Vaibhavi Merchant
Vaibhavi Merchant (born 17 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films. She won National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song "Dholi Taaro Dhol Baaje" from "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" in 1999. Career. Merchant born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 17 December 1975 to Ramesh Merchant and Hridaya Merchant. She is the granddaughter of choreographer B. Hiralal & the elder sister of Shruti Merchant. She began her career by assisting her uncle Chinni Prakash. In 1999, she did her first solo work for the choreography of the song "Dhol Baaje" for the film  Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. She won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for her work. She had her acting debut in a Malayalam film "Snehapoorvam Anna" in 2000. 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. She has been a judge on various television dance reality shows like "Nach Baliye 3", "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" (season 3), "Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2", and "Just Dance".