Sandip Soparrkar
| Sandip Soparrkar | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Jesse Randhawa |
| Website | www |
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]
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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
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