Shiamak Davar | |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | www |
Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dance to India.[1] He is known as the guru of contemporary dance in India. He is responsible for modernizing India's dance scene especially in the film and theatre industries. He is respected for his ever-evolving and very popular "Shiamak Style" of dance.[2] He was the director of choreography for the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne and Commonwealth Games, Delhi.[3] In 2011, he choreographed the dance sequences for the movie Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Davar has choreographed Indian actors and celebrities for film and stage for events like the IIFA Awards and the Filmfare Awards. Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Varun Dhawan, Ishaan Khattar were members of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company.[4][5] Upcoming Indian actors Ruslaan Mumtaz, Shubh and child actor Darsheel Safary were also a part of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company.
Davar won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the film Dil to Pagal Hai,[1] as well as the Lycra (R) MTV Style Awards 2007 for 'Most Stylish Song in a Film', for "Dhoom Again" in the Indian film Dhoom 2.[6] In July 2011, Davar received an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in recognition of his contribution to entertainment in India and throughout the world.[7]
Davar is a Gujarati-speaking Parsi.[8] Currently, he is also on the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[9]
- ^ a b Shiamak Davar, The Times of India, 10 December 2002
- ^ "Shiamak Davar: The Guru of contemporary Bollywood dance – fravahr.org". fravahr.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ A Slice of India at C'wealth Games, The Times of India, 16 March 2006
- ^ Shiamak Davar's mover and shaker, by Bella Jaisinghani The Times of India, 20 July 2008
- ^ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
- ^ Style Award Winners – 2007 Archived 21 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Lycra(R) MTV Style Awards Winners List
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). mdxsouthasia.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Diksha Kamra (21 August 2010). "SRK's shouting was a gift: Shiamak". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.