Tushar Kalia Biography – An Indian Choreographer and the winner of KKK 12
Tushar Kalia is an Indian choreographer, dancer and actor. He is the winner of Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 12. He specialises in Mayurbhanj Chhau, Kalari and Contemporary dance forms. Kalia participated in the dance reality shows, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 as a choreographer.
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| Real Name: | Tushar Kalia |
| Profession: | Indian choreographer, dancer, and actor |
| Birthplace: | Chandigarh, India |
| Partner: | Triveni Barman |
| Age: | 37 |
Tushar Kalia (born 7 March 1986/87) is an Indian choreographer, dancer, and actor. He is the winner of Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 12. He specializes in Mayurbhanj Chhau, Kalari, and Contemporary dance forms. Kalia participated in the dance reality shows, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 (2013) and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 (2014) as a choreographer. He was also the stage director of the reality show India’s Got Talent (2015—2016) in its 6th and 7th seasons.
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Tushar Kalia Biography
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| Born | 7 March 1986 or 1987 (age 36–37) Chandigarh, India
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Partner(s) | Triveni Barman (2021–present) |
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Personal life
In 2022, Kalia got engaged to model, Triveni Barman in presence of family members and close friends and further plans to get married this year.
Career
Kalia started his career as a choreographer in Bollywood after his first break in Karan Johar‘s film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and judged the dance reality show Dance Deewane. He also choreographed in films like Half Girlfriend, War, The Zoya Factor, Junglee, Ok Jaanu, Hate Story 4, and Dhadak.
Kalia began his dancing and directing with Shri Santosh Nair, the creative director of the Sadhya Unit of Performing Arts. He is also trained under Canadian choreographer, Brandy Leary for Ariel technique dancing. Kalia has performed with international choreographers for production in Birmingham, titled, Motherland. He also appeared as an actor in the Hindi feature film, ABCD: Any Body Can Dance.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 | Choreographer |
| 2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | |
| 2015 | India’s Got Talent 6 | Stage director |
| 2016 | India’s Got Talent 7 | |
| 2018 | Dance Deewane | Judge |
| 2019 | Dance Deewane 2 | |
| Khatra Khatra Khatra | Guest | |
| Kitchen Champion 5 | ||
| 2021 | Dance Deewane 3 | Judge |
| 2022 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 | Winner |
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2013 | ABCD: Any Body Can Dance | Actor |
| 2016 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Choreographer |
| 2017 | Ok Jaanu | |
| Half Girlfriend | ||
| Qarib Qarib Singlle | ||
| 2018 | Hate Story 4 | |
| Dhadak | ||
| Namaste England | ||
| 2019 | Junglee | |
| The Zoya Factor | ||
| War | ||
| 2020 | Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare | |
| 2022 | Lekh |
Music video
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2017 | Main Yaar Manana Ni | Choreographer |
Awards
- Screen Award for Best Choreography (2019)
- IIFA Award for Best Choreography (2020)
