India's Best Dancer (Hindi TV series) season 1

India's Best Dancer 1 is the first season of the Indian reality TV series India's Best Dancer. It premiered on 29 February 2020 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. The Grand Finale was aired on 22 November 2020 and the winner was Tiger Pop.[1]
Contestant Sadhwi Majumdar later appeared as a Choreographer in India's Best Dancer (Season 2) and Contestants Swetha Warrier, Subhranil Paul and Paramdeep Singh appeared as Choreographers in India's Best Dancer (Season 3) and Subhranil Paul appeared as Choreographer in India's Best Dancer (Season 4) also.

India's Best Dancer
Season 1
Hosted byHaarsh Limbachiyaa
Bharti Singh[2]
JudgesGeeta Kapoor
Terence Lewis
Malaika Arora
No. of contestants13
WinnerTiger Pop[3]
Winning mentorVartika Jha
Runner-upMukul Gain
No. of episodes48
Release
Original networkSony TV
Original release29 February (2020-02-29) –
22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

Top 13 Contestants

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India's Best Dancer Top 13
Contestants City Choreographers Place Date of Elimination Status
Tiger Pop Gurugram Vartika Jha 1st Finalists Winner
Mukul Gain Raipur Pratik Utekar 2nd 1st Runner-up
Swetha Warrier Kerala Aishwarya Radhakrishnan 3rd 2nd Runner Up
Bhawna Khanduja
Shubhranil Paul Siliguri Pankaj Thapa 4th 3rd Runner Up
Paramdeep Singh Uttar Pradesh Anuradha Iyenagar 5th 4th Runner up
16 August 2020 Eliminated
Adnan Ahmed Khan Assam Sushant Khatri 6th 14 November 2020 Eliminated
Noel Alexander
Aman Shah Rishikesh Sagar Bora Eliminated
Rutuja Junnarkar Pune Ashish Patil Eliminated
Md. Akib West Midnapore Paul Marshal Eliminated
Raj Sharma Gwalior Vaibhav Ghuge Eliminated
Sonal Vichare Mumbai Tushar Shetty Eliminated
Sadhwi Majumdar Agartala Himanshu Parihar 12th 23 August 2020 Eliminated
Himanshi Gurheriya Haryana Rishabh Sharma 13th 26 July 2020 Eliminated
Amardeep Singh Natt

Episodes

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TitleLength (minutes)Original air dateEpisode link
11"Dancers Rock the Inauguration"75 Minutes29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)Episode 1
After an exciting and competitive round of auditions, 'India's Best Dancer' finally takes off with a bang, and amazing performances impress the judges, and some stories melt their hearts.
22"Suraj’s Shining Moments"75 Minutes1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)Episode 2
Dancers from all over InIndi, audition for the India's Best Dancer but only few of them go into the next round. Watch this episode to experience various dance performances along with Suraj's shining moments.
33"Tiger Pop’s Dream Come True"78 Minutes7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)Episode 3
90 seconds is all that is there is for the contestants to impress the judges. Who will get selected, and who will return home? Let's watch.
44"The Selection Turns Tough"78 Minutes8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)Episode 4

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It's the last day of the selection round, and the last chance for the contestants, let's see what happens?
55"Sadhwi And Rutuja In ‘Top 12’"79 Minutes14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)Episode 5

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The dance off battle starts between the contestants. Who will make it to 'Top 12'? Let's watch now
66"Who Will Be The Final 'Top 12'?"77 Minutes15 March 2020 (2020-03-15)Episode 6

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It's the final round of the mega auditions, where the judges will decide the final contestants for 'Top 12'. Who will get selected?
77"The Grand Premiere"46 Minutes21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)Episode 7

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The grand premiere starts with some dazzling performances on the stage. Don't miss it!!
88"Contestants Dazzle At The Grand Premiere"57 Minutes22 March 2020 (2020-03-22)Episode 8

