Rahul Shetty

Rahul Shetty is an Indian dancer and choreographer known for his dance numbers in Hindi cinema with best works in ABCD 2 (2015), A Flying Jatt (2016), Race 3 (2018), Baaghi 2 (2018), Zero (2018),[1] Housefull 4 (2019), Street Dancer 3D (2020)[2] and Heropanti 2 (2022).[3] He has frequently worked with Tiger Shroff.[4][5] He collaborated with Prabhu Deva in "Happy Hour" from ABCD 2 along with Paul Marshal[6][7] and in Street Dancer 3D for "Muqabla 2.0".[8] He in association with Kruti Mahesh, received Filmfare nominations for Best Choreography for the tracks "Illegal Weapon" and "Nachi Nachi" from Street Dancer 3D. Ahmad Khan and Remo D'Souza have been his mentors.[9]

Rahul Shetty
Born
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationChoreographer
Years active2011-present
StyleHip Hop, Lyrical Hip Hop

Early life and career

Shetty hails from Mangaluru and relocated to Mumbai to pursue his passion for dancing. He started dancing at the age of 6 and became a child artist for a year in the show Kya Masti Kya Dhoom on Star Plus.[10] He was a contestant in the Dance India Dance Doubles (DID Doubles) with Roza, which gained him recognition. He then became part of shows like Krazzy Kiya Re and Nach Baliye. He then teamed up with a fellow contestant from Dance India Dance, Paul Marshal Cardoz, and formed the duo Rahul N Paul. They popularised lyrical hip-hop on Indian television shows along with another Dance India Dance contestant, Raghav Juyal. They served as the captains for the show DID Lil Masters season 3 under the team Rapchik Punters.[11] Sadhwin Shetty, from their team, advanced to be one of the finalists of the show.[12]

He is an engineer turned dancer. He has worked with international artists, and he conducts various dance workshops in the country.[13] He assisted Ahmad Khan and Remo D'Souza in several films notably Raabta for the song "Main Tera Boyfriend" and Nawabzaade for the song "High Rated Gabru".[14][15]

He collaborated with Tiger Shroff starting in 2014, beginning with "Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main"[16] assisting Ahmad Khan, becoming an independent choreographer for Shroff's films A Flying Jatt and Baaghi 2,[17] and then joining Heropanti 2.[18][19] He worked in Shroff's single music videos "Vandematharam"[20] and "Poori Gal Baat" featuring Mouni Roy.[21][22]

He worked with Prabhu Deva in ABCD 2 (2013) on the song "Happy Hour"[23] and also danced along in the video with Paul Marshal Cardoz. He choreographed all the songs for the film Street Dancer 3D (2020),[24] particularly with Prabhu Deva in Muqabala 2.0 reprised from Humse Hai Muqabala (1994). In the song, which was originally choreographed by Raju Sundaram, Shetty made sure that his name was also in the credits.[25]

His other single music videos to hit were "Chamiya" featuring Shakti Mohan and Dwayne Bravo,[26] "Kurta Pajama" with Tony Kakkar and Shehnaaz Gill[27] and "Garbe Ki Raat" with Bhoomi Trivedi, Rahul Vaidya and Nia Sharma.[28]

Discography

Film
Year Film Song(s) Notes
2015 ABCD 2 "Happy Hour"
2016 A Flying Jatt "Beat Pe Booty" with Paul Marshal Cardoz
2017 Kaabil
2018 Race 3 All songs with Kruti Mahesh and Remo D'Souza
2018 Zero
2018 Baaghi 2 "Mundiyan"
2019 Kalank
2019 Housefull 4
2020 Street Dancer 3D All songs with Kruti Mahesh
2022 Heropanti 2 "Miss Hairan"

Singles
Year Song Artists Ref
2019 "Chamiya" Shakti Mohan and Dwayne Bravo
2020 "Kurta Pajama" Tony Kakkar and Shehnaaz Gill
2022 "Poori Gal Baat" Mouni Roy and Tiger Shroff
2022 "Vandematharam" Tiger Shroff
2023 "Garbe Ki Raat" Bhoomi Trivedi, Rahul Vaidya and Nia Sharma

Television appearances

Film appearances

References
  1. "'I was happy but equally upset', says choreographer Rahul Shetty on Mouni Roy's marriage with Suraj Nambiar". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. "Bollywood choreographer Rahul Shetty made it to the Guinness Book of World Record, says got aspiration seeing Remo D'Souza's record". The Times of India. 1 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. "Tiger Shroff drops new single 'Miss Hairan' from 'Heropanti 2'; says 'it was my goal to sing and dance to my own songs'". The Times of India. 8 April 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. "Tiger Shroff is 'choreographer's actor', says Rahul Shetty". www.indiatvnews.com. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. Bureau, ABP News (8 April 2022). "The Team Of 'Heropanti 2' Launch Tiger Shroff's Debut Track 'Miss Hairan'". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. "Children dance with great abandon: Rahul Shetty". The Indian Express. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. "Twinkle-toed wonder". Deccan Herald. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. "Rahul Shetty Can't Believe He Choreographed Prabhudeva's Muqabla". News18. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. "Remo D'Souza: Feel compassionate for strugglers because I've been there". The Times of India. 27 November 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. "Step in time". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. "Rajvi Buch from Vadodara makes it to the final contestants list of DID Li'l Masters". The Times of India. 22 March 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. "Bangalore boy is first from south India in Dance India Dance finals". The Times of India. 6 June 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. "Will Smith was amazing at picking up the dance steps: Rahul Shetty". The Times of India. 8 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. "Varun: Rahul Shetty is definitely the future of choreography". Mid-day. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. "Rahul Shetty on shooting for Tiger Shroff and Mouni Roy's 'Poori Gal Baat': We shot within 10 hours, Mouni got only 2 days to rehearse". The Times of India. 24 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  16. "Tiger Shroff, Mouni Roy laud Rahul Shetty for choreography of 'Poori Gal Baat' song". Daijiworld Media. Mumbai. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  17. "Rahul Shetty: Disha Patani has put amazing efforts in Mundiyan". Mid-day. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  18. "Tiger Shroff turns singer for Heropanti 2 song Miss Hairan, composed by AR Rahman". India Today. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  19. "Tiger Shroff Make His Singing Debut In Ahmed Khan Directorial, Track Out Now". Koimoi. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  20. "Tiger Shroff sings for a new patriotic anthem 'Vande Mataram'". The Times of India. 6 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  21. "'I was happy but equally upset', says choreographer Rahul Shetty on Mouni Roy's marriage with Suraj Nambiar". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  22. "Rahul Shetty on shooting for Tiger Shroff and Mouni Roy's 'Poori Gal Baat': We shot within 10 hours, Mouni got only 2 days to rehearse". The Times of India. 24 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  23. "Rahul Shetty: I learnt so much while choreographing the legend Prabhu Deva". The Times of India. 6 August 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  24. "Street Dancer 3D: Meet The Man Who Made Shraddha Kapoor & Varun Dhawan Dance Like Professionals & It's Not Remo D'Souza".
  25. "The challenge is on for choreographer Rahul Shetty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  26. "Choreographing DJ Bravo a 'super special' experience: Rahul Shetty". Zee News. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  27. "Rahul Shetty: Choreographing Kurta Pajama was a challenge amidst all the limitations". The Times of India. 26 July 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  28. "Bhoomi Trivedi opens up on her Garba song 'Garbe Ki Raat' controversy: Religious folk songs should not be insulted". The Times of India. 14 October 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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