Sandip Soparrkar

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Sandip Soparrkar
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Sandip
Born (1964-10-06) 6 October 1964 (age 60)
Bhopal
OccupationBallroom dancer
Spouse
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(m. 2009;div. 2016)​
Website sandipsoparrkar.com

Sandip Soparrkar (born 6 October 1964) is an Indian Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor, columnist, Philanthropist, Dance Reality Show judge, Radio Jockey, Dance Therapist, Sufi and Tanoura Dancer [1] and a Ted X speaker, who holds a doctorate in World Mythology Folklore from Pacifica Graduate Institute United States and also an Honorary Doctorate in Performing arts from The National American University. He has been honoured with 3 National Excellence Awards [2] [3] and 1 National Achievement Award [4] by the Government of India, he is also the recipient of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for Social Achievement. [5] [6] and the prestigious Bharat Gaurav Samaan given by the Ministry of Culture at The House of Lords, London, UK. [7] He is also a recipient of the Prestigious Shakti Samman given to him in form of a Sword by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. [8]

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The renowned 'Dance Today' Magazine, USA, rates Sandip as one of the '100 most influential dancers in the world'. He has also been crowned as the 'King of Art4Peace' by the Art4Peace Organisation, Beverly Hills, USA. [9]

He founded "India Dance Week", which combines Indian and international dance. [10] He has also become a philanthropist with this Worldwide initiative "Dance for a Cause" where he uses dance, drama and music as a medium to raise awareness of various social issues in the society. At the British House of Commons, World Book of Records / Indo-British Cultural forum honored Soparrkar with the title of "Ballroom Dance Jewel". [11] He is the only dancer choreographer of India who has a postage stamp issued by the Bhutan Government with his picture and with the logo of his worldwide initiative 'Dance for a Cause'. [12] [13] and the first dancer choreographer to receive the Rabindranath Tagore Social Achievement Prize for is much appreciated 'Dance for a Cause' initiative.[ citation needed ]

Apart from that he is the only Indian dancer and choreographer who has the honour of having two miniature dancing replica dolls of his by India Fine Arts Council (IFAC) and My Cute Mini for his extraordinary work in the field of dance and social work. [14]

He is the Chairperson of India Fine Art Council (IFAC) and extensively promotes artists from all fields. [15] [16] [17] He has been bestowed with the title of ‘The World Peace Ambassador’ by The World Peacekeepers Movement. He is also the first Indian to be certified by the Ballroom Dance Training School, Bonn, Germany

The government of the United States along with Lions Club International honoured Sandip with the 'Visionary Award' for developing a Ballroom dance program for the blind. [18] He is the first Indian Dance choreographer who was invited to the United Nations Headquarters in New York city to conduct a dance session for the United Nations Staff through the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNSRC) and Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Experience (SPICE). He has also been honoured twice by Mr. Thomas Lankey, honourable Mayor of Edison, New Jersey, United States of America with a Proclamation citation regarding his initiative 'Dance for a Cause', Highest State honour was given to Sandip by The State of New Jersey, USA in form of an 'Assembly Resolution' by New Jersey General Assembly, USA.

In the history of any Bollywood film magazine Soparrkar is the first dancer Choreographer to grace a cover of a Bollywood Magazine – Films Today. [19]

Worldwide popularity of Soparrkar grew manifolds when international luxury watch brand Rolex appointed him as their 'Indian Youth Icon' and gifted him with their timeless masterpiece. [20] [21] he is also the brand ambassador for Solitario Diamonds [22] [23]

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles have written personal letters of appreciation to Sandip Soparrkar for promoting ballroom and Latin dance culture in India. He was the first Indian to be invited to judge the Asian Latin & Ballroom Dance Championship held at Colombo where 32 countries took part with 78 competitive dances. He is the first Indian who was invited to be on the jury of Sharm Shaikh International theatre festival for the youth, Egypt, along with other top theatre personalities from all over the world [24] Soparrkar is a noted contributor to The Asian Age [25] [26] [27] [28] and Afternoon Voice [29] [30] [31] newspapers.