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Power-packed performances continue to take our breath away on India's Best Dancer Grand Premiere. Miss it NOT!
99"The Judges Are Super Impressed"41 Minutes28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)TBA
1010"Everlasting Grand Premiere"45 Minutes29 March 2020 (2020-03-29)TBA
1111"God of Dance"76 Minutes18 July 2020 (2020-07-18)TBA
1212"Express With Some Moves"82 Minutes19 July 2020 (2020-07-19)TBA
1313"Good Old Bollywood"81 Minutes25 July 2020 (2020-07-25)TBA
1414"First Step To Success!"81 Minutes26 July 2020 (2020-07-26)TBA
1515"The Celebrations Are On!"75 Minutes1 August 2020 (2020-08-01)TBA
1616"A Second Chance?"75 Minutes2 August 2020 (2020-08-02)TBA
1717"Better Than Before"79 Minutes8 August 2020 (2020-08-08)TBA
1818"The Path Gets Tougher!"72 Minutes9 August 2020 (2020-08-09)TBA
1919"Celebrating India’s Freedom"80 Minutes15 August 2020 (2020-08-15)TBA
2020"Entertainment Unlimited"72 Minutes16 August 2020 (2020-08-16)TBA
2121"Ganesh Mahotsav Begins!"76 Minutes22 August 2020 (2020-08-22)TBA
2222"Dance Ka Complete Package"76 Minutes23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)TBA
2323"Nora And Secrets"73 Minutes29 August 2020 (2020-08-29)TBA
2424"Dilbar Nora Is Fully Fida!"73 Minutes30 August 2020 (2020-08-30)TBA
2525"Adlaa Badli Ka Hungama"76 Minutes5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)TBA
2626"Raghav And Shakti’s Dance Tadka"74 Minutes6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)TBA
2727"Shotgun Sinha On India’s Best Dancer"73 Minutes12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)TBA
2828"A Romantic Ambience On India’s Best Dancer"65 Minutes13 September 2020 (2020-09-13)TBA
2929"Arun-Dipika Spread Bhakti Ki Lahar"76 Minutes19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)TBA
3030"Retro Special With Neha-Sunny"70 Minutes20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)TBA
3131"The Dance Express With Chunky And Shakti"76 Minutes26 September 2020 (2020-09-26)TBA
3232"Bad Man Meets Crime Master Gogo"71 Minutes27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)TBA
3333"India’s Best Dancer X Super Dancer"71 Minutes3 October 2020 (2020-10-03)TBA
3434"Goodbye, Sweet Nora"74 Minutes4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)TBA
3535"Dashing Guru, Divalicious Dhvani"73 Minutes10 October 2020 (2020-10-10)TBA
3636"The Folk Funk With Ila Arun"72 Minutes11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)TBA
3737"Farah Says - Lights, Camera, Romance!"74 Minutes17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)TBA
3838"Romance Extravaganza With Farah"61 Minutes18 October 2020 (2020-10-18)TBA
3939"A Glittering Night With RajKummar-Nushrratt"68 Minutes24 October 2020 (2020-10-24)TBA
4040"Dazzling Dussehra With Nora"71 Minutes25 October 2020 (2020-10-25)TBA
4141"Entertainment Bonanza With Taarak Team"72 Minutes31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)TBA
4242"Dance Mania With Taarak Mehta Team"72 Minutes1 November 2020 (2020-11-01)TBA
4343"Ek Shaam Remo Ke Naam"75 Minutes7 November 2020 (2020-11-07)TBA
4444"Sudha Chandran Adds Chaar Chaand"79 Minutes8 November 2020 (2020-11-08)TBA
4545"Welcome The Best Five!"76 Minutes14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)TBA
4646"Bedazzling Diwali With Himesh-Vishal"94 Minutes15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)TBA
4747"The Eve Of Grand Finale"70 Minutes21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)TBA
4848"The Glittering Grand Finale"228 Minutes22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)TBA

