Dance India Dance (season 3)

Dance India Dance (season 3)

LUX Dance India Dance 3 also known as DID 3 is a reality dance show that airs on the Indian satellite television channel Zee TV. The show, Dance India Dance has been produced by UTV Software Communications and has become India's largest dance-based reality show. The show is choreographed by some of the most popular Indian choreographers, such as Terence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapoor. The Bollywood actor, Mithun Chakraborty is the grandmaster of the show. The show airs every Saturday and Sunday. The winner of the 1st season and 2nd season was Salman Khan (Mohammed Y.K. Ghouse), from Bangalore and Shakti Mohan , from Mumbai respectively . Due to its grand success in season 1 & 2 , the show launched Dance India Dance Season 3 on 24 December 2011 .

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Judges :
Master Geeta Kapoor

Master Remo D'souza
Master Terence Lewis
Grand master Mithun Chakraborty
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About Judges :
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Terence Lewis (choreographer):

Terence Lewis (born 10 April 1975) is an Indian choreographer. He is internationally trained and specialises in Indian folk, contemporary and neo-classical dance forms. He is also a choreographer in Bollywood films and musicals. He has been trained nationally and specializes in contemporary dance. Terence has also choreographed a number of films and musicals as a celebrity choreographer. Terence has choreographed a number of stage shows, Indian contemporary performances, Bollywood Shows, corporate launches, Broadway Westend musicals, feature films, several popular music videos, and has appeared in many advertisements. Terence won the American Choreography Award for his excellent choreography for songs of the movie Lagaan along with Saroj Khan, Raju Khan, Ganesh Hegde and Vaibhavi Merchant. He was the mentor for the Dance India Dance winner, Shakti Mohan. He has choreographed international stage shows, mega Bollywood shows, corporate launches, Broadway Westend musicals, feature films, ads and music videos. He is the first Indian to receive the prestigious Dance WEB Scholarship, representing India in Vienna, Austria. Terence represented Asia at the International Choreographers' Meet at the TANZ platform, Stuttgart, Germany. He is also a teacher at Impulstanz Festival at Vienna, Austria since 2007-08 teaching Bollywood and Indian contemporary dance

Dance India DanceTerrence Lewis has been a judge on Dance India Dance for its past two seasons. In season 1 Terrence Lewis and his contestant, Alisha Singh, came in second place, with Mohammed Y.K Gouse (Salman Khan) in first. Season 2 is where Terrence Lewis and his contestant, Shakti Mohan, came in first place.He is also going to judge another dance show in colors channel namely-chak dhoom dhoom


With the beginning of DID season 3, Terrence is still among the three judges along with Remo and Geeta Maa. The most shocking event in the auditions was the participation of his former assistant, who did so without informing Terrence. Terrence to be fair to the competition did not judge his performance and left that to the other two judges, who without thinking selected him for the next round.

Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi(Level 3) -
Terence was the contestant of Colors TV's Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi [Level 3] anchored by Priyanka Chopra.His partner was Ananya Kapoor from Indore/New Delhi studying engineering from Indore and did schooling from Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi.(partner no.5) as chosen by the contestant Terence Lewis. The 3rd Level for 13 New Boys was held in Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. He's got eliminated on the 11th Episode

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About Geeta Kapoor :

Born 05th July 1973. (37 years old)

Mumbai, India Geeta Kapoor is an Indian choreographer, in Hindi films (Bollywood), and is presently one of the three judges for the Indian reality dance talent show, Dance India Dance - Season 2, where she is one of the three judges, who are also mentors to the shows 18 dancers, called 'Masters'

Career : - Geeta Kapur started her career when she joined the troupe of noted Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan at just 15, later went on to assisting her in many films and even the musical Bombay Dreams (2004),and was part of films like Fiza (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Saathiya (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008),Tees Maar Khan's Sheila Ki Jawani' and has lent choreography to many Bollywood song and dance sequences.