His Radio Show in India on Radio Nasha, Radio One and Fever FM titled 'Aao Twist Karein with RJ Sandip Soparrkar' received the World Book of Records (WBR) London, UK certification as the world's first radio dance show. Apart from that he is also Nominated as the 'Goodwill Ambassador' for World Book of Records USA.

Soparrkar is also one of the Board of Directors of the prestigious International Business School Washington (IBSW) which has its branches in The United States of America, France and India. [32]

He is the founder member of Mumba India International Film Festival. [33]

Soparrkar extensively popularizes sufi Whirling as a from of moving meditation and self discovery, often holding workshops and talks in regards to the same. [34]

Early life and training

Sandip was born in Bhopal, second of the two children to Col Ajay Kumar and Rani Soparkar. He is half Gujarati and half South Indian. [35]

He comes from a very illustrious family background, his great-grandfather Dr MB Soparkar was the personal doctor to Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabhbhai Patel and Morarji Desai. Renowned actress Vyjayanthimala is his maternal aunt and the legendary dancer Sonal Mansingh fondly addresses him, as her 'Dancing Son'.

He started his career as a hotel management graduate. He completed his specialization in world cuisine and started working as a cook. At the same time, he started learning Latin and ballroom dances. When he choreographed for Zubeidaa in 2001, he decided to take up dancing as his career option. [36] In 2007, he was unmarried and yet adopted a child named Arjun. [37] making him the first single man in India to adopt. In 2021 he went on to adopt a differently-abled (hearing and speech impaired) boy Kabir. [38] [39]

He married Indian super model and actress Jesse Randhawa in 2009 but they separated in 2016. [40]

Career

His first film Zubaidaa won him acclaims post which he went on to choreograph many Bollywood films and later started to promote Indian cinema all over the world with his talk and dance sessions at various international film festivals. In 2014, Soparrkar along with his wife Jesse Randhawa represented India at the Cannes Film Festival in France. [41] [42] The duo also performed at the International Marathi Film Festival Award (IMFFA) held in Hong Kong. [43] As "The Indian Ambassador of Dance" Sandip also represented India's dance community at the Madrid International Film Festival, [44] the St Tropez International Film Festival, [45] the Berlin International Film Festival, [46] the Nice International Film Festival, [47] the Global Film Festival, [48] and the World Film Festival. [49]

In 2015, alongside Bollywood actors Raveena Tandon and Tiger Shroff Soparrkar launched a dance festival "India Dance Week" Dance for a Cause. [50] [10] The later editions of it attracted guests such as Govinda (actor), Helen (actress) and Bappi Lahiri., [51] [52] Mandakini (actress), [53] Tusshar Kapoor. [54]

Soparrkar was named the cause ambassador for adoption in India by Catalyst of Social Action (CSA). [55] He is also the brand ambassador for the Rubik's Cube sport in India [56] and face of American NGO "Miracle Foundation" [57] which helps Indian orphanages. Due to his interest in singing, the Karaoke World Championship made Soparrkar an ambassador for this as well. [58]

His career shot to international fame when Madonna took dance lessons from him and later even more when he choreographed Britney Spears single Womanizer (song) from her album circus.

Colombian singer Shakira, [59] American singers Madonna, Beyoncé Knowles and Britney Spears, [60] [61] and soccer player Diego Madarona [62] [63] have all taken dance instruction from Soparrkar. Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Dino Morea, Kajol, Tabu, Manisha Koirala, Sonam Kapoor, Neha Dhupai, Priyanka Chopra and Richa Tembhurne have also been his students. [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71]

Sandip featured on the cover of the Bollywood magazine 'Films Today' in its July 2018 cover the cover was shot at New Jersey Gardens in USA and was designed by Indian fashion designer Chhaya Gandhi. [72]

His debut film as an actor 'I Am Not a Pornstar Nazar Sambhal Ke - Mind you Gaze' sensational poster was released at the World Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA.[ citation needed ]

He is the official choreographer and show director for Miss India Worldwidecontest (since 2012), which is the longest running Indian beauty pageant outside of India. He is also the official dance and grooming expert for Femina Miss India since 2001 and Miss Diva since 2016. He was also the dance expert for I Am She-Miss Universe India [73] and also a grooming expert for Grasim Mr. India Contest.

