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Vaibhavi Merchant is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films. She is best known for her choreographic work in numerous Bollywood films. She is the granddaughter of choreographer B. Hiralal, & the elder sister of Shruti Merchant. She began her career by assisting her uncle Chinni Prakash. She had her acting debut in the Malayalam film Snehapoorvam Anna. Her first solo work was the choreography for the song "Dhol Baaje" for the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. She won a National Film Award for her work.[citation needed] She took a short break from the industry and then returned with the song "'O Ri Chhori'" in the 2001 film Lagaan. She then choreographed Kajra Re from Bunty Aur Babli (2005) that fetched her several awards. She continued to choreograph selected numbers in films such as Devdas, Baghban, Fida, Dhoom (As well as its two sequels), Veer Zaara, Aaja Nachle, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aiyyaa. She also choreographed the Australian musical The Merchants of Bollywood , a musical written by Toby Gough about her family.[4] She has been a judge on the television dance show Nach Baliye 3, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 3), Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2, and Just Dance.
Born
December 17, 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Filmography
53 films, 2 shows


Eetha
2026
country: India
Vithabai Narayangaonkar, a renowned Marathi Tamasha and Lavani performer rises from humble beginnings to become one of Maharashtra's most celebrated folk theatre artists.


Maharaj
2024 · 2h 12m
country: India
Based on a real-life historic court case, a bold journalist questions a revered leader's immoral behavior.


Tiger 3
2023 · 2h 30m
country: Austria
Spy couple Tiger and Zoya face a ruthless enemy with a personal vendetta.


The Great Indian Family
2023 · 1h 52m
country: India
The film is set in the fictional town of Balrampur where Vedvyas Tripathi better known as Bhajan Kumar lives with his family headed by his father Pandit Siyaram Tripathi. Bhajan Kumar’s life with his family was going well till a question on his identity arises that throws the city in a flurry of rumour and apprehension. Will he survive or fall prey to this onslaught?


Jawan
2023 · 2h 49m
country: India
An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.


Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
2023 · 2h 58m
country: India
Gym-freak brat Rocky falls in love with Rani, who comes from a well-educated Bengali family. Being from polar opposite worlds, the two decide to switch their families to adjust to each other's cultures and backgrounds and to know if their marriage will survive. Rocky and Rani are trapped in a world where they are united by love but divided by families and the ultimate question is will they fit in?


Pathaan
2023 · 2h 26m
country: India
A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.


Samrat Prithviraj
2022 · 2h 16m
country: India
The true story of legendary Hindu warrior king "Prithviraj Chauhan" including his early military successes, love story with Sanyogita & clashes with Muhammad of Ghor, a ruler of the Ghurid dynasty who led the foundation of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.


Radhe Shyam
2022 · 2h 18m
country: India
Vikramaditya, a world-renowned palmist, believes love does not exist in his stars, until he meets Prerana. But when destiny tries to pull them apart, will love prevail?


Bunty Aur Babli 2
2021 · 2h 18m
country: India
Bunty and Babli are forced out of retirement as a new pair of cons emerge, doing robberies in their name with their trademark sigil across India.


Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
2021 · 2h 6m
country: India
Sandeep, a bank executive & Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.


Saaho
2019 · 2h 51m
country: India
A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.


Loveyatri
2018 · 2h 20m
country: India
Romance blossoms between young Sushrut and Michelle when they meet during the festival of Navratri. When Michelle returns home to the United Kingdom, Sushrut embarks on an adventurous journey through a strange land to win back the woman he loves.


Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India
2018 · 2h 48m
country: India
Despite having serious anger management issues, Surya, an Indian Army officer is a brilliant officer but when anger takes control of him he is impossible to subdue. In spite of this issue, he achieves his goal of serving the country by overcoming the hurdles.


Ok Jaanu
2017 · 2h 15m
country: India
Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart. Will ambition prevail over matters of the heart?


Sultan
2016 · 2h 50m
country: India
The ageing wrestler Sultan Ali Khan decides to try his luck on the mat again; to do this, he wants to represent his country at the Olympic Games, but first has to overcome personal issues.


Dhoom 3
2013 · 2h 51m
country: India
To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics robs banks to take down a corrupt bank owner. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.


Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 · 3h 6m
country: India
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.


