India's Best Dancer 1 is the first season of the Indian reality TV series India's Best Dancer. It premiered on 29 February 2020 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was hosted by Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. The Grand Finale was aired on 22 November 2020 and the winner was Tiger Pop.
Contestant Sadhwi Majumdar later appeared as a Choreographer in India's Best Dancer (Season 2) and Contestants Swetha Warrier, Subhranil Paul and Paramdeep Singh appeared as Choreographers in India's Best Dancer (Season 3) and Subhranil Paul appeared as Choreographer in India's Best Dancer (Season 4) also.
| India's Best Dancer | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Haarsh Limbachiyaa Bharti Singh |
| Judges | Geeta Kapoor Terence Lewis Malaika Arora |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | Tiger Pop |
| Winning mentor | Vartika Jha |
| Runner-up | Mukul Gain |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony TV |
| Original release | 29 February (2020-02-29) – 22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) |
| Season chronology | |
| Next → Season 2 | |
Top 13 Contestants
| Contestants | City | Choreographers | Place | Date of Elimination | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Pop | Gurugram | Vartika Jha | 1st | Finalists | Winner |
| Mukul Gain | Raipur | Pratik Utekar | 2nd | 1st Runner-up | |
| Swetha Warrier | Kerala | Aishwarya Radhakrishnan | 3rd | 2nd Runner Up | |
| Bhawna Khanduja | |||||
| Shubhranil Paul | Siliguri | Pankaj Thapa | 4th | 3rd Runner Up | |
| Paramdeep Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Anuradha Iyenagar | 5th | 4th Runner up | |
| 16 August 2020 | Eliminated | ||||
| Adnan Ahmed Khan | Assam | Sushant Khatri | 6th | 14 November 2020 | Eliminated |
| Noel Alexander | |||||
| Aman Shah | Rishikesh | Sagar Bora | Eliminated | ||
| Rutuja Junnarkar | Pune | Ashish Patil | Eliminated | ||
| Md. Akib | West Midnapore | Paul Marshal | Eliminated | ||
| Raj Sharma | Gwalior | Vaibhav Ghuge | Eliminated | ||
| Sonal Vichare | Mumbai | Tushar Shetty | Eliminated | ||
| Sadhwi Majumdar | Agartala | Himanshu Parihar | 12th | 23 August 2020 | Eliminated |
| Himanshi Gurheriya | Haryana | Rishabh Sharma | 13th | 26 July 2020 | Eliminated |
| Amardeep Singh Natt |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Length (minutes) | Original air date | Episode link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dancers Rock the Inauguration" | 75 Minutes | 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) | Episode 1 | |
| After an exciting and competitive round of auditions, 'India's Best Dancer' finally takes off with a bang, and amazing performances impress the judges, and some stories melt their hearts. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Suraj’s Shining Moments" | 75 Minutes | 1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) | Episode 2 | |
| Dancers from all over InIndi, audition for the India's Best Dancer but only few of them go into the next round. Watch this episode to experience various dance performances along with Suraj's shining moments. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Tiger Pop’s Dream Come True" | 78 Minutes | 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) | Episode 3 | |
| 90 seconds is all that is there is for the contestants to impress the judges. Who will get selected, and who will return home? Let's watch. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Selection Turns Tough" | 78 Minutes | 8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) | Episode 4 | |
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India's-Best-Dancer It's the last day of the selection round, and the last chance for the contestants, let's see what happens? | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Sadhwi And Rutuja In ‘Top 12’" | 79 Minutes | 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) | Episode 5 | |
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India's-Best-Dancer The dance off battle starts between the contestants. Who will make it to 'Top 12'? Let's watch now | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Who Will Be The Final 'Top 12'?" | 77 Minutes | 15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) | Episode 6 | |
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India's-Best-Dancer It's the final round of the mega auditions, where the judges will decide the final contestants for 'Top 12'. Who will get selected? | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Grand Premiere" | 46 Minutes | 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) | Episode 7 | |
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India's-Best-Dancer The grand premiere starts with some dazzling performances on the stage. Don't miss it!! | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Contestants Dazzle At The Grand Premiere" | 57 Minutes | 22 March 2020 (2020-03-22) | Episode 8 | |
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India's-Best-Dancer Power-packed performances continue to take our breath away on India's Best Dancer Grand Premiere. Miss it NOT! | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Judges Are Super Impressed" | 41 Minutes | 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) | TBA | |
