Vaibhavi merchant and sanjay leela bhansali
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Vaibhavi Merchant is one of the most identified dance choreographers in Bollywood. She started out by assisting her uncle Chinni Prakash. She debuted her acting carrier in the Malayalam film "Snehapoorvam Anna". But returned to her own roots as choreographer.
She won her first National award for choreographing the dance 'Dhole baaje' in the movie "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". After a short period she resurfaced to showbiz by choreographing the song 'O ri chhori' in the Oscar nominated movie "Lagaan".
From there she is more serious on her work and continued to direct elegant stylized dances for the movies like "Kuch Na Kaho","Na Tum Jano Na Hum", and "Devdas".
BornDecember 17, 1975
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Vaibhavi Merchant
Indian choreographer (born 1975)
Vaibhavi Merchant | |
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Vaibhavi Merchant at a special screening of Don 2 | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Choreographer, actor |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
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| Website | www.vaibhavimerchant.com |
Vaibhavi Merchant is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films. She won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song Dholi Taaro Dhol Baaje from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999.[2]
Career
Merchant born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to Ramesh Merchant and Hridaya Merchant. She is the granddaughter of choreographer B. Hiralal & the elder sister of Shruti Merchant.[1]
She began her career by assisting her uncle Chinni Prakash.[3] In 1999, she did her first solo work for the choreography of the song Dhol Baaje for the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. She won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for her work.[4]
She had her acting debut in a M
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Vaibhavi Merchant Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Family, Biography & More
in meters- 1.63 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 4”
in Pounds- 152 lbs
Choreography: Song- Dhol Baje (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, 1999)
Mother- Hridaya Merchant
Sister- Shruti Merchant (Choreographer)
Brother- 1
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