There are very few such choreographers in Bollywood, whose art touches the hearts of every star of every age. Vaibhavi Merchant is one of them. Born on 17 December 1975 in Chennai, Vaibhavi started her career in a very simple way, but the magic of her dance soon made her a shining star of the industry.
His skill is so special that even big stars like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan start dancing to his tunes. This is the reason why many people call her the ‘dance guru’ of Bollywood.
inherited choreography
Vaibhavi Merchant’s family was full of dance and choreography. His grandparents and his uncle Chinni Prakash were choreographers themselves. Vaibhavi started her career by assisting her uncle. Since childhood, he watched every dance move carefully and tried to learn it. His dream was always to choreograph big Bollywood songs himself.
Got a big break in this film
Vaibhavi’s first big break came from the film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. The song ‘Dholi Taro Dhol Baje’ from this film proved to be the first big hit of his career. The choreography of this song was so brilliant that it even got the National Film Award. This success gave him a chance to work with big stars of Bollywood.
Won award with the song ‘Kajra Re’
After this, Vaibhavi spread the magic of her art in many superhit films. The song ‘O Ri Chori’ from the 2001 film ‘Lagaan’ was another memorable moment of his career. Then the song ‘Kajra Re’ from the 2005 film ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ made him popular in every household. It was really a fun experience for people to see Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan dancing under his direction in this song. Not only this, he also received IIFA and Zee Cine Awards for this song.
The song ‘Besharam Rang’ is full of brilliant choreography.
Vaibhavi Merchant also choreographed the song ‘Munna Badnaam Hua’ from Salman Khan’s ‘Dabangg 3’. In this song, Salman Khan was seen dancing with his hit moves under the direction of Vaibhavi. Not only this, Vaibhavi choreographed Deepika’s dance moves in the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s film ‘Pathan’ so beautifully that it instantly became the audience’s favourite.
Vaibhavi’s career was not limited to songs only. He also worked as a judge on television reality shows like ‘Nach Baliye’, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ and ‘Just Dance’. In these shows he gave dance tips to young talents.
