''Shake It Up'' is an Indian

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airing on

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. The series premiered on 30 March 2013. It is an Indian adaptation of the 2010–2013

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television series of the '' same name''. The series was created by Chris Thompson. It revolves around the misadventures of best friends Neel (Neeladri) Walia and Yash (Yashpal) Mehta, two confident and energetic 13-year-olds who are skilled dancers and are on the threshold of taking their steps into the world of professional dancing.

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as Neeladri "Neel" Walia: He is the equivalent of CeCe Jones, portrayed by

Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...

. * Ojas Godtwar as Yashpal "Yash" Mehta: He is the equivalent of

Rocky Blue File:Shake-it-up-disney-channel.jpg, 300px, The main characters of ''Shake It Up'' (from left to right): Deuce Martinez, Ty Blue, CeCe Jones, Flynn Jones, Rocky Blue, Gunther Hessenheffer and Tinka Hessenheffer - Can also use cursor to ide ...

, portrayed by

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Asawari Joshi Asawari Joshi (born 6 May 1965) is an Indian actress. She has acted in many Marathi language films and serials. She is known for her role in the Hindi TV series, ''Office Office''. She has acted as Lovely Kapoor in film ''Om Shanti Om''. She i ...

as S.P Kiran Walia: She is the equivalent of Georgia Jones, portrayed by

Anita Barone Anita Louise Barone (born September 25, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for co-starring roles in sitcoms ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', ''Daddio'', ''Shake It Up'', '' The War at Home'' and ''Friends''. Life and career Barone was born i ...

. *Faiq Shaikh as Ayush Walia: He is the equivalent of Flynn Jones, portrayed by

Davis Cleveland Davis Richard Cleveland (born February 5, 2002) is an American child actor. He is known for his role as Flynn Jones on the Disney Channel original series ''Shake It Up''. Cleveland starred as Manny in the 2016 Nickelodeon Original Movie ''Rufu ...

. *Preet Rajput as Jay Mehta: He is the equivalent of Ty Blue, portrayed by

Roshon Fegan Roshon Bernard Fegan (born October 6, 1991), known mononymously as Roshon (stylized as ROSHON, formerly stylized as RO SHON), is an American actor, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Ty Blue on the Disney Channel original seri ...

. * Alam Khan as Dheeraj Dambole: He is the equivalent of

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, portrayed by

Adam Irigoyen Adam Irigoyen (born August 5, 1997) is an American actor, singer, rapper and dancer. He is best known for his role as Deuce Martinez in the Disney Channel series ''Shake It Up''. Early life Adam Irigoyen was born August 5, 1997, in Miami, Florid ...

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as Shekhar Grover: He is the equivalent of

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, portrayed by

R. Brandon Johnson Richard Brandon Johnson (born January 14, 1974) is an American actor and television host. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Gary Wilde on the Disney Channel series ''Shake It Up''. He has also hosted the TNT reality competition series '' 72 Hours' ...

Recurring

*Ayush Narang as Manjot "Jo" Dhillon: He is the equivalent of Gunther Hessenheffer, portrayed by

Kenton Duty Jeffrey Kenton Duty (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his recurring role as "Young Jacob" on the final season of the ABC primetime drama, '' Lost'', and for his co-starring role as the flamboyan ...

. *Riddhi Arora as Mandeep "Di" Dhillon: She is the equivalent of Tinka Hessenheffer, portrayed by

Caroline Sunshine Caroline Mohr Sunshine (born September 5, 1995) is an American former actress who previously worked as a White House staffer. As an actress, she is best known for her co-starring role as flashy, rude European exchange student List of Shake It U ...

. *Goolshan Mazdiaani as Batiwala Aunty: She is the equivalent of Mrs. Loccasio, portrayed by

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as Dina Shah: She is the equivalent of Dina Garcia, portrayed by

Ainsley Bailey File:Shake-it-up-disney-channel.jpg, 300px, The main characters of ''Shake It Up'' (from left to right): Deuce Martinez, Ty Blue, CeCe Jones, Flynn Jones, Rocky Blue, Gunther Hessenheffer and Tinka Hessenheffer - Can also use cursor to iden ...

Promotion

A promotional music video with cast of the film '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'' and ''Shake It Up'' aired on the channel in January 2013.

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* {{Disney Channel India Original Series Disney Channel (Indian TV channel) original programming Indian television series based on American television series Television series by Disney 2013 Indian television series debuts 2013 Indian television series endings Television series about teenagers Television series about television Dyslexia in fiction Television shows set in Mumbai Indian teen sitcoms Shake It Up (American TV series) Hindi language television sitcoms Indian dance television shows

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Recurring

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