Starting out as a secondary, background dancer in many song sequences,(Eg. Song 'Dum Tara' of Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Song 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye' from movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) she stood out through her persistence on some a mix of classical and modern dance moves. Starting in late 90's, through her connections in the Hindi movie industry, she got some early projects to impart her dance skills in movies such as 'Nayak'. she also appeared in kuch kuch hota hai for bout 5 seconds..

In 2009, she appeared on the Season 2 of reality dance talent show, Dance India Dance (Zee TV), along with choreographers, Terrence Lewis, Remo D'Souza as a judge, as well as a mentors, where they trained 18 contestants in dance forms like ballet, acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood and hip-hop


Dance Styles and Expertise :
Ms. Kapoor is strong in the conventional Hindi song dance styles and shows her mettle in this area while coaching her dance students on the show, 'Dance India Dance' . She leads a group of dance students , Geeta Ki Gang, in the show 'Dance India Dance'.

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About  Remo D'Souza :

Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi on 2 April 1974) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director. Although he is mainly involved in choreography, he has also contributed to other Indian film industries, mainly Bengali cinema.

Born Ramesh Gopi -April 2, 1974 (1974-04-02) (age 37)Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

Spouse : Lizelle D'Souza

He was one of the judges in the reality dance show Dance India Dance in 2009.

He was also seen as judge in the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2010 along with Indian actresses Madhuri Dixit and Malaika Arora Khan .

He is currently working to make India's first 3D Dance Movie with D.I.D (season 1 & 2) contestans .
As an Actor : Pardes, Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) .... Kunal's friend, Aflatoon (1997)
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As a Song Director

Bas Ek Pal (15 September 2006)

F.A.L.T.U (1 April 2011)
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As Director
Year Release Date Film Language Starring Other notes

2007 Lal Pahare'r Katha Bengali Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi
2011 1 April 2011 F.A.L.T.U Hindi Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi
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Awards :
Year Film song Category/Recipient(s) Result Award

2004 Tehzeeb (2003) Meherbaan Best Choreography Won Technical Award
2007 The Red Hill Story (Lal Pahar'r Katha) (2007) - Best Director Won Osian Film Festival Award - Dubai
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Chitrangada Singh Randhawa Biography

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa Biography

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa (born 28 March 1976) is an Indian film actress. She is best known for starring in the 2011 moderate success, Desi Boyz. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.

Chitrangada Singh was born in India. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh. She and Digvijay and Tina are the children of an Army officer.[citation needed] As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil. When she was a Class IX student, she was approached by a filmmaker to play the young Smita Patil in a documentary on the actor. She received training in Kathak (a classical dance) and enjoyed acting
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Career :
She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. She also performed as lead model in the video of Hit music album by Altaf Raja "Tum To Thehre Pardesi". After completing her education, she entered modeling, where her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed lyricist Gulzar's "Sunset Point."

It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra's film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003. The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency." After that Chitragandha acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow.

She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir's romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!. Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.

In Sudhir Mishra's movie Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Chitrangada played the role of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone; it was a moderate success at the box office.

Chitrangada is brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers.

Awards :-
In April 2009, she was awarded the Young Women Achiever Award – 2009 by FICCI.


Personal life:-
Chitrangada Singh married golfer Jyoti Randhawa in 2001, and they have a son. While giving an interview she said "I am from Meerut. My father was in the army. I’m very patriotic

FilmographyYear Title Role

2003 Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Geeta Rao
2005 Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow Bhavana Dayal
2008 Sorry Bhai! Aaliyah
2010 Basra Antara Mitra/Anna Pereira
2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi Priti
2011 Desi Boyz Tanya Sharma
2012 Joker Special appearance in the song "Kaafirana"
2012 I Me Aur Mein Filming

Awards
Won: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut (2006)

Nominated: Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (2006)
Nominated: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut – Female (2005)
Nominated: Apsara Award for Best Actress (2005)

Little Angel - Baby Girl born in the house of Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupati

लारा दत्ता और महेश के घर आई नन्ही परी

(Little Angel - Baby Girl born in the house of Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupati)

Bollywood has welcomed second baby girl after Aushwarya Rai Bachchan.