| 10 | 10 | "Everlasting Grand Premiere" | 45 Minutes | 29 March 2020 (2020-03-29) | TBA | |
| 11 | 11 | "God of Dance" | 76 Minutes | 18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) | TBA | |
| 12 | 12 | "Express With Some Moves" | 82 Minutes | 19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) | TBA | |
| 13 | 13 | "Good Old Bollywood" | 81 Minutes | 25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) | TBA | |
| 14 | 14 | "First Step To Success!" | 81 Minutes | 26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) | TBA | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Celebrations Are On!" | 75 Minutes | 1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) | TBA | |
| 16 | 16 | "A Second Chance?" | 75 Minutes | 2 August 2020 (2020-08-02) | TBA | |
| 17 | 17 | "Better Than Before" | 79 Minutes | 8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) | TBA | |
| 18 | 18 | "The Path Gets Tougher!" | 72 Minutes | 9 August 2020 (2020-08-09) | TBA | |
| 19 | 19 | "Celebrating India’s Freedom" | 80 Minutes | 15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) | TBA | |
| 20 | 20 | "Entertainment Unlimited" | 72 Minutes | 16 August 2020 (2020-08-16) | TBA | |
| 21 | 21 | "Ganesh Mahotsav Begins!" | 76 Minutes | 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) | TBA | |
| 22 | 22 | "Dance Ka Complete Package" | 76 Minutes | 23 August 2020 (2020-08-23) | TBA | |
| 23 | 23 | "Nora And Secrets" | 73 Minutes | 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) | TBA | |
| 24 | 24 | "Dilbar Nora Is Fully Fida!" | 73 Minutes | 30 August 2020 (2020-08-30) | TBA | |
| 25 | 25 | "Adlaa Badli Ka Hungama" | 76 Minutes | 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) | TBA | |
| 26 | 26 | "Raghav And Shakti’s Dance Tadka" | 74 Minutes | 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) | TBA | |
| 27 | 27 | "Shotgun Sinha On India’s Best Dancer" | 73 Minutes | 12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) | TBA | |
| 28 | 28 | "A Romantic Ambience On India’s Best Dancer" | 65 Minutes | 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) | TBA | |
| 29 | 29 | "Arun-Dipika Spread Bhakti Ki Lahar" | 76 Minutes | 19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) | TBA | |
| 30 | 30 | "Retro Special With Neha-Sunny" | 70 Minutes | 20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) | TBA | |
| 31 | 31 | "The Dance Express With Chunky And Shakti" | 76 Minutes | 26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) | TBA | |
| 32 | 32 | "Bad Man Meets Crime Master Gogo" | 71 Minutes | 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) | TBA | |
| 33 | 33 | "India’s Best Dancer X Super Dancer" | 71 Minutes | 3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) | TBA | |
| 34 | 34 | "Goodbye, Sweet Nora" | 74 Minutes | 4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) | TBA | |
| 35 | 35 | "Dashing Guru, Divalicious Dhvani" | 73 Minutes | 10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) | TBA | |
| 36 | 36 | "The Folk Funk With Ila Arun" | 72 Minutes | 11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) | TBA | |
| 37 | 37 | "Farah Says - Lights, Camera, Romance!" | 74 Minutes | 17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) | TBA | |
| 38 | 38 | "Romance Extravaganza With Farah" | 61 Minutes | 18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) | TBA | |
| 39 | 39 | "A Glittering Night With RajKummar-Nushrratt" | 68 Minutes | 24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) | TBA | |
| 40 | 40 | "Dazzling Dussehra With Nora" | 71 Minutes | 25 October 2020 (2020-10-25) | TBA | |
| 41 | 41 | "Entertainment Bonanza With Taarak Team" | 72 Minutes | 31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) | TBA | |
| 42 | 42 | "Dance Mania With Taarak Mehta Team" | 72 Minutes | 1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) | TBA | |
| 43 | 43 | "Ek Shaam Remo Ke Naam" | 75 Minutes | 7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) | TBA | |
| 44 | 44 | "Sudha Chandran Adds Chaar Chaand" | 79 Minutes | 8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) | TBA | |
| 45 | 45 | "Welcome The Best Five!" | 76 Minutes | 14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) | TBA | |
| 46 | 46 | "Bedazzling Diwali With Himesh-Vishal" | 94 Minutes | 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) | TBA | |
| 47 | 47 | "The Eve Of Grand Finale" | 70 Minutes | 21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) | TBA | |
| 48 | 48 | "The Glittering Grand Finale" | 228 Minutes | 22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) | TBA | |
Scoring Chart
| Contestants | Choreographers | Grand Opening | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8-11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 19 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | GRAND FINALE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21–29 March | 18–19 July | 25–26 July | 1–4 August | 8–9 August | 15–16 August | 22–23 August | 29–30 August | 5-27 September | 3–4 October | 10–11 October | 17–18 October | 24–25 October | 31 October – 1 November | 7–8 November | 14–15 November | 21–22 November | ||||
| Total Score | No Points Given | 30 | No Points Given | 30 | No Points Given | |||||||||||||||
