Nikhil Chinapa

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Nikhil Chinapa
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Born
Kalengada Bhemaiah Chinapa

(1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 51)
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management,B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore
Occupation(s) VJ
DJ
Host
Years active1999–present
Spouse
DJ Pearl
​
(m. 2006)​
Children1

Nikhil Chinapa (born 6 June 1973) is an Indian DJ, host and festival curator, often credited with popularizing EDM among the youth in India. He has been associated with MTV India since the late 1990s and has appeared in multiple television shows including Roadies and Splitsvilla . [1] He has been instrumental in popularizing DJing as a profession and leading the music scene at the Sunburn Festival in its early years. [2]

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Early life

Chinapa was born in Bangalore. His father was a paratrooper in the Indian Army, [3] and as a result he did his early education from different schools in India, including Begumpet's Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad and Faust High School, Secundarabad, after which he studied in St. George High School Agra. He earned a degree in architecture from BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore with a thesis on the design of hospitals. [3] His interest in music grew during his college life when he used to do gigs as a DJ in parties to earn his pocket money.

Personal life

Chinapa married his long-time girlfriend DJ Pearl Miglani in 2012 after a six-year-long relationship. In February 2018, they welcomed their daughter. [4]

Chinapa is also a keen scuba diver, and loves exploring oceans around the world. [5]

Career

Chinapa's career as a television personality started when he won the MTV VJ Hunt in 1999. [6] Thereon he hosted MTV Select, a show which introduced popular music and bands from the various parts of the world. [7] In 2000 he debuted as an actor with the film Snip!. Later, he hosted shows like India's Got Talent 2 with Ayushmann Khurana and several seasons of MTV Splitsvilla . He also judged shows like Rock On, MTV Mashups, Fame X and seasons 4, 5 and 7 of MTV Roadies. [1] Since the thirteenth season of Roadies, Chinapa has been playing the role of a gang leader in the show.

Chinapa co-founded Submerge in 2003 along with his wife Pearl and Hermit Sethi; it went on to be one of the largest EDM companies in India. [8] [9] In 2007, he co-founded Sunburn, but parted ways with the franchise in 2013 due to internal issues and co-founded Vh1 Supersonic with his wife Pearl. It continues to be one of India's biggest dance music festivals. [9]

Filmography

Films

YearFilm [1] Role
2000Snip!
2003 Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha Ravi S. Pillai
2006 Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana
200942 kms
2011 Shaitan Sandeep Srivastava

Television

YearShow [1] Role
1999 MTV VJ Hunt Contestant
1999-2000 Hello Friends Vikram and Akram
2000 MTV Select Host
2009 MTV Rock On Host
2009–2014 MTV Splitsvilla Host
2010 India's Got Talent Host
2017–present MTV Roadies Gang Leader/Leader
2021 MTV Splitsvilla Guest Presenter

Discography

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2003 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Anchor - Music/Film Based ShowMTV FreshWon [10]

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  2. ↑ "Nikhil Chinapa moves on from Sunburn to a new EDM festival". www.telegraphindia.com.
  3. 1 2 "Nikhil Chinapa". DMC World (interview). 12 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Roadies' Nikhil Chinapa becomes a father to baby girl". Times of India. 25 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "99 > 100: A True Story – Maldives Insider". 23 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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