Chinni Prakash
Chinni Prakash is an Indian film choreographer, art director, actor, script-writer, director. He is best known for his choreographic work in numerous Bollywood films. Chinni Prakash is the acclaimed choreographer of Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. Personal life. From his childhood Chinni Prakash always wanted to make it big in Hindi films. After finishing his studies, he came to Bombay and with time, he started working as an assistant to many choreographers. Chinni Prakash is married to Rekha Chinni Prakash who also is a choreographer and they work together. His first stint as a full-fledged choreographer  was for film "Khandan". Career. Chinni Prakash got his first stint as a full-fledged choreographer was for film "Khandan". He made a pair with choreographer Sampath and choreographed songs for many big films like "Ram Aur Shyam" (1967), "Sadhu Aur Shaitaan" (1968), and "Haathi Mere Saathi" (1971). However, after "Sabse Bada Rupaiya" (1976), Chinni Prakash disappeared completely. Chinni Prakash came back to Hindi films as a solo choreographer with "Hero Hiralal" (1988). His dances for "Bambai Humko Jam Gayi" (Swarg) became very popular but it was his choreography for the song "Jumma Chumma" from movie "Hum" that did the  trick for him. Chinni Prakash suddenly became one of the most sought-after choreographers of Hindi cinema. Chinni Prakash then was a part of many big films in the early 1990s like "Saajan" (1991), "Khuda Gawah" (1992) and "Gumrah" (1993). Later, he particularly became a fav. With Akshay Kumar and gave him many hit dance moves in films like "Khiladi" (1992), "Mohra" (1994), "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" (1994), "Sabse Bada Khiladi" (1995), "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi" (1996) and "Keemat" (1998). He was also a hit with Govinda and did his dances in "Coolie No. 1" (1995), "Gambler" (1995) and "Bade Miyan  Chote Miyan" (1998). "Karan Arjun" (1995) and "" (1997) have two of his most famous dance numbers. With the coming of the 21st century, Chinni Prakash’s work started getting lesser as his dances were not in sync with the requirement of the contemporary Hindi films. Although his choreography in "Dhadkan" (2000) and "Jodi No.1" (2001) was appreciated, he was not certainly as popular and in demand as earlier. Chinni Prakash has won the National Award and Filmfare Best Choreographer award both for his work. His wife is the well known choreographer Rekha Chinni Prakash. He also trained his niece Vaibhavi  Merchant, who gave us the moves in "Kajra Re", among many other filmi songs. He is known for his talent of controlling huge crowds of background dancers in extreme conditions. Awards. Chinni Prakash got National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song, "Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah" movie "Jodha Akbar". Chinni Prakash has won the Filmfare Best Choreographer award 1992 for 'Jumma Chumma De De' ( Hum), in 1995 for ‘Tu cheez badi hai mast mast’ (Mohra) and in 1997 ‘Shehar Ki Ladki’ (Rakshak) respectively. He also received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer for the movie Thavasi  in 2001.