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Shakti Mohan
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Born | 12 October 1985 Delhi, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Dancer, Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Style | Dances - Contemporary, Bharatnatyam, Ballet |
Relatives | Neeti Mohan , Kriti Mohan, Mukti Mohan |
Website | nrityashakti |
Shakti Mohan is a contemporary dancer from India. She was the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance season 2. She is currently appearing as a judge on popular Dance reality show Dance plus season 1 and 2 on Star plus . Shakti has been a judge on international show Dance Singapore dance in 2015. She is featuring in Remo D Souza's next dance movie as a lead opposite Salman Yusuf khan. Shakti runs her initiative called Nritya Shakti under which she has international tours of dance workshops, launched calendars and set up a Studio in Mumbai which is 2800 sq feet overlooking serene open marsh lands. Nritya Shakti Studio is offering dance classes to all levels of dancers. . She plays the role of Kria Ghai in Dil Dosti Dance (Channel V). Shakti also co-assisted Vaibhavi Merchant for Kamli song of Dhoom 3. She became a contestant and finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014. Shakti mohan was launched by her inspiration to be Saroj Khan, a former bollywood cheorographer as well.
Shakti Mohan was born on 12 October 1985. She has four sisters, including Neeti Mohan, Mukti Mohan and Kriti Mohan. Mohan is originally from Delhi but has lived in Mumbai since 2006. She studied at Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, a boarding school, and has an MA in Political Science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She was planning to become an IAS officer before her appearance on Dance India Dance. A trained Contemporary artist, she graduated with a diploma in dance from Terence Lewis Dance Foundation Scholarship Trust in 2009.
Following her victory in the second season of Dance India Dance, Shakti produced dance-themed calendars for 2012 and 2013. In 2012 she collaborated with composer Mohammed Fairouz on a BBC-sponsored dance project in New York. She also produced a dance music video together with her sisters. In 2013 Mohan launched a YouTube channel with dance instruction videos.Parineeti Chopra who came as a guest on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa confessed that she was a fan of Shakti Mohan.