Dharmesh Yelande
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983
Vadodara, Gujarat, India[1]
Other namesD-sir, Dharmesh Sir
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • television personality
Years active2007–present
TitleFounder of D'virus Dance Academy

Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983)[2] popularly known as D-sir,[3] is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality.

Career

Yelande participated in Dance India Dance (2009–2010), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters (2010) and Dance Ke Superstars (2011) that aired on Zee TV. He was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the movie Tees Maar Khan (2010).[4]

In 2013, he debuted as an actor by playing a lead role in the 3D dance-based Indian film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance co-starring Salman Yusuff Khan and Prabhu Deva. In 2015, he acted in Disney's, ABCD 2 with Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor.[5] He has a dance academy in Vadodara known as the D'virus Dance Academy.[6]

In 2016, he has worked in the film Banjo opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. He was a mentor for the dance reality show Dance Plus (2015–2019) for five consecutive seasons.

In 2020, he appeared in dance film Street Dancer 3D with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi and Raghav Juyal. Later he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 (2020) and emerged as the second runner-up.

In 2021, he was a judge in Dance Deewane season 3.

Television

Year Show Channel Notes
2007Krazzy Kiya ReDD NationalRunner-up
2008Boogie WoogieSony Entertainment TelevisionWinner.
2009Dance India Dance (season 2)Zee TVRunner-up
2010Dance India Dance Li'l MastersZee TVJeetumoni
Comedy Ka Daily SoapSony Entertainment TelevisionGuest performance.
Zee Rishtey AwardsZee TVGuest performance
Dance India Dance DoublesZee TVAssisted mentor Geeta Kapoor and choreographed some of the gems from the season.
2011Dance Ke SuperstarsZee TVWinner of the show.
Dhamal NightZee CinemaGuest performance.
Just DanceStar PlusHe choreographed the final performance of Hrithik Roshan and some other performances in the show.
2012Dance Ke SuperkidsZee TVCaptain of Wakao (Dance India Dance Li'l Masters season 1).
2013Dance India Dance (season 4)ZEE TVsupporting a contestant
2013MAD – Maharashtracha Assal DancerColors MarathiOne of the 3 judges of the show
2015Dance Plus (season 1)Star PlusWinning Captain
2016Dance Plus (season 2)[7]Star PlusWinning Captain
Chala Hawa Yeu Dya[8]Zee MarathiGuest
2017Dance Plus (season 3)[9]Star PlusCaptain
2018Dance Plus (season 4)[10]Star PlusCaptain
2019Dance Plus (season 5)Star PlusWinning Captain
Khatra Khatra KhatraColors TVGuest
2020Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10[11]Colors TVSecond Runner Up
India's Best Dancer[12]Sony Entertainment TelevisionGuest
The Kapil Sharma ShowSony Entertainment TelevisionGuest
Maharashtra's Best Dancer[13]Sony MarathiJudge
2021Bigg Boss 14[14]Colors TVGuest
Dance Deewane (season 3)[15]Colors TVJudge

Filmography

Year Movie Role Notes
2013ABCD : AnyBody Can DanceDharmeshLead role with Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, Ganesh Acharya, Salman Yusuff Khan, Punit Pathak, Lauren Gottlieb
2015ABCD 2DharmeshLead role with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Raghav Juyal, Punit Pathak, Lauren Gottlieb, Prabhu Deva
2016BanjoGreasewith Riteish Deshmukh
2018NawabzaadeSalimwith Raghav Juyal and Punit Pathak
2020Street Dancer 3DD
Safalta 0 kmSaurya MehtaWith Manisha Thakkar

As a choreographer

Year Title Notes
2010Tees Maar KhanHe choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar.

References

  1. ↑ "Dancer, choreographer and now actor Dharmesh Yelande talks about his dancing dreams and more". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dharmesh Yelande पहले लगाते थे ठेला अब जीते हैं राजाओं वाली लाइफ, धर्मेश सर का Net Worth, Income, Fees, Cars..." India.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari to Dharmesh Yelande: TV celebs who started out as professional dancers and made it big on the industry". The Times of India. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dharmesh Yelande — works". IMDb. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "UTV signs reality show talents for 3D dance film". Thaindian News. Mumbai. IANS. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "D'virus Academy". D The Virus. Retrieved 14 July 2011 – via Blogger.com.
  7. ↑ "Judges, Hosts, Contestants : Dance Plus 2016". Danceplus2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Chala Hawa Yeu Dya Dance By Dharmesh On Yed Lagala 19th September 2016, retrieved 17 March 2021
  9. ↑ "Dancing legend Govinda steals the show with his latka jhatka on Dance Plus 3. See photos". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 26 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sugandha Mishra to host 'Dance Plus 4'". The Times of India. 22 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10: Dharmesh becomes the first finalist; Tejasswi Prakash blacks out during the task". The Times of India. 12 July 2021.
  12. ↑ Kameshwari, A (22 November 2020). "India's Best Dancer finale: Highlights". The Indian Express. New Delhi. After Malaika Arora's performance, Dharmesh and Raghav Juyal joined the actor on stage. The trio performs on "Aankhon Mein Teri".
  13. ↑ "Choreographer Dharmesh to judge upcoming Marathi dance reality show Maharashtra's best dancer". The Times of India. 28 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Hindi, TV9 (17 February 2021). "BB 14 में राहुल को पसंद करते हैं धर्मेश, चाहते हैं सलमान के शो से ज्यादा हो डांस दीवाने की टीआरपी". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Cyril, Grace (19 January 2021). "Dharmesh Yelande to join Madhuri Dixit and Tushar Kalia as judge on Dance Deewane 3". India Today. Mumbai.
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