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Selection process The selection process can be further broken down into two distinct stages: the Open Auditions and the second phase referred to as the Mega Auditions. The Open Auditions take place in 5–6 major Indian cities and are typically open to anyone aged 15–30 at the time of their audition. The cities in which auditions are held vary from season to season but some, such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have featured in almost every season. During this stage, dancers perform a brief routine (typically individually) before three masters. The masters will then make an on-the-spot decision as to whether the dance demonstrated enough ability. If the dancer impressed the masters with his/her dancing abilities, masters will award a Hat called Taqdeer Ki Topi (Hat of Destiny), moving them instantly one step forward in the competition. The second stage of the selection process, the Mega Auditions, is a several-day-long process in which the 100 hopefuls are tested for overall well-rounded dance, stamina, and their ability to perform under pressure. The dancers are put through a battery of rounds which test their ability to pick up various dance styles (typically some of the more well-represented genres that will later be prominent in the competition phase, such as hip-hop, Bollywood, jazz, Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam, Odissi and Contemporary). At the end of this process, only the top 36 competitors will be chosen. The top 36 are then again asked to give solo performances, after which 18 are chosen in the final auditions. Then, those top 18 get divided into 3 teams which are named according to the 3 masters of the show such as, Mudassar Ki Mandali, Marzi Ke Mastane and Mini Ke Masterblasters. Each team containing 6 dancers then competes in the show, learning new skills throughout the journey. Judges Grand Master Mithun Chakraborty has been the head judge of the series. When any contestant performs an extraordinary performance, Grand Master gives him/her a salute. It's called Grand Salute and it is the highest respect for any contestant here. Every season, 3 Indian choreographers (who are called Coaches) choreograph the contestants and judge them with the Grand Master. The first three seasons were judged by Master Geeta Kapoor, Master Terence Lewis & Master Remo D'Souza with the Grand Master. When any contestant performs a perfect act, the judges give a special speech as a token of respect for the contestant. List of the judges: == Adaptations ==

• Dance Naija Dance (Nigeria) (Zee World) • Dance Africa Dance (South Africa) (Zee World) • Dance Bangla Dance (Zee Bangla) • Dance Maharashtra Dance (Zee Marathi) • Dance Karnataka Dance (Zee Kannada) • Dance Kerala Dance (Zee Keralam) • Dance Odisha Dance (Zee Sarthak) • Dance Tamizha Dance (Zee Tamil) • Dance Punjab Dance (Zee Punjabi) • Dance India Dance Telugu (Zee Telugu) == Seasons ==

indicates Geeta ki Gang indicates Remo ke Rangeelay indicates Terrence ki Toli indicates Shruti ke Shandaar indicates Mudassar ki Mandali indicates Feroz ki Fauz indicates Gaiti ke Gangsters indicates Punit ke Panthers indicates Mini ke Masterblasters indicates Marzi ke Mastane indicates North ke Nawabs indicates East ke Tigers indicates South ke Thalaivas indicates West ke Singhams ==Hosts and judges==

}} The first season started on 30 January 2009. This season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Saumya Tandon. The grand finale was aired on 30 May 2009 and winner was Salman Yusuff Khan. Masters: • Remo D'Souza, his team was named Remo Ke Rangeelay. • Terence Lewis, his team was named Terence Ki Toli. • Geeta Kapoor, her team was named Geeta Ki Gang. Top 18 Contestants: Remo Ke Rangeelay: • Salman Yusuff Khan • Prince R. Gupta • Khushboo Purohit • Mangesh Mondal • Bhavana Purohit • Rakhee Sharma Terence Ki Toli: • Alisha Singh • Jai Kumar Nair • Mayuresh Wadkar • Vrushali Chavan • Kiran Sutavne • Shubho Das Geeta Ki Gang: • Siddhesh Pai • Sunita Gogoi • Paulson • Mandakini Jena • Nonie Sachdeva • Jigar Ghatge Finalists: • Salman Yusuff Khan (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was the winner. • Alisha Singh (from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up. • Siddhesh Pai (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 2nd runner-up. • Jai Kumar Nair (from Terence Ki Toli) was 3rd runner-up. == Season 2 ==

