Vartika Jha (born 8 April 2000) is an Indian choreographer, dancer, and actress. She was a contestant and runner-up in Star Plus's dance reality show Dance Plus (season 4) in 2018.[1] She has since established herself as one of India's most popular dancers and choreographers.
Vartika Jha | |
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.jpg) Jha at a dance workshop in 2020 | |
| Born | 8 April 2000 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Style | |
Early and personal life
editJha was born to Arvind Kumar Jha, an operator at Hindalco, Renusagar, and Kanta Jha on 8 April 2000[2] and was brought up in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. She born in a Hindu family.[citation needed]
Career
editAfter facing several rejections, Jha was selected on Dance Plus (season 4) in 2018 in Dharmesh Yelande's team, which aired on Star Plus. In the show, she reached finals where she was the 2nd runner-up.
The Dance Plus's judge, choreographer, and Bollywood director Remo D'Souza cast Vartika in his film Street Dancer 3D along with Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor.[3][4][5][6]
She then participated as a choreographer in Sony TV’s dance show India's Best Dancer (season 1), wherein Jha was the winning choreographer of the contestant Tiger Pop (Ajay Singh) who became the winner of India’s Best Dancer (season 1) in 2020.[7][8]
In 2021, Vartika choreographed the Super Dancer contestant, Sanchit Chanana, who became 2nd runner-up of the show in Sony TV’s dance show Super Dancer Chapter 4.[9]
She then worked as a choreographer in Sony TV’s dance show India's Best Dancer (season 2), where Vartika was the winning choreographer of the contestant Saumya Kamble who became the winner of India’s Best Dancer (season 2) in 2022.[10][11][12][13][14]
In 2022, Vartika became the captain of team Vartika in Zee TV's dance show DID Li'l Masters (Season 5) where she choreographed for all the contestants of team Vartika. Then, she worked as a choreographer in Zee TV's dance show DID Super Moms (Season 3), where Vartika was the winning choreographer of Varsha Bumra who became the winner of DID Super Moms (Season 3) in 2022.[15][16][17] In 2023 jha was also a choreographer of akshay pal in India's best dancer season 3.
In 2024, she participated as a choreographer for her contestant Nepo (aka Deepak Shahi) in India's Best Dancer season 4.
Filmography
editFilms
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Samaira | Hindi |
Television
edit| Year | Network | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Star Plus | Dance Plus 4 | Contestant | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2020 | Dance Plus 5 | Herself(artist) | Guest | |
| Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 1) | Choreographer | Winner with Tiger Pop | |
| 2021 | Super Dancer Chapter 4 | Choreographer | 2nd Runner-up with Sanchit | |
| Star Plus | Dance Plus 6 | Herself(artist) | Guest | |
| 2022 | Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 2) | Choreographer | Winner with Soumya Kamble |
| Colors TV | Dance Deewane Juniors 1 | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Riddhi | |
| Zee TV | DID Li'l Masters (Season 5) | Captain | Skipper Team Vartika | |
| DID Super Moms (Season 3) | Choreographer | Winner with Varsha Bumra | ||
| Gemini TV | Dance Ikon (Season 1) | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Soumya Kamble | |
| 2023 | Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 3) | Choreographer | With Akshay Pal |
| 2023 | Amazon Mini TV | Hip Hop india (Season 1) | Herself(artist) | Guest performer |
| 2024 | Disney+ Hotstar | Dance Plus Pro | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Aman & Kunal |
| 2024 | Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 4) | Choreographer | With Nepo |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gaaye Ja | Arijit Singh | |
| 2023 | Eto kiser tara | Arijit Singh | [18] |
| 2023 | Jalwa | CarryMinati | [19] |
| 2024 | Dheere Dheere | Daba Notra |
choreoghraphy
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dharmesh Yelande: Dance reality shows make dreams come true". The Times of India. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Know all about Super Guru Vartika Jha: Life, career, boyfriend, biography & more". jagrantv. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Sonbhadra Daughter Got Varun Dhawan Next Film ABCD 3 On Dancing Talent". amarujala.com. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Varun Dhawan, Katrina Kaif's ABC3D marks debut of an international dancer, Shakti Mohan and Vartika Jha". The Times of India. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Meet Shraddha Kapoor's 'Rule Breakers' from Street Dancer 3D!". The Times of India. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Street Dancer 3D: 'Dance Plus 4' finalist Vartika Jha on the sets in London, Posts behind-the-scene pics with Shraddha Kapoor!". ABP News Bureau. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer winner: Tiger Pop lifts the trophy of the first season; takes home cash prize of Rs 15 lakh". The Times of India. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Tiger Pop from Gurgaon Wins India's Best Dancer Season 1, Takes Home Rs 15 Lakhs and a Car". news18. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Super Dancer Chapter 4 winner to be announced on Oct 9. Details here". India Today. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer Season 2 winner Saumya Kamble: My father didn't support me initially but today he's proud of me". The Times of India. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Saumya Kamble Wins India's Best Dancer Season 2; Gourav Sarwan Is First Runner-up". news18. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer 2 winner Saumya Kamble: Want to represent my style internationally". The Indian Express. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer Season 2 Grand Finale Live Updates: Saumya Kamble lifts trophy". The Indian Express. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "India's Best Dancer 2 finale: Saumya Kamble lifts trophy, Gourav Sarwan is runner-up". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Varsha Bumra wins DID Super Moms 3, takes home the trophy and Rs 5 lakh. See photos". The Indian Express. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "DID Super Moms winner Varsha Bumra says '3 months on show were the best days of my life' Exclusive". India Today. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "DID Super Moms winner is Varsha Bumra, takes home the trophy and Rs 7.5 lakh prize money". India Today. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Composer Sunny MR explains why working with Arijit on 'Gaaye Ja' was liberating". The Times of India. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "YouTuber CarryMinatis New Rap Single Jalwa Is Inspired By Queen Cleopatra". Zee News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.