Posts Tagged ‘National Film Award for Best Choreography’

The Farah Factor

February 25, 2009

Farah Khan is a choreographer in Bollywood who shares the stage with Saroj Khan when it comes to some of the most well known choreographers in Bollywood.

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She has won awards, is close pals with mega stars like Shah Rukh Khan, is now directing movies and recently became the mother of triplets.

She has choreographed for over 70 movies, starting with Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992).

Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar


She won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award five times which included Dil Se (1998).

Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se

She worked in international projects like Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair (2004) and Monsoon Wedding (2001).

Dance Scene from Vanity Fair

Kawa Kawa from Monsoon Wedding

Farah won the National Film Award for Best Choreography the dance sequence in Koi..Mil Gaya (2004).

Idhar Chala from Koi..Mil Gaya

Have Feet Will Dance

January 20, 2009

Shiamak Davar gave “choreographer” a makeover. He fused Indian and Western moves breathing life to the form Indo Jazz.

He designed the moves for movies like Dil To Pagal Hai, Dhoom 2, Bunty Aur Babli and Taare Zameen Par.

Walked away with the National Film Award for Best Choreography for Dil To Pagal Hai.