Sandip Soparrkar
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Sandip Soparrkar is an Indian ballroom dancer and Bollywood choreographer. He is the pioneer of ‘India Dance Week', a dance platform that brings varied Indian and international dance forms.[1]
Early life and training
Sandip started his career as a hotel management graduate. He completed his specialization in world cuisine and started working as a cook. At the same time, he started learning dancing. When he choreographed for the film Zubeidaa in 2001, he decided to take up dancing as his career option.[2] In 2007, he was unmarried and yet adopted a child named Arjun.[3]
Career
In 2014, he along with his wife Jesse Randhawa represented India at the Cannes Film Festival in France.[4][5] The duo also performed at the International Marathi Film Festival Award (IMFFA) held in Hong Kong.[6] Also, he started with the "India Dance Week" which provides a platform that brings all kinds of dance forms. The second edition of India Dance Week was held in Mumbai in April 2015.[7] Bollywood Actors Raveena Tandon and Tiger Shroff attended as the chief guests in the event.[1]
Television appearances
- 2010 – He judged 'Dance India Dance L'il Masters Season 1 with Farah Khan on Zee TV.[8][9][10]
- 2014 – He was judge of a dance reality show 'Closeup Bharat Ki Shan - Let's Dance' on DD National.[11]
- 2014 – He also judged 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa UAE Dance Extravaganza 2014'.[12]
Filmography
As choreographer
- 2001 - Zubeidaa
- 2004 - Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
- 2005 - The Myth
- 2005 - The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey[13]
- 2010 – Kites[14]
- 2011 - 7 Khoon Maaf[14]
- 2014 - Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty[13]
- 2016 - JD
Nominations
Awards and recognitions
- 2014 – He was honoured with the National Achievement Award in the field of choreography and dance.[14]
- 2014 – 'The Kudos Dance Award' 2014 honoured him with 'India's Best Choregorapher' Award.[17][18]
- 2015 – He was honoured with Jewel of Maharashtra award by the alumni of MSIHMCT (Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology).[2]
- 2015 – He was honoured with "Aaj ki Delhi Achievement Award" for his contribution in the Hindi film Industry.[19]
- 2015 – He was honoured and awarded by Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) for his outstanding contribution in the field of dance.[20][21]
References
- 1 2 "Bollywood Actors Raveena Tandon and Tiger Shroff to be present at Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar's "India Dance Week" - Nagpur Today : Nagpur News". nagpurtoday.in.
- 1 2 "Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar honoured". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Family, friends hail single parent". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sandip Soparrkar and wife Jesse Randhawa head to Cannes". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Cannes". India TV News.
- ↑ "Sandip Soparrkar and Jesse Randhawa take International Marathi Film Festival Award (IMFFA) by Storm". nagpurtoday.in.
- ↑ "Participants showcase a variety of dance forms at Sandip Soparrkar's India Dance Week in Mumbai". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Jeetu Moni Kalita from Guwahati was announced the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance L'il Masters at the grand finale.".
- ↑ "5 steps to being a Choreographer: Sandip Soparrkar".
- ↑ "A sad story on DID L'il Masters".
- ↑ "Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar says 'No' to Bigg Boss 8". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sandip Soparrkar to judge Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa UAE Season 3". The Times of India.
- 1 2 "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". tribuneindia.com.
- 1 2 3 "Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar honoured for his contribution to dance". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Dial D for dance".
- ↑ "Best Choreography".
- ↑ "Dial D for dance".
- ↑ "'The Kudos Dance Award' 2014 bestowed upon Sandip Soparrkar".
- ↑ "Sandip Soparrkar honoured with "Aaj Ki Delhi Achievement" Award". bcrnews.co.in.
- ↑ "Sandip Soparrkar and Jackie Shroff honoured and awarded by Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF)". bcrnews.co.in.
- ↑ "Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar felicitated at International Film Festival in Navi Mumbai".