Scoring Chart

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Contestants Choreographers Grand Opening Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8-11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 19 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 GRAND FINALE
21–29 March 18–19 July 25–26 July 1–4 August 8–9 August 15–16 August 22–23 August 29–30 August 5-27 September 3–4 October 10–11 October 17–18 October 24–25 October 31 October – 1 November 7–8 November 14–15 November 21–22 November
Total Score No Points Given 30 No Points Given 30 No Points Given
Tiger Pop Vartika Advanced to Top 13 No Points Given 30 30 30 30 30 28 30 28 Finalist Winner
Mukul Pratik 22 29 30 30 23 29 30 29 30 28 30 Finalist 1st Runner-Up
Swetha Bhawna 30 30 24 29 30 28 30 30 27 30 30 30 Finalist 2nd Runner-Up
Subhranil Pankaj 30 30 30 30 23 27 30 30 28 Finalist 3rd Runner-Up
Paramdeep Anuradha 27 30 22 Eliminated
(Week 4)
30 30 30 30 30 30 Finalist 4th Runner-Up
Adnan Noel 24 30 30 23 30 NP 22 23 30 24 30 27 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Akib Paul 30 24 25 30 21 NP 27 30 24 24 27 30 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Aman Sagar WILD CARD 29 24 25 30 30 27 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Raj Vaibhav Advanced to Top 13 No Points Given 24 23 28 NP 30 28 22 30 25 30 24 22 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Rutuja Ashish 28 27 30 30 30 25 30 30 29 30 30 22 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Sonal Tushar 30 29 26 22 30 24 30 27 28 26 26 27 Eliminated
(Week 18)
Sadhwi Himanshu 23 29 30 30 22 Eliminated
(Week 7)
Himanshi Rishabh 23 Eliminated
(Week 2)
BTM None Himanshi
Mukul
Sadhwi
Raj
Akib
Paramdeep
Swetha
Sonal
Adnan
Akib
Sadhwi
Sonal
Rutuja
Shweta
None Swetha
Paramdeep
Raj
Adnan
Akib
Rutuja
Sonal
Aman
Tiger Pop
Subhranil
Swetha
Paramdeep
Mukul
Eliminated No
Elimination
Himanshi No
Elimination
Paramdeep No
Elimination
Sadhwi No
Elimination
Rutuja Raj Paramdeep Subhranil
Sonal Adnan Swetha Mukul
Aman Akib Tiger Pop

Guests

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  • Special Appearance states that the guest didn't come for any promotion or the episode didn't have any theme.
Date Guest Featured Ref(s)
18–19 July Remo D'Souza Special Appearance
8–9 August Dharmesh Yelande Special Appearance
15–16 August Sonu Sood Azaadi Special [4]
22–23 August Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar Ganesh Chaturthi Special [5]
29–30 August Nora Fatehi Promotion Of Song Pachtaoge (Female Version)
5–6 September Raghav Juyal and Shakti Mohan Choreographer Swap Week (Adla Badli) Special + Wild Card Special
12 September Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha Thank You Special
13 September Varun Badola, Shweta Tiwari, Anjali Tatrari, Salman Yusuff Khan and Zaara Yesmin Shaadi Special
19 September Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia Mythology Special
20 September Neha Kakkar and Sunny Kaushal Retro Special + Promotion Of Song Taaron Ke Shehar
26 September Shakti Kapoor and Chunky Pandey Comedy Special
27 September Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapoor Villain Special
3–4 October Ex-contestants of Super Dancer India's Best Dancer × Super Dancer Special
10 October Guru Randhawa and Dhvani Bhanushali Promotion of song Baby Girl + Folk Fusion Special
11 October Ila Arun Folk Fusion Special
17 October Farah Khan Romance Special
18 October Farah Khan, Divya Khosla Kumar and Darshan Raval Singers came for the promotion of the song Teri Aankhon Mein + Romance Special
24 October Rajkumar Rao and Nushrat Bharucha Promotion of film Chhalaang
25 October Nora Fatehi Promotion of song Naach Meri Rani
31 October – 1 November Cast of the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah IBD × TMKOC Special + Celebrating 3000 episodes of TMKOC
7 November Remo D'Souza, Punit Pathak, Salman Yusuff Khan, Abhinav, Sushant Pujari and Rahul Shetty Judges Challenge Special-I and to promote Log Kya Kahenge song.
8 November Sudha Chandran and Tulsi Kumar Judges Challenge Special-II
15 November Himesh Reshamiya, Vishal Dadlani and Aditya Narayan To promote Indian Idol 12 + Diwali Special
22 November Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande, Krushna Abhishek and Pooja Sawant Grand Finale

References

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  1. ^ "India's Best Dancer winner: Tiger Pop lifts the trophy of the first season; takes home a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh". Times Of India. 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "India's Best Dancer: Bharti and Haarsh is all set to turn hosts for India's Best Dancer". Pinkvilla.
  3. ^ "Tiger Pop is India's Best Dancer winner". India West. 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sonu Sood and Malaika Arora recreate Munni Badnaam Hui on India's Best Dancer". India Today. 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "'India's Best Dancer' Special Guest Sachin Pilgaonkar Spills the Beans on His Contribution to Cult Films 'Sholay' And 'Anand'". India West. 22 August 2020.
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