| Tiger Pop | Vartika | Advanced to Top 13 | No Points Given | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | Finalist | Winner | |||||||
| Mukul | Pratik | 22 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | Finalist | 1st Runner-Up | ||||||
| Swetha | Bhawna | 30 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Finalist | 2nd Runner-Up | |||||
| Subhranil | Pankaj | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | Finalist | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||||||
| Paramdeep | Anuradha | 27 | 30 | 22 | Eliminated (Week 4) |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Finalist | 4th Runner-Up | |||||||
| Adnan | Noel | 24 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 30 | NP | 22 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated (Week 18) | ||||||
| Akib | Paul | 30 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 21 | NP | 27 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | Eliminated (Week 18) | ||||||
| Aman | Sagar | WILD CARD | 29 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated (Week 18) | |||||||||||
| Raj | Vaibhav | Advanced to Top 13 | No Points Given | 24 | 23 | 28 | NP | 30 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 22 | Eliminated (Week 18) | ||||
| Rutuja | Ashish | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | Eliminated (Week 18) | ||||||
| Sonal | Tushar | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | Eliminated (Week 18) | ||||||
| Sadhwi | Himanshu | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | Eliminated (Week 7) | |||||||||||||
| Himanshi | Rishabh | 23 | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| BTM | None | Himanshi Mukul Sadhwi |
Raj Akib |
Paramdeep Swetha |
Sonal Adnan |
Akib Sadhwi |
Sonal Rutuja Shweta |
None | Swetha Paramdeep Raj Adnan Akib Rutuja Sonal Aman |
Tiger Pop Subhranil Swetha Paramdeep Mukul | ||||||||||
| Eliminated | No Elimination |
Himanshi | No Elimination |
Paramdeep | No Elimination |
Sadhwi | No Elimination |
Rutuja | Raj | Paramdeep | Subhranil | |||||||||
| Sonal | Adnan | Swetha | Mukul | |||||||||||||||||
| Aman | Akib | Tiger Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
Guests
- Special Appearance states that the guest didn't come for any promotion or the episode didn't have any theme.
| Date | Guest | Featured | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–19 July | Remo D'Souza | Special Appearance | |
| 8–9 August | Dharmesh Yelande | Special Appearance | |
| 15–16 August | Sonu Sood | Azaadi Special | |
| 22–23 August | Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar | Ganesh Chaturthi Special | |
| 29–30 August | Nora Fatehi | Promotion Of Song Pachtaoge (Female Version) | |
| 5–6 September | Raghav Juyal and Shakti Mohan | Choreographer Swap Week (Adla Badli) Special + Wild Card Special | |
| 12 September | Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha | Thank You Special | |
| 13 September | Varun Badola, Shweta Tiwari, Anjali Tatrari, Salman Yusuff Khan and Zaara Yesmin | Shaadi Special | |
| 19 September | Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia | Mythology Special | |
| 20 September | Neha Kakkar and Sunny Kaushal | Retro Special + Promotion Of Song Taaron Ke Shehar | |
| 26 September | Shakti Kapoor and Chunky Pandey | Comedy Special | |
| 27 September | Gulshan Grover and Shakti Kapoor | Villain Special | |
| 3–4 October | Ex-contestants of Super Dancer | India's Best Dancer × Super Dancer Special | |
| 10 October | Guru Randhawa and Dhvani Bhanushali | Promotion of song Baby Girl + Folk Fusion Special | |
| 11 October | Ila Arun | Folk Fusion Special | |
| 17 October | Farah Khan | Romance Special | |
| 18 October | Farah Khan, Divya Khosla Kumar and Darshan Raval | Singers came for the promotion of the song Teri Aankhon Mein + Romance Special | |
| 24 October | Rajkumar Rao and Nushrat Bharucha | Promotion of film Chhalaang | |
| 25 October | Nora Fatehi | Promotion of song Naach Meri Rani | |
| 31 October – 1 November | Cast of the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | IBD × TMKOC Special + Celebrating 3000 episodes of TMKOC | |
| 7 November | Remo D'Souza, Punit Pathak, Salman Yusuff Khan, Abhinav, Sushant Pujari and Rahul Shetty | Judges Challenge Special-I and to promote Log Kya Kahenge song. | |
| 8 November | Sudha Chandran and Tulsi Kumar | Judges Challenge Special-II | |
| 15 November | Himesh Reshamiya, Vishal Dadlani and Aditya Narayan | To promote Indian Idol 12 + Diwali Special | |
| 22 November | Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande, Krushna Abhishek and Pooja Sawant | Grand Finale |
References
- "India's Best Dancer winner: Tiger Pop lifts the trophy of the first season; takes home a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh". Times Of India. 22 November 2020.
- "India's Best Dancer: Bharti and Haarsh is all set to turn hosts for India's Best Dancer". Pinkvilla.
- "Tiger Pop is India's Best Dancer winner". India West. 22 November 2020.
- "Sonu Sood and Malaika Arora recreate Munni Badnaam Hui on India's Best Dancer". India Today. 13 August 2020.
- "'India's Best Dancer' Special Guest Sachin Pilgaonkar Spills the Beans on His Contribution to Cult Films 'Sholay' And 'Anand'". India West. 22 August 2020.