India's Best Dancer is a dance reality show. It is produced by Frames Production India. Subsequently, the show airs on Sony Entertainment Television and also available through SonyLIV OTT platforms. India's Best Dancer was originally started in Hindi language and has been extended into 2 languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Marathi.

India's Best Dancer
Years2020 – present
Films and television
Television series
Miscellaneous
Languages
Produced byFrames Production
ShowDance Show
GenreReality
No.of Versions3
No.of Seasons4
Original networkSony Entertainment Television & SonyLIV
(Hindi)
Sony Marathi
(Marathi)
Original release29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)– present
Official website
India's Best Dancer

The shooting of Season 1 was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and shooting started on 13 July 2020 and broadcasts have started from 18 July 2020. The spin off Maharashtra's Best Dancer airs on Sony Marathi. Tiger Pop was the winner of Season 1.[1] Online auditions for season 2 began on 5 May 2021 on SonyLIV. The season 2 aired on 16 October 2021. Saumya Kamble was the winner of season 2. Ground auditions for IBD Season 3 began on 19 Jan 2023 and it wrapped by the end of September 2023 declaring Samarpan Lama as the winner.Till 2024 this show has 4 seasons.

Summary

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India's Best Dancer will showcase the journey of some of the best talent who, with their solo performances, will compete to win the title. The show promises to be the toughest dance reality show on Indian television and the makers have ensured to make it challenging at every step. India's Best Dancer airs every Sat-Sun at 8:00 PM only on Sony Entertainment Television.

Versions

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  Currently airing – 1
  Upcoming for airing – 0
  Recently concluded – 4
Language Show Season Official Name Host(s) Judges Episodes Original Broadcast Contestants Prize Money Winner Winning Choreographer Runner-up Runner-up Choreographer
Premiere Finale Network Online VOD
Hindi
(हिन्दी)
India's Best Dancer 1 India's Best Dancer Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Bharti Singh Malaika Arora Terence Lewis Geeta Kapoor 48 29 February 2020 22 November 2020 Sony TV SonyLIV 13 15 lakh (US$18,000) Tiger Pop Vartika Jha Mukul Gain Pratik Utekar
2 India's Best Dancer: Best Ka Next Avtaar Manish Paul 26 16 October 2021 9 January 2022 12 Saumya Kamble Gaurav Sarwan Rupesh Soni
3 India's Best Dancer: Har Move Se Karenge Prove Jay Bhanushali Sonali Bendre 52 8 April 2023 30 September 2023 14 Samarpan Lama Bhavna Khanduja Anjali Mamgai Akash Thapa
4 India’s Best Dancer: Jab Dil Kare Dance Kar Jay Bhanushali, Aniket Chauhan Karishma Kapoor 36 13 July 2024 10 November 2024 14 15 lakh (US$18,000) &

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Steve Jywra Raktim Thakuria Nextion Vipul Kandpal
IBD v/s SD
Champions ka Tashan
1 Champions ka Tashan: Dance ka Mahasangram Haarsh Limbachiyaa Malaika Arora Remo D'Souza TBA 16 November 2024 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Marathi
(मराठी)
Maharashtra's Best Dancer 1 Maharashtra's Best Dancer Sankarshan Karhade,
Namrata Sambherao
Dharmesh Yelande Pooja Sawant 31 30 November 2020 14 March 2021 Sony Marathi SonyLIV 13 7 lakh (US$8,400) Prathamesh Mane Akash Shetty Prachi Prajapati Shweta Warrior

Judges and hosts

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Name' IBD (Season 1) MBD (Season 1) IBD (Season 2) IBD (Season 3) IBD (Season 4)
Judges Dharmesh Yelande Judge
Geeta Kapoor Judge Judge
Malaika Arora Judge Judge
Pooja Sawant Judge
Sonali Bendre Judge
Terence Lewis Judge Judge
Karisma Kapoor Judge
Hosts Bharti Singh Host
Haarsh Limbachiyaa Host
Jay Bhanushali Host
Manish Paul Host
Namrata Sambherao Host
Sankarshan Karhade Host
Aniket Chauhan Host
Total No. 5 4 4 4 5

Note: Nora Fatehi replaced Malaika Arora as a judge for some episodes when Arora was unable to join the shoots during Season 1.

Episodes

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  Indicates India's Best Dancer (Hindi Tv) Episodes.
  Indicates Maharashtra's Best Dancer (Marathi Tv) Episodes.
SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerWinning ChoreographerNetwork
Reality Show series
India's Best Dancer14829 February 202022 November 2020Tiger PopVartika JhaSony TV
22616 October 20219 January 2022Soumya Kamble
3528 April 202330 September 2023Samarpan LamaBhavna Khanduja
4TBA13 July 202410 November 2024TBATBA
Maharashtra's Best Dancer13130 November 202014 March 2021Prathamesh ManeAkash ShettySony Marathi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ganatra, Jigar. "Tiger Pop becomes the winner of India's Best Dancer". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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