}} The second season started on 18 December 2009. This season was also hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Saumya Tandon. The grand finale was aired on 23 April 2010 and winner was Shakti Mohan. Masters: • Remo D'Souza, his team was named Remo Ke Rangeelay. • Terence Lewis, his team was named Terence Ki Toli. • Geeta Kapoor, her team was named Geeta Ki Gang. Top 21 Contestants: Remo Ke Rangeelay: • Punit Pathak • Bhavna Khanduja • Nikkitasha Marwaha • Shashank Dogra • Meenu Panchal • Naresh Mondal Terence Ki Toli: • Shakti Mohan • Kunwar Amar • Kruti Mahesh • Parvez Rehmani • Vandana • Ameet • Jack Gill (Wildcard) Geeta Ki Gang: • Dharmesh Yelande • Binny Sharma • Amrita Mitra (wildcard) • Kishore Aman • Tina Pradkar • Altaf • Shruti Finalists: • Shakti Mohan (from Terence Ki Toli) was the winner. • Dharmesh Yelande (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 1st runner-up. • Punit Pathak (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 2nd runner-up. • Binny Sharma (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 3rd runner-up. == Season 3 ==

}} The third season started on 24 December 2011. This season was also hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Saumya Tandon. The grand finale was aired on 21 April 2012 and winner was Rajasmita Kar. Masters: • Remo D'Souza, his team was named Remo Ke Rangeelay. • Terence Lewis, his team was named Terence Ki Toli. • Geeta Kapoor, her team was named Geeta Ki Gang. Top 18 Contestants: Remo Ke Rangeelay: • Sanam Johar • Mohena Singh • Vaibhav Ghuge • Lipsa Acharya • Hardik Raval • Manju Sharma Terence Ki Toli: • Pradeep Gurung • Raghav Juyal (wildcard) • Neerav Bavlecha (wildcard) • Sneha Gupta • Piyali Saha • Varoon Kumar • Sneha Kapoor • Chotu Lohar Geeta Ki Gang: • Rajasmita Kar • Abheek Banerjee • Paul Marshal • Urvashi Gandhi • Riddhika Singh • Shafeer Finalists: • Rajasmita Kar (from Geeta Ki Gang) was the winner. • Pradeep Gurung (from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up. • Raghav Juyal (from Terence Ki Toli) was 2nd runner-up. • Sanam Johar (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 3rd runner-up. • Mohena Singh (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 4th runner-up. == Season 4 ==

}} The fourth season started on 26 October 2013. This season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Ishita Sharma. The grand finale was aired on 22 February 2014 and winner was Shyam Yadav from Mudassar ki Mandli. Masters: • Mudassar Khan, his team was named Mudassar Ki Mandali. • Shruti Merchant, her team was named Shruti Ke Shandar. • Feroz Khan, his team was named Feroz Ki Fauj. Top 11 Contestants: Mudassar Ki Mandali: • Shyam Yadav • Swarali Karulkar • Dhiraj Bakshi Shruti Ke Shandar: • Manan Sachdeva • Sumedh Mudgalkar • Shrishti Jain • Suniketa Bore Feroz Ki Fauj: • Biki Das • Arundhati Garnaik • Ashutosh Pawar • Sapna Suryawanshi Finalists: • Shyam Yadav (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was the winner. • Manan Sachdeva (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 1st runner-up. • Biki Das (from Firoz Ki Fauj) was 2nd runner-up. • Sumedh Mudgalkar (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 3rd runner-up. == Season 5 ==