Controversies

As Soparrkar was the brand ambassador for adoptions in India, as well as the first single man in India to adopt, it is believed that he inspired his student Madonna to adopt an Indian baby. [74] [75] [76]

After Soparrkar choreographed Britney Spears [77] hit single Womanizer in 2008 international media went into a frizzy talking about their affair which lasted just for few weeks. [78] [79]

The world renowned choreographer is known to be having many affairs, from models to actresses, from corporate giants to even artists, the outspoken dancer has never shied away from talking about his personal life. [80] [81] [82]

He drew criticism when he declined to perform at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace in 2009. [83] [84] [85]

He was surrounded with people burning his posters during a show for designer Rohit Verma. The creative dancer choreographer mixed live Bihu music and song and danced the traditional Brazilian Samba to it. Little did he realise that this fusion dance which he created did not go down well with a few cultural organisations in Assam. There were people on the streets asking for an apology from the organisers and the choreographer for hurting and insulting Assamese culture with such a fusion. The local people ripped the Samba- Bihu Fusion apart calling it Bollywood dance and saying it was disrespectful to the North East Indian culture. The controversy and anger of people grew even more when Sandip Soparrkar refused to give an apology for what he had created. Sandip Soparrkar said "My dance was a blend of authentic Bihu Music and traditional Samba dance, I did not change the bihu music to fit samba dance nor did I change samba dance to fit into bihu music, they both were used in its pure form, they just blended in so well, it was not a bollywood dance at all like some people are saying." [86]

He also acted in a film titled 'I Am Not A Pornstar Nazar Sambhaal Ke - Mind Your Gaze'.[ citation needed ]

He showed his displeasure and urged the Information and Broadcasting ministry of his country to explain why choreographers were not included in the Indian delegates list at the country of honor celebration at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 [87] [88]

Sandip Sufi Dance at a Dargah in Mumbai became a matter of Hindu Muslim religious fight. [89]

Humanitarian Work

When Soparrkar became the first single man to adopt in India he was chosen as the 'Cause Ambassador' of Catalyst for Social Action (CSA) an organisation that helps orphans and orphanages in India. He actively promotes the cause of Adoptions all over the world. [90] [91]

He was also chosen as the face of US based NGO The Miracle Foundation, an organisation that seeks to empower orphan kids and raise them in a family-style orphanage with personal attention. [92] [93]

In 2008 he in association with Mrs. Parmenshwar Godrej launched 'Dance for a Cause' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland highlighting the Global cause by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) of 'Save the Tiger'. Since then Soparrkar has brought light to various other causes such as AIDS, Organ Donation, Cancer Care, Acid Attack, Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence, Care for the elderly and many more. He has been honoured with the National Excellence award in 2017 by the Government of India. [94] [95] and also the Government of Bhutan issued a postage stamp honouring his worldwide initiative. [96] [97]

He is also on the advisory board with Confluence India, an organisation that unifies skills, talents and leadership globally. [98]

He adopted 2000 young girls India in association with NGO Lets All Help and M/s Wonderize and took the initiative to take care of the personal hygiene by distributing free sanitary pads and educating the girls in regards to menstruation hygiene and also propagating that 'no one sleeps hungry or be void of basic personal hygiene'. [99] [100]

He is also the honorary board member of World Human rights Organization (WHRO) [101] and a goodwill ambassador of World Book of Records.

Notable performances

Television appearances

Filmography

As a film choreographer

As a film actor

As a theater actor

Nominations

Awards and recognitions

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