Maharashtra's Best Dancer

*Maharashtra's Best Dancer*
Maharashtra's Best Dancer
Also known as	MBD
Genre	Dance ; Reality Television
Presented by	Sankarshan Karhade ; Namrata Sambherao
Judges	Dharmesh Yelande ; Pooja Sawant
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	31
Production
Producers	Hemant Ruprell ; Ranjeet Thakur
Running time	60 Minutes
Production company	Frames Production
Original release
Network	Sony Marathi
Release	30 November 2020 –; 14 March 2021

Maharashtra's Best Dancer is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme India's Best Dancer and the show aired on Sony Marathi.^[1] Actress Pooja Sawant and Choreographer Dharmesh Yelande are the Judges and the hosts are Sankarshan Karhade and Namrata Sambherao. Prathamesh Mane is the winner of season 1.^[2]

Concept

Maharashtra's Best Dancer will showcase the people of some of the best dancing talent, who with their solo performances, will compete to win the show. In the Grand Premiere, the judges announced the Top 14 contestants who will have a respective mentor in the journey ahead. Week-on-week these 14 contestants will have to impress the judges and audience alike to move closer to winning the most coveted title of Maharashtra's Best Dancer.

Top 13 contestants

Contestants	City	Choreographers	Status	Date of Elimination
Prathamesh Mane	Satara	Akash Shetty	Won	—
Prachi Prajapati	Nagpur	Shweta Warrier	1st Runner-up	—
Apeksha Londhe	Pune	Ashutosh Pawar	2nd Runner-up	—
Aditi Jadhav	Mumbai	Rutuja Junnarkar	3rd Runner-up	—
Arya Dongre	Pune	Pratiksha Sutar	Eliminated	2 March 2021
Shweta Tukrul	Mumbai	Vaibhav Ghuge	Eliminated	23 February 2021
Sameep Dhakne	Mumbai	Rupesh Soni	Eliminated	16 February 2021
Akash Tambedkar	Mumbai	Sagar Bora	Eliminated	26 January 2021
Deepak Hulsure	Latur	Bharat Ghare	Eliminated	26 January 2021
Shweta Kadam	Mumbai	Swapnil Mandavkar	Eliminated	19 January 2021
Shubham Revankar	Mumbai	Ajinkya Kalokhe	Eliminated	5 January 2021
Chinmay Borkar	Goa	Rutuja Parekh	Eliminated	29 December 2020
Mansi Sharma	Nagpur	Minakshi Poshe	Eliminated	22 December 2020

Guests

Date	Guest	Featured	Ref.
21-22 December	Govinda	Guest appearance	^[3]
11-12 January	Ankush Chaudhari	Guest appearance	^[4]
8-9 February	Remo D'Souza	Through Video Call
15-16 February	Amol Kolhe	For Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	^[5]
22-23 February	Vishakha Subhedar, Arun Kadam, Namrata Sambherao	Marriage Week Special
8-9 March	Geeta Kapoor	For Women's Day	^[6]
Grand Finale	Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar	Guest appearance	^[7]

Judges & Hosts

Judges of Maharashtra's best dancer are:

Hosts of Maharashtra's best dancer are:

Sankarshan Karhade^[10]
Namrata Sambherao

References

^ "New show 'Maharashtra's Best Dancer' to launch soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ "Prathamesh Mane lifts the trophy of Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Govinda To Appear As A Special Guest On Maharashtra's Best Dancer". Filmibeat. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ "Ankush Chaudhari appeared as a special guest on Maharashtra's Best Dancer". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "Actor Amol Kolhe to appear on Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "MBD: Choreographer Geeta Kapoor lauds Sankarshan Karhade's hosting skills; the latter feels overwhelmed - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Maharashtra's Best Dancer Grand Finale: Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar to grace the finale episode - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "'महाराष्ट्राज् बेस्ट डान्सर' कार्यक्रमाच्या परीक्षकांच्या खुर्चीत धर्मेश विराजमान!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ "Pooja Sawant All Set To Judge Maharashtra's Best Dancer On Sony Marathi". SpotboyE. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ "Sankarshan Karhade to host Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

External links

Maharashtra's Best Dancer at Sony LIV

[1] "New show 'Maharashtra's Best Dancer' to launch soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[2] "Prathamesh Mane lifts the trophy of Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[3] "Govinda To Appear As A Special Guest On Maharashtra's Best Dancer". Filmibeat. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[4] "Ankush Chaudhari appeared as a special guest on Maharashtra's Best Dancer". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[5] "Actor Amol Kolhe to appear on Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[6] "MBD: Choreographer Geeta Kapoor lauds Sankarshan Karhade's hosting skills; the latter feels overwhelmed - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[7] "Maharashtra's Best Dancer Grand Finale: Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar to grace the finale episode - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[8] "'महाराष्ट्राज् बेस्ट डान्सर' कार्यक्रमाच्या परीक्षकांच्या खुर्चीत धर्मेश विराजमान!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[9] "Pooja Sawant All Set To Judge Maharashtra's Best Dancer On Sony Marathi". SpotboyE. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[10] "Sankarshan Karhade to host Maharashtra's Best Dancer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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