An elated father, Mahesh Bhupathi announced the news on microblogging website Twitter.

Bhupathi tweeted, " ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @DuttaLara. I Love u...."

According to the sources both baby and mother were reported healthy.

Soon after the news broke, Bollywood rushed to wish the couple on arrival of new member in their house.

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ken Ghosh, Bipasha Basu, Neha Dhupia, Rahukl Bose and Celina Jaitly congratulated duo on Twitter.

Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupati entered the wedlock on February 16, 2011.

बॉलिवुड ऐक्ट्रेस लारा दत्ता और महेश भूपति के घर नन्ही मेहमान आ गई है। महेश भूपति ने यह गुड न्यूज ट्विटर पर तुरंत दी। उन्होंने ट्वीट किया, लड़की है। लारा दत्ता आई लव यू...। 33 वर्षीय लारा पिछले हफ्ते अपने घर में बच्चे का वेलकम करने की तैयारियों में जुटी थीं।

लारा ने कहा कि मेरे पैरंट्स यहां आ गए हैं। हम बेहद एक्साइटेड हैं। खुशी हो रही है कि 2012 की शुरुआत इतनी बेहतर रही। दोनों के दोस्तों ने भी अपनी शुभकामनाएं भेजीं। नील नितिन मुकेश ने ट्वीट किया कि महेश भूपति और लारा को मेरी तरफ से बधाई। दोनों के घर प्रिंसेज आई है। बिपाशा बसु ने कहा कि लारा और महेश को बेबी गर्ल के आने पर बधाई। ऐक्टर राहुल बोस, नेहा धूपिया, सोफी चौधरी ने भी कपल को शुभकामनाएं दीं।

Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe 2005) Biography

Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe 2005) Biography

Natalie Glebova, born Natalia Vladimirovna Glebova (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Глебова, born November 11, 1981) is a Russian Canadian beauty queen, the 2005 Miss Universe title holder.


Personal Details :

Born Natalia Vladimirovna Glebova
November 11, 1981 (1981-11-11) (age 30)
Tuapse, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Title(s) Miss Canada Universe 2005
Miss Universe 2005
Major competition(s) Miss Universe Canada 2005 (winner)
Miss Universe 2005 (winner)

About Her Personal Life -Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia. She studied classical piano and graduated from a professional musical school at age of 12. She also has won various regional rhythmic gymnastics championships. She immigrated to Toronto, Canada together with her parents at the age of 13.

Prior to competing at Miss Universe, Glebova worked as a model and received her Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management and Marketing at Ryerson University in Toronto. She has also worked as a motivational speaker for grade school and high school students.

Glebova was married to Thai tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan. The couple, who met during the 2006 Thailand Open, became engaged in April 2007 and were married on November 29, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. They separated in early 2011.

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Pageantry :-

In 2004, Glebova attempted to win the Miss Universe Canada pageant where she placed as 3rd runner-up. The eventual winner, Venessa Fisher, failed to place in the Miss Universe 2004 finals. Glebova competed again in January 2005, and won the title.

Glebova competed in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2005, where she became the fourth Canadian in ten years to make the initial cut of semi-finalists. She competed in the evening gown and swimsuit competitions, advancing to the top five where she competed in the final interview round. The final interview round was a tough selection; the strongest delegates who managed the Top 5 were Cynthia Olavarria of Puerto Rico, Laura Elizondo of Mexico, Renata Sone of Dominican Republic, and Monica Spear of Venezuela, who were all considered to be pageant powerhouses. Throughout the contest, Natalie gave a nice traditional Thai greeting known as a "Wai" on every appearance which helped her win over Thai audiences and judges. At the conclusion of the pageant, Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. Glebova's win was Canada's second: Karen Dianne Baldwin of London, Ontario had won in 1982. Glebova and Baldwin graduated from the same high school, London Central Secondary School.

In 2008, Glebova joined The Amazing Race Asia 3 and she partnered with Pailin Rungratanasunthorn. They represented Thailand and came in 8th place
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Miss Universe (Becoming Miss Universe and After Life) : -


Glebova during the Toronto Film Festival

Glebova at an event in August 2005As Miss Universe, Glebova represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2005 titleholders were Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA, of Ohio) and Chelsea Cooley (Miss USA, of North Carolina).

