India's Best Dancer is an Indian Hindi-language television reality dance show of the India's Best Dancer franchise which airs on Sony Entertainment Television and also available through SonyLIV OTT platforms in India. The show was first developed by Frames Production in the India.
The shooting of Season 1 was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and shooting started on 13 July 2020 and broadcasts have started from 18 July 2020. Tiger Pop was the winner of Season 1. Online auditions for season 2 began on 5 May 2021 on SonyLIV. The season 2 aired on 16 October 202
Series overview SeasonHost(s) JudgesEpisodesOriginal broadcastContestantsPrize money Winner Winning choreographer Runner-up Runner-up choreographer Premiere Finale Network 1 Haarsh L. , Bharti SinghGeeta KapoorTerence LewisMalaika Arora 48 29 February 2020 22 November 2020Sony Entertainment Television 13 Rowspan=2 2 Manish Paul 26 16 October 2021 9 January 2022 12 3Jay BhanushaliSonali Bendre528 April 202330 September 2023 144Jay Bhanushali, Aniket ChauhanKarisma Kapoor3613 July 202410 November 2024145Haarsh LimbachiyaaJaved Jaffrey346th June 202627th September 202612Ritesh PalPratik UtekarAnshika DharaRupesh Soni
Spin-off SeasonHost(s) JudgesEpisodesOriginal broadcastContestantsPrize money Winner Winning choreographerWinning Team Runner-up Runner-up choreographerRunner-up Team Premiere Finale Network Champions ka Tashan- IBD v/s SD Haarsh LimbachiyaaGeeta KapoorRemo D'SouzaMalaika Arora 16 November 2024Sony Entertainment Television TejasRowspan=2
Judges and hosts Name'sIBD (Season 1)IBD (Season 2)IBD (Season 3)IBD (Season 4) IBD (Season 5) Geeta Kapoor colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1"colspan="1" Malaika Arora colspan="1" colspan="1" Sonali Bendre colspan="1" colspan="1" Terence Lewis colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1"colspan="1" Karishma Kapoorcolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Javed Jaffreycolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Bharti Singh colspan="1" Haarsh Limbachiyaa colspan="1" colspan="1" Jay Bhanushali ManishPaul AniketChauhan ContestantTotal No.54455 Note: Nora Fatehi replaced Malaika Arora as a judge for some episodes when Arora was unable to join the shoots during Season 1.
Seasons Season 1
India's Best Dancer 1 first season was premiered on 29 February 2020 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora and hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. The Grand Finale was aired on 22 November 2020 and winner was Tiger Pop.
Season 2
India's Best Dancer 2 also known as India's Best Dancer: Best Ka Next Avatar is the second season and premiered on 16 October 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Malaika Arora for the second time and hosted by Manish Paul. The Grand Finale was aired on 9 January 2022 and Saumya Kamble was declared as the winner.
Season 3
India's Best Dancer 3 also known as India's Best Dancer: Har Move Se Karenge Prove is the third season and premiered from 8 April 2023 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season will be judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Sonali Bendre and hosted by Jay Bhanushali. The Grand Finale was aired on 30 September 2023 and Samarpan Lama was declared as the winner.
Season 4 India's Best Dancer 4 also known as India's Best Dancer: Jab Dil Kare Dance Kar is the fourth season and premiered fon July 13, 2024 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season will be judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Karishma Kapoor and hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Aniket Chauhan.
Season 5
India's Best Dancer 5 is the fifth season set to premiered on 6 June 2026 on Sony Entertainment Television. This season was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis Karishma Kapoor & Javed Jaffrey and hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa.
Spinoff Maharashtra's Best Dancer Champions Ka Tashan-IBD v/s SD
Choreographer details Choreographer's name Contestant's nameSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5 Anuradha Iyengar Paramdeep SinghSanket GaonkarHansvi TonkGeetanjali MarwahaAishwarya RadhakrishnanSwetha WarrierAryan PatraRaktim ThakuriaAnjali Mamgai Ashish Patil Rutuja Junnarkar Bhawna Khanduja Swetha WarrierMuskan SinghSamarpan LamaChandani SrivastavaMilind Bhatt Pratik UtekarMukul GainHarsh KeshriKumar SharmaMuskan SinghRupesh SoniGourav SarwanAniket ChauhanDivyajyoti NaikNoel AlexanderAdnan Ahmed Khan Pankaj ThapaSubhranil PaulDibbay DasRam BishtVipul KhandpalArjun SatheArundhati GarnaikApeksha Londhe Subranil PaulSushmita TamangAkshay PalAkinaGeetanjali MarwahaSwetha WarrierShivanshu Soni Rishabh Sharma Himanshi GurheriyaSonali KarZamroodhShivam WankhedeParamdeep SinghSamarpan Lama Sushant Khatri Adnan Ahmed KhanAmardeep Singh NattHimanshi GurheriyaAkshay Pal Himanshu Parihar Sadhwi MajumdarSaumya KambleBoogie LLBChitrakshi Batra Vartika JhaTiger PopSaumya KambleAkshay PalNepo Sagar Bora Aman ShahSadhwi MajumdarApeksha SukhejaIshani NagSanam JoharRoza RanaAkash ThapaAnjali Mamgai Rohan Choudhary Paul Marshall Md.AkibKanchi ShahRaktim ThakuriaVipul Khandpal Steve Jyrwa Tushar Shetty Sonal VichareAkash TambedkarNorbu TamangPrathamesh ManeTarun Raj NihalaniDebparna Goswami Vaibhav Ghuge Raj Sharmarowspan=2Shivam Wankhede Aditya CrazyyHansvi TonkRutuja JunnarkarHansvi TonkVivek ChachereShivanshu SoniKartik RajaAniket ChauhanAmos MathiGourav SarwanAniket ChauhanVipul KhandpalNextionGarima ChoudhryShivanshu SoniVaishnavi ShekhawatAshutosh PawarNikhil PatnayakMini Pradhan Winner Runner-up Finalists Notes
: Aishwarya Radhakrishnan appeared only for Grand Premiere as Choreographer of Swetha Warrier in Season 1 and was replaced by Bhavna Khanduja for rest of the season. : Rishabh Sharma and Sushant Khatri were replaced by Amardeep Singh Natt and Noel Alexander respectively as choreographers of Himanshi Gurheriya and Adnan Ahmed Khan respectively in Season 1. : Bhavna Khanduja was replaced by Kumar Sharma as choreographer of Muskan Singh in Season 2. : Anuradha Iyengar, Aryan Patra, Vartika Jha, Raktim Thakuria, Rupesh Soni, Swetha Warrier, Paramdeep Singh, Sonali Kar were replaced by Rutuja Junnarkar, Akash Thapa, Subhranil Paul, Pankaj Thapa, Kartik Raja, Vivek Chachere, Bhawna Khanduja, Vaibhav Ghuge respectively in Season 3. After elimination of Sushmita Tamang, her choreographer Subhranil replaced Amardeep as choreographer of Akshay Pal.
References
External links India's Best Dancer on Sony Liv