Shruti Merchant (Indian Dance Choreographer) Biography

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Real Name	Shruti Merchant
Nickname	Not Known

Trained in Indian classical dance, Kathak and Bharatnatyam

Father	Ramesh Merchant
Mother	Hridaya Merchant
Siblings	Vaibhavi Merchant (Choreographer) 1
Grandfather	Late Shri B. Hiralal (Renowned film choreographer, one of the founding fathers of classic Bollywood cinema)

Debut

TV	Dance India Dance Season 4 (2013)
Choreography	Thug Le from Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl (2011)

Notable Works

Awards

Big Entertainment Award for Best Choreographer for Thug Le from Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl

Production Company

Quitessence Entertainment Production (established 2011)

Theatrical Productions

Taj Express (India's first international theatrical musical production, created and directed)
The Merchants of Bollywood (part of theatrical musical)

Hobbies	Travelling
Favourite Color	White, Red, Orange

1. Shruti Merchant is a prominent Bollywood dance choreographer.
2. She is the younger sister of Vaibhavi Merchant and the grand-daughter of late Shri B. Hiralal.
3. Initially, she started her career by assisting her sister in various films.
4. Shruti has traveled to numerous countries with the theatrical musical The Merchants of Bollywood.
5. In 2011, she established her own production company called Quitessence Entertainment Production.
6. She created and directed India's first international theatrical musical production titled Taj Express.
7. In 2013, Shruti Merchant served as a judge on the dance reality show Dance India Dance season 4.
8. Her grandfather was one of the four Lal brothers (B. Sohanlal, B. Hiralal, B. Chinni Lal, and B. Radheshyam) and brought the Jaipur style of dance to Indian cinema.