As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she resided in a Trump Place apartment in New York City and assumed the role of HIV/AIDS awareness advocate. She attended the G8 Summit in New York City on August 11, 2005, which reflected on ending poverty in underdeveloped regions and ending gang activity and drug cartels in Colombia. In November, Glebova attended a special Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi and was on a week long tour of several Indian cities on an AIDS Awareness Program. In December, she attended the national pageants of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before going back to Thailand to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami tragedy.

During Glebova's official "homecoming" to her hometown of Toronto, the Miss Universe was formally offered an apology by the city's mayor David Miller after she was barred from attending a "Tastes of Thailand" festival while wearing her sash and tiara nor being introduced as a beauty titleholder. A 1990 bylaw, which prevents sexual stereotyping of women in public events, was strictly enforced and largely criticized by Miller and Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart. Shugart called the episode an "insult" to not only Glebova, but to the Thai government who named her an "honorary tourism ambassador". According to Shugart, this was the first time in Miss Universe's history that a titleholder was uninvited from a public event. Yahoo! News (Link dead as of January 15, 2007) (The same bylaw was once invoked to bar Barenaked Ladies from a public concert at Nathan Phillips Square.)

As well as promoting charitable causes, Glebova had the opportunity to attend many entertainment events and VIP parties in New York, and throughout the United States. She participated in numerous photo shoots with photographer Fadil Berisha.

During her reign Glebova travelled to Africa in July to attend an AIDS Educational Tour with the Global Health Council, Malaysia in late September, the Bahamas and St. Martin. In late March 2006, Natalie visited Russia for the first time since leaving the country in her pre-teens. She participated in an HIV-AIDS Awareness campaign in Moscow and attended a Russian fashion show as a special guest.. She also made numerous trips to Thailand, where she commemorated the anniversary of the Tsunami and Canada, her home nation.

She also attended the national pageants of Ukraine in mid October, Puerto Rico in November, Dominican Republic in December, Czech Republic in February, Thailand and Nicaragua in March, Brazil in April. She also crowned Alice Panikian as her Miss Universe Canada successor the night of March 21, 2006. Alice finished 6th in Miss Universe.

Glebova was supposed to travel to Indonesia to crown Miss Indonesia Universe 2006 in late July, but because of Canada's travel ban to the Southeast Asian country, Glebova was officially replaced with Puerto Rico's Cynthia Olavarria, the First Runner-Up of Miss Universe 2005. Since the Miss Indonesia pageant's revival in 2000, this was the first time in which Miss Universe was unable to attend the coronation.

On July 23, 2006, Natalie crowned Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza of Puerto Rico as her successor
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Endorsements :-
In May 2006 it was announced that Glebova, along with golfer Vijay Singh and pro tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan, would become a brand ambassador for Thailand-based beer brewers Singha Corp. owners of Boon Rawd Brewery. Glebova completed her 1-year contract with Singha in July 2007.


In December 2006, Glebova starred in an expensive two-minute television advertisement for The Beverly Hills, one of the most prestigious and expensive housing developments in Asia. The TVC created an air of French romanticism for the private gated community developed by leading Hong Kong property developer, Henderson Land Development, for which Natalie received the "Best Actress" award during "The 13th Annual Most Popular TV Commercial Awards" ceremony in Hong Kong on May 5, 2007.

In February 2007, Natalie published her first book Healthy Happy Beautiful and it turned out to be a major best seller.

In February 2007 Glebova became a brand ambassador for Better Vision (the eyewear company in Thailand).

In May 2007 Natalie Glebova was appointed as Brand Beauty Ambassador for ICC International, the producer of BSC cosmetics.

In November 2008 Natalie Glebova started a new charity organization called Party 4 Charity.

Glebova also serves as an ambassador for Soi Cats and Dogs, a non-profit organization aiding homeless street animals in Thailand.