}} The fifth season started on 27 June 2015. This season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali. The grand finale was aired on 10 October 2015 and winner was Proneeta Swargiary. Masters: • Mudassar Khan, his team was named Mudassar Ki Mandali. • Punit Pathak, his team was named Punit Ke Panthers. • Gaiti Siddiqui, her team was named Gaiti Ke Gangsters. Top 15 Contestants: Mudassar Ki Mandali: • Kaushik Mandal • Saddam Hussain Sheikh • Anuradha Iyengar • Vicky Alhat • Shruti Sinha Punit Ke Panthers: • Proneeta Swargiary • Ashish Vashistha • Sally Sheikh • Pankaj Thapa • Haroon Rao Gaiti Ke Gangsters: • Nirmal Tamang • Sahil Adanaya • Anila Rajan • Shweta Poojari • Priya Varunesh Kumar Finalists: • Proneeta Swargiary (from Punit Ke Panthers) was the winner. • Nirmal Tamang (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 1st runner-up. • Sahil Adanaya (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 2nd runner-up. • Kaushik Mandal (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was 3rd runner-up. • Ashish Vashistha (from Punit Ke Panthers) was 4th runner-up. == Season 6 ==

}} The sixth season was aired from 4 November 2017. This season is being hosted by Amruta Khanvilkar and Sahil Khattar. Masters: • Mudassar Khan, his team is named Mudassar Ki Mandali. • Marzi Pestonji, his team is named Marzi Ke Mastane. • Mini Pradhan, her team is named Mini Ke Masterblasters. Top Contestants: Mudassar Ki Mandali: • Shivam Wankhede • Paramdeep Singh • Alphons Chetty • Daphisha Kharbani • Ria Chatterjee • Deepak Marzi Ke Mastane: • Sachin Sharma • Kalpita Kachroo • Punyakar Upadhyay • Shweta Warrier • Shweta Sharda • Rahul Burman Mini Ke Masterblasters: • Sanket Gaonkar • Piyush Gurbhele • Nainika Anasuru (Wildcard Entry) • Sujan Marpa • Deepak Hulsure (Wildcard Entry) • Sonal Vichare • Mitesh Roy • Sarang Roy Finalists: • Sanket Gaonkar (from Mini Ke Masterblasters) is the winner • Sachin Sharma (from Marzi Ke Mastane) is the first runner up • Piyush Gurbhele (from Mini Ke Masterblasters) is the second runner up • Nainika Anasuru (from Mini Ke Masterblasters) is the third runner up • Shivam Wankhede (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) is fourth runner up ==Season 7==

}} The seventh season, entitled "Battle Of The Champions" started airing from 22 June 2019. This season was hosted by Karan Wahi. Unreal Crew of "North Ke Nawabs" emerged as the winner. Judges • Bosco Martis • Kareena Kapoor Khan • Raftaar Zones Coaches • Paul Marshal (West Ke Singhams) • Pranshu & Kuldeep (Lyrical) (2nd Runner-Up) • Akshay Pal (Popping) (4th Runner-Up) • Saakshi & Shambhavi (Freestyle) (Eliminated on 11 August 2019) • Akash & Suraj (Freestyle) (Eliminated on 18 August 2018) • Kings Squad (Hip-Hop) (Eliminated on 1 September 2019) • Mansi Dhruv (Bollywood) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019) • Palden Lama Mawroh/Nirmal Tamang (East Ke Tigers) • Mukul Gain (Contemporary) (3rd Runner-Up) • Nrutya Naivedya (Odissi) (Eliminated on 7 July 2019) • Pop & Flex (Popping) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019) • M.D. Hasan (B-Boying) (Eliminated on 28 July 2019) • Richika Sinha (Contemporary) (Eliminated on 8 September 2019) • Bhawna Khanduja (North Ke Nawabs) • Unreal Crew (Tuttmation - Tutting and Animation) (winner) • Malka Praveen (Hip-Hop and Freestyle) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019) • Hardik Rawat (Contemporary and Hip-Hop) (withdrew Due to Injury on 28 July 2019) • N-House Crew (Freestyle) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019) • Sneha Kapoor (South Ke Thalaiwa) • I Am Hip-Hop (Hip-Hop) (runner-up) • Ramya & Bhaskar (Freestyle) (Eliminated on 7 July 2019) • Loyala Dream Team (Hip-Hop and Urban Choreography) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019) • Anil & Tejas (Freestyle) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019) • The Soul Queens (Bollywood and Hip-Hop) (Eliminated on 25 August 2019) == Li'l Masters ==

