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Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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. In 2007, he was unmarried and yet adopted a child named Arjun.
Career
In 2014, he along with his wife Jesse Randhawa represented India at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The duo also performed at the International Marathi Film Festival Award (IMFFA) held in Hong Kong.
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. Bollywood Actors Raveena Tandon and Tiger Shroff attended as the chief guests in the event.
Television appearances
- 2010 – He judged 'Dance India Dance L'il Masters Season 1 with Farah Khan on Zee TV.
- 2014 – He was judge of a dance reality show 'Closeup Bharat Ki Shan - Let's Dance' on DD National.
- 2014 – He also judged 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa UAE Dance Extravaganza 2014'.
- "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.
Filmography
As choreographer
- 2001 - Zubeidaa
- 2004 - Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
- 2005 - The Myth
- 2005 - The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey
- 2010 – Kites
- 2011 - 7 Khoon Maaf
- 2014 - Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
- 2016 - JD
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar honoured for his contribution to dance". The Times of India.
Nominations
- 2012 – He was nominated for "Darling" from the film "7 Khoon Maaf" at the Screen Awards.
Awards and recognitions
- 2014 – He was honoured with the National Achievement Award in the field of choreography and dance.
- 2014 – 'The Kudos Dance Award' 2014 honoured him with 'India's Best Choregorapher' Award.
- 2015 – He was honoured with Jewel of Maharashtra award by the alumni of MSIHMCT (Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology).
- 2015 – He was honoured with "Aaj ki Delhi Achievement Award" for his contribution in the Hindi film Industry.
- 2015 – He was honoured and awarded by Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) for his outstanding contribution in the field of dance.
- "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".