Dharmesh Yelande
Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1983)
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Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983)[2] also known as D-sir,[3] is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality.
- Dancer
- choreographer
- television personality
Dharmesh Yelande | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1983 Vadodara, Gujarat, India[1] |
| Other name | D-sir |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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 Hindi movie Tees Maar Khan (2010).[4]
In 2013, Yelande debuted as an actor by playing a lead role in the 3D dance-based Hindi 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, Yelande 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, Yelande 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, Yelande was a judge in Dance Deewane season 3.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance | Danish "D" Qureshi | |
| Angarki | Special lead dancer | Marathi movie | |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | Dharmesh a.k.a. "D" | |
| Biker's adda | Special
Lead Dancer |
Marathi movie | |
| 2016 | Banjo | Grease | |
| 2018 | Nawabzaade | Salim | |
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | D | |
| Safalta 0 km[citation needed] | Saurya Mehta | With Manisha Thakkar | |
| 2025 | Sanduk | With kumud mishra and sharib hashmi |
Television
As a choreographer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | He choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar. |