• Mithun Chakraborty (head judge till season 3) • Farah Khan • Sandip Soparrkar • Geeta Kapoor • Marzi Pestonji • Ahmed Khan • Siddharth Anand • Chitrangada Singh • Remo D'Souza • Sonali Bendre • Mouni Roy }} }} ''Li'l Master season 1'' The first season of ''DID L'il Masters'' was judged by Farah Khan and Sandip Soparrkar. It was hosted by Manish Paul. The four skippers were Jai (DID 1), Vrushali and Mayuresh (DID 1), Amrutha (DID 2), and Dharmesh (DID 2). Their teams were: • Dharmesh ke Dhinchak: Jeetumoni Kalita, Vaishnavi Patil, Ruturaj Mahalim, Khyati Patel • Jai ke Jhatang-Fatang: Vatsal Vithlani, Papiya Sarkar, Atul Banmoria, Divyam Viajyvergia • Vrushali aur Mayuresh ke Dhum-Dhadake: Manoj Rathod, Hansika Singh, Avneet Kaur, Neel Shah • Amritha ke Aflatoon: Anurag Sarmah, Khushabu Kargutkar, Shubham Maheshwari, Shivani Baranwal Top 4 Finalists • Jeetumoni Kalita (winner) • Atul Banmoria (1st Runner Up) • Vaishnavi Patil (2nd Runner Up) • Manoj Rathod (3rd Runner Up) ''Li'l Master season 2'' ''DID L'il Masters 2'' was judged by Geeta Kapoor and Marzi Pestonji. It was hosted by Jay Bhanushali. The four skippers were Prince (DID 1), Raghav (DID 3), Kruti (DID 2), and Neerav (DID 3). The teams were: • Prince ke Paltan: Faisal, Shalini, Deep, Shreya • Raghav ke Rockstars: Saummya, Rohan, Yash, Susanket • Kruti ke Kracters: Om, Uday, Rimsha, Jnana • Neerav ke Ninjas: Shreya, Tanay (WC), Jeet (WC), Rishi, Shivam Top Finalists • Faisal Khan (winner) • Om Chetry (1st Runner Up) • Rohan Parkale (2nd Runner Up) • Saumya Rai (3rd Runner Up) ''Li'l Master season 3'' The third season began broadcasting on 1 March 2014. Geeta Kapoor, Ahmad Khan, and Mudassar Khan were judges, along with Sanam Johar (did3), Raghav Crockroaz Juyal (did3),(Lil M2)/ Omkar Shinde, Rahul Shetty and Paul Marshal Cardoz (did3) and Swarali Karulkar (did1), as skippers. The teams were Raghav/Omkar ke Rockstar, Sanam ke Superheroes, Rahul and Paul ke Rapchik Punters and Swarali ke Sparklers. Teriya Magar from Nepal was declared the winner, and Anushka Chetry became the 1st runner-up. Sadhwin Shetty was the 2nd runner-up. Hardik Ruparel was declared the 3rd runner-up ''Li'l Master season 4'' DID Li'l Masters returned with its 4th season after 4 years. It began broadcasting on 3 March 2018. Marzi Pestonji, Chitrangada Singh and Siddharth Anand were the judges along with Vaishnavi Patil (li'l M1),(JDJ5),(JDJ6),(JDJ7),(JDJ8),(JDJ9),(DC1),(DD3) Jitumoni Kalita (li'l M1), Tanay Malhara (Li'l M2),(D+2,) and Bir Radha Sherpa (li'l M2),(D+3),(DC1) as the skippers. The teams were divided into Vaishnavi Ke Veer, Jitumoni Ke Janbaaz, Tanay Ke Tigers and Bir Ke Baahubali. Jiya Thakur from Vaishnavi Ke Veer won the title. Urva Bhavsar from Jitumoni Ke Janbaaz finsihed as the first runner-up followed by Tamman Gamnu from Bir Ke Baahubali. The season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Vighnesh Pande. ''Li'l Master season 5'' DID Li'l Masters returned with its 5th season. It began broadcasting on 12 March 2022 with Remo D'Souza, Sonali Bendre and Mouni Roy as the judges with Jay Bhanushali as the host. The skippers for the season are Paul Marshal (DID3),(DID7),(Li'l M2),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2), Vartika Jha (DD1),(D+4),(IBD1), (SD4), (IBD2) and Vaibhav Ghuge (DID3),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2). Contestant Status ==''Dance India Dance L'il Masters North America Edition''==

