Suresh Mukund

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Suresh Mukund
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Emmy Nominated Choreographer
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Suresh Gangaram Mukund

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Years active2007–present
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Suresh Mukund is an Indian choreographer known for Hip Hop Dance Group Kings United. Mukund started 'Fictitious' dance group between 2008 and 2009 along with his partner Vernon Monterio consisting of dancers from Nalasopara-Vasai. The dance group was seen in the dance reality show Boogie Woogie and India’s Got Talent. Fictitious were also the winner of India's Got Talent Season 3. [1] [2] [3] Suresh was nominated for Emmy Awards 2019. [4] [5]

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Career

In 2015, Remo D'Souza made a film ABCD 