardoz
2017 Kaabil
2018 Race 3 All songs with Kruti Mahesh and Remo D'Souza
2018 Zero
2018 Baaghi 2 "Mundiyan"
2019 Kalank
2019 Housefull 4
2020 Street Dancer 3D All songs with Kruti Mahesh
2022 Heropanti 2 "Miss Hairan"

SinglesEdit

Year Song Artists Ref
2019 "Chamiya" Shakti Mohan and Dwayne Bravo
2020 "Kurta Pajama" Tony Kakkar and Shehnaaz Gill
2022 "Poori Gal Baat" Mouni Roy and Tiger Shroff
2022 "Vandematharam" Tiger Shroff
2023 "Garbe Ki Raat" Bhoomi Trivedi, Rahul Vaidya and Nia Sharma

Television appearancesEdit

Film appearancesEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "'I was happy but equally upset', says choreographer Rahul Shetty on Mouni Roy's marriage with Suraj Nambiar". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Bollywood choreographer Rahul Shetty made it to the Guinness Book of World Record, says got aspiration seeing Remo D'Souza's record". The Times of India. 2021-05-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Tiger Shroff drops new single 'Miss Hairan' from 'Heropanti 2'; says 'it was my goal to sing and dance to my own songs'". The Times of India. 2022-04-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ↑ Singh, Arpita; News, India TV (2018-03-08). "Tiger Shroff is 'choreographer's actor', says Rahul Shetty". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (2022-04-08). "The Team Of 'Heropanti 2' Launch Tiger Shroff's Debut Track 'Miss Hairan'". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Children dance with great abandon: Rahul Shetty". The Indian Express. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Twinkle-toed wonder". Deccan Herald. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Rahul Shetty Can't Believe He Choreographed Prabhudeva's Muqabla". News18. 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Remo D'Souza: Feel compassionate for strugglers because I've been there". The Times of India. 2020-11-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  10. ↑ "Step in time". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  11. ↑ "Rajvi Buch from Vadodara makes it to the final contestants list of DID Li'l Masters". The Times of India. 2014-03-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  12. ↑ "Bangalore boy is first from south India in Dance India Dance finals". The Times of India. 2014-06-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  13. ↑ "Will Smith was amazing at picking up the dance steps: Rahul Shetty". The Times of India. 2019-05-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  14. ↑ "Varun: Rahul Shetty is definitely the future of choreography". Mid-day. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  15. ↑ "Rahul Shetty on shooting for Tiger Shroff and Mouni Roy's 'Poori Gal Baat': We shot within 10 hours, Mouni got only 2 days to rehearse". The Times of India. 2022-02-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  16. ↑ https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=931640. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "Rahul Shetty: Disha Patani has put amazing efforts in Mundiyan". Mid-day. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  18. ↑ "Tiger Shroff turns singer for Heropanti 2 song Miss Hairan, composed by AR Rahman". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  19. ↑ https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/heropanti-2-song-miss-hairan-tiger-shroff-make-his-singing-debut-in-ahmed-khan-directorial-track-out-now/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ "Tiger Shroff sings for a new patriotic anthem 'Vande Mataram'". The Times of India. 2021-08-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  21. ↑ "'I was happy but equally upset', says choreographer Rahul Shetty on Mouni Roy's marriage with Suraj Nambiar". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  22. ↑ "Rahul Shetty on shooting for Tiger Shroff and Mouni Roy's 'Poori Gal Baat': We shot within 10 hours, Mouni got only 2 days to rehearse". The Times of India. 2022-02-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  23. ↑ "Rahul Shetty: I learnt so much while choreographing the legend Prabhu Deva". The Times of India. 2020-08-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  24. ↑ "Street Dancer 3D: Meet The Man Who Made Shraddha Kapoor & Varun Dhawan Dance Like Professionals & It's Not Remo D'Souza".
  25. ↑ "The challenge is on for choreographer Rahul Shetty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  26. ↑ "Choreographing DJ Bravo a 'super special' experience: Rahul Shetty". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  27. ↑ "Rahul Shetty: Choreographing Kurta Pajama was a challenge amidst all the limitations". The Times of India. 2020-07-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  28. ↑ "Bhoomi Trivedi opens up on her Garba song 'Garbe Ki Raat' controversy: Religious folk songs should not be insulted". The Times of India. 2021-10-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-01.


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