Auditions were conducted in April 2014 with over 10,000 contestants auditioning from all across the US, Canada and Europe. Out of them 10 contestants were chosen and were flown to Mumbai, India to compete in the finals. The winner was Akhil and the first runner-up was Avantika Vandanapu. == Doubles ==

The shows consisted of 12 finalist couples. The Grand Finale was scheduled for filming 7 April 2011 at the Andheri Sports Complex for broadcast on 9 April 2011. Amit and Falon were voted the winners of the season, with Mithun Chakraborty crowning them with the ‘Taqdeer Ki Topi’. == Super Moms ==

• Mithun Chakraborty (head judge 2013) • Farah Khan • Marzi Pestonji • Govinda • Geeta Kapoor • Terence Lewis • Remo D'Souza • Urmila Matondkar • Bhagyashree }} }} Super Moms Season 1 The first season started on 1 June 2013, where, Mithu Chakravarty from Kolkata was declared the winner of Dance India Dance Super Moms 2013 Season, while Cecille Rodrigues from Goa was the 1st runner-up, and Shraddha Shah Raj from Surat was the 2nd runner-up. The show was judged by Farah Khan and Marzi Pestonji. The finale was held in Surat. Super Moms Season 2 The second season started on 28 March 2015. Harpreet Khatri, who hails from Mumbai, was announced as the winner of Dance India Dance Super Moms Season 2 in 2015. Season 2 was anchored by popular TV actor Karan Wahi. Season 2 was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Govinda, and Terence Lewis. Super Moms Season 3 Season 3 was judged by Remo D'Souza, Bhagyashree & Urmila Matondkar and hosted by Jay Bhanushali. It started on 2 July 2022. This season was won by Varsha Bumra and her choreographer Vartika Jha. == Special shows ==

Dance Ke Superstars Dance Ke Superstars featured contestants from the first two seasons to compete against each other. The show was judged by choreographers Remo D'Souza and Shiamak Davar, and featured a guest judge every week. Team Jalwa, the Season 2 DID contestants, won the series. Dance Ke Superkids Dance ke Superkids- Battle of the Baaps! featured contestants from the first two seasons of ''DID L'iL Masters. It was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Farah Khan and Marzi Pestonji and hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Shreya Acharya. Team Yahoo, also known as DID L'il Masters Season 2, was led by Captain Raghav Juyal and choreographers: Kruti Mahesh and Prince Gupta. They won the competition with Faisal Khan, Soumya Rai, Rohan Parkale, Om Chetri, Jeet Das, Shalini Moitra and Tanay Malhara dancing their way to victory. Team Wakao, also known as DID L'il Masters Season 1'', was led by Captain Dharmesh Yelande and choreographers: Mayuresh Vadkar and Vrushali Chavan; with dancing contestants: Jeetumoni Kalita, Vatsal Vithlani, Ruturaj Mahalim, Vaishnavi Patil, Atul Banmoria, Anurag Sarmah and Khyati Patel. Dance Ka Tashan DID Dance Ka Tashan featured contestants from Dance India Dance Super Moms competing against contestants from ''Dance India Dance L'il Masters 2. The show aired in November 2013 and was judged by choreographer Ahmed Khan and Geeta Kapoor and hosted by TV actor Rithvik Dhanjani and India's Best Dramebaaz contestant Nihar. The show was won by Team Todu, the DID L'il Masters Season 2'' contestants, Faisal, Soumya, Rohan, Om, Shalini, Deep, Tanay, Jeet and Shreya. == Notes ==