Jani Master (born Shaik Jani Basha; 2 July 1982) is an Indian dance choreographer who predominantly works in

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. He has also worked in

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, and

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films. He choreographs in a wide range of dancing styles, but he is mostly known for his western and folk style dancing.

Career

Jani Master began his film work as a dancer in Telugu films and on the

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's Telugu Television Reality-dance show ''Dhee Ultimate Dance'' ''Show'', before being given the chance to choreograph in ''Drona'', a 2009 Telugu film. Actor

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employed him as choreographer of the dances for 2012 Telugu film ''

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''. Ram Charan appointed him as choreographer in all of his films. He then worked for other actors such as: Pawan Kalyan, Allu Arjun,

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. He has also sung a song dedicated to Ram Charan. In 2014, Bollywood actor Salman Khan appointed Jani Master for ''Jai Ho'' as choreographer. He also choreographs award ceremonies. He continues to choreograph in feature films. He has contributed to two Television Reality-dance shows as a choreographer and as a mentor. His awards include

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, CineMAA Awards and

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. From 2017, he is one of the judges on various Telugu Television reality-dance shows such as ''Neethone Dance'' on the

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. In 2018, he was the choreographer for the film '' MLA''. In the same year he worked as an assistant to Prabhudeva for a Tamil song,

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from the film ''

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'' brought so much of recognition, as the song became a viral hit for its choreography across

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and other parts of the world. Later, in 2020 he once again received praise for his choreography for

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song from the Telugu film '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo''.The rolling step in the music video became as a signature step. It was recreated by many celebrities and million others across various social media and short-video making entertainment platforms. This song also became a hit.

Filmography

TV shows and appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Master, Jani Indian film choreographers Living people 1982 births Dancers from Andhra Pradesh People from Nellore Indian choreographers Filmfare Awards South winners Indian male dancers People from Andhra Pradesh Santosham Film Awards winners People from Nellore district South Indian International Movie Awards winners CineMAA Awards winners