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]

Maharashtra's Best Dancer
Also known asMBD
GenreDance
Reality Television
Presented bySankarshan Karhade
Namrata Sambherao
JudgesDharmesh Yelande
Pooja Sawant
Country of originIndia
Original languageMarathi
No. of episodes31
Production
ProducersHemant Ruprell
Ranjeet Thakur
Running time60 Minutes
Production companyFrames Production
Original release
NetworkSony Marathi
Release30 November 2020 (2020-11-30) –
14 March 2021 (2021-03-14)

Concept

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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

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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

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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

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Judges of Maharashtra's best dancer are:

Hosts of Maharashtra's best dancer are:

  • Sankarshan Karhade[10]
  • Namrata Sambherao

References

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  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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