Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983), popularly known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television personality.

Career

Yelande participated in '' Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), ''

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'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2011) that aired on

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. He was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the movie '' Tees Maar Khan'' (2010). In 2013, he debuted as an actor by playing a lead role in the 3D dance-based Indian film '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'' co-starring Salman Yusuff Khan and Prabhu Deva. In 2015, he acted in

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, '' ABCD 2'' with

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and

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known as the ''D'virus Dance Academy''. In 2016, he has worked in the film ''

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'' opposite

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and Nargis Fakhri. He was a mentor for the dance reality show ''

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'' (2015–2019) for five consecutive seasons. In 2020, he appeared in dance film ''

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'' with

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and

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. Later he participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10'' (2020) and emerged as the second runner-up. In 2021, he was a judge in ''

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'' season 3.

Television

Filmography

As a choreographer

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yelande, Dharmesh Indian choreographers Indian male dancers Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Dancers from Gujarat Hip hop dancers Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants Reality dancing competition contestants Participants in Indian reality television series 1983 births