# Dharmesh Yelande

Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983) also known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality.

## Career

Yelande participated in Dance India Dance (2009–2010), Dance India Dance Li'l Masters (2010) and Dance Ke Superstars (2011) that aired on Zee TV. He was hired by Farah Khan to choreograph the Hindi movie Tees Maar Khan (2010).
In 2013, Yelande debuted as an actor by playing a lead role in the 3D dance-based HindiABCD: Any Body Can Dance co-starring Salman Yusuff Khan and Prabhu Deva. In 2015, he acted in Disney's, ABCD 2 with Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. He has a dance academy in Vadodara known as the D'virus Dance Academy.
In 2016, Yelande worked in the film Banjo opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. He was a mentor for the dance reality show Dance Plus (2015–2019) for five consecutive seasons.
In 2020, Yelande appeared in dance film Street Dancer 3D with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi and Raghav Juyal. Later he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 (2020) and emerged as the second runner-up.
In 2021, Yelande was a judge in Dance Deewane season 3.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | ABCD : AnyBody Can Dance | Danish "D" Qureshi | |
| 2015 | ABCD 2 | Dharmesh a.k.a. "D" | |
| 2016 | Banjo | Grease | |
| 2018 | Nawabzaade | Salim | |
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | D |
| 2020 | Safalta 0 km | Saurya Mehta | With Manisha Thakkar |

### Television

| Year | Show | Channel | Notes |
| 2007 | Krazzy Kiya Re | DD National | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Boogie Woogie | Sony Entertainment Television | Winner. |
| 2009 | Dance India Dance (season 2) | Zee TV | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Dance India Dance Li'l Masters | Zee TV | Jeetumoni |
| 2010 | Comedy Ka Daily Soap | Sony Entertainment Television | Guest performance. |
| 2010 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Zee TV | Guest performance |
| 2010 | Dance India Dance Doubles | Zee TV | Assisted mentor Geeta Kapoor and choreographed some of the gems from the season. |
| 2011 | Dance Ke Superstars | Zee TV | Winner of the show. |
| 2011 | Dhamal Night | Zee Cinema | Guest performance. |
| 2011 | Just Dance | Star Plus | He choreographed the final performance of Hrithik Roshan and some other performances in the show. |
| 2012 | Dance Ke Superkids | Zee TV | Captain of Wakao (Dance India Dance Li'l Masters season 1). |
| 2013 | Dance India Dance (season 4) | ZEE TV | supporting a contestant |
| 2013 | MAD – Maharashtracha Assal Dancer | Colors Marathi | One of the 3 judges of the show |
| 2015 | Dance Plus (season 1) | Star Plus | Winning Captain |
| 2016 | Dance Plus (season 2) | Star Plus | Winning Captain |
| 2016 | Chala Hawa Yeu Dya | Zee Marathi | Guest |
| 2017 | Dance Plus (season 3) | Star Plus | Captain |
| 2018 | Dance Plus (season 4) | Star Plus | Captain |
| 2019 | Dance Plus (season 5) | Star Plus | Winning Captain |
| 2019 | Khatra Khatra Khatra | Colors TV | Guest |
| 2020 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 | Colors TV | Second Runner Up |
| 2020 | India's Best Dancer | Sony Entertainment Television | Guest |
| 2020 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Sony Entertainment Television | Guest |
| 2020 | Maharashtra's Best Dancer | Sony Marathi | Judge |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 14 | Colors TV | Guest |
| 2021 | Dance Deewane (season 3) | Colors TV | Judge |

### As a choreographer

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | He choreographed the title song for Akshay Kumar. |