Jab Tak Hai Jaan
2012 · 2h 56m
country: India
Samar Anand, a London-based struggling musician falls in love with Meera Thappar. After a severe accident, a panicked Meera promises God to leave Samar if he lives. Heartbroken, Samar leaves for India to become a fearless bomb disposal expert in the army.


Student Of The Year
2012 · 2h 26m
country: India
Several alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives.


Ek Tha Tiger
2012 · 2h 13m
country: India
A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.


Don 2
2011 · 2h 19m
country: India
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.


Ladies VS. Ricky Bahl
2011 · 2h 20m
country: India
A smooth and charming conman, Ricky Bahl, cons girls for a living but finally meets his match is this fun-filled "ROM-CON."


Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2011 · 2h 34m
country: India
Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?


Game
2011 · 2h 15m
country: India
Four strangers are invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra, to his private island of Samos, Greece. They don't know each other and they don't know him ... and by the next morning they will wish they had never come.


Band Baaja Baaraat
2010 · 2h 19m
country: India
Shruti and Bittoo decide to start a wedding planning company together after they graduate from university, but romance gets in the way of business.


Dil Bole Hadippa!
2009 · 2h 28m
country: India
Veera, a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Rohan is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England. Rohan returns to India to captain his father's cricket team which has been losing for the last 8 years. In a Village where girls don't play Cricket, Veera has to put on a put on a turban & beard to live her dream.


Kambakkht Ishq
2009 · 2h 14m
country: India
Simrita, a doctor, performs her first surgery on Viraj, a man she hates. She soon realises that she accidentally left her watch inside his body and must do whatever it takes to save her career.


Luck by Chance
2009 · 2h 35m
country: India
Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.


Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008 · 2h 47m
country: India
A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.


Bhoothnath
2008 · 2h 31m
country: India
Moving into a new house, a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house. However, he befriends a little boy who changes his outlook forever.


Marigold
2007 · 1h 50m
country: Canada
Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.


Dhoom 2
2006 · 2h 31m
country: India
Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.


Umrao Jaan
2006 · 3h 8m
country: India
Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P. Dutta and also stars Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. A remake of the original directed by Muzaffar Ali and released in 1981.


Krrish
2006 · 2h 54m
country: Hong Kong
In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.


Fanaa
2006 · 2h 48m
country: India
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.


Shikhar
2005 · 2h 42m
country: India
Jai Vardhan is influenced by an overambitious man. He is unable to differentiate the good from the bad and is carried over into a world full of women and wealth.


No Entry
2005 · 2h 44m
country: India
Kishan has always been faithful to his wife, Kaajal, who constantly suspects him of having affairs. Meanwhile, Kishan's friend Prem frequently cheats on his doting wife, Pooja, without getting caught, incurring the disapproval of Kishan and photographer Sunny. Tired of listening to his moralistic pals, Prem introduces Kishan to Bobby, an attractive escort.


Athadu
2005 · 2h 55m
country: India
A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.


Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story
2004 · 2h 7m
country: India
Charming and continually drunk millionaire sees a woman on the street and falls madly in love with her, she works as a striptease dancer and has a mentally handicapped brother. They fall in love, but he unfortunately has to marry someone else.


Dhoom
2004 · 2h 9m
country: India
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. ACP Jai Dixit is put in charge of the case and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer to help Jai nab them.


Fida
2004 · 2h 2m
country: India
It is about a man who falls for a woman involved in a major heist leading to betrayal, revenge, and a tragic ending.


Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
2004 · 2h 55m
country: India
A man and a woman have opposing beliefs about love. He sees her as a friend, but she is in love with him. When the woman decides to marry someone else, the man is left with a heavy heart and wonders if this is what love feels like.


Lakshya
2004 · 3h 6m
country: India
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.


Love in Nepal
2004 · 2h 23m
country: India
The head of a new advertising agency is a flirt. When a new Vice President joins the company after a takeover, the two men clash.


Baghban
2003 · 3h 3m
country: India
After dedicating their whole life in upbringing their children, elderly couple Raj Malhotra and Pooja gets homeless. Instead of caring, their children treat them as a burden.


Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
2002 · 2h 39m
country: India
Esha and Rahul start a letter based friendship that blossoms into love. They don't exchange names or pictures. Her parents would like Esha to marry Akshay who's eager to tie the knot, so Esha is forced to make a decision...


Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2001 · 3h 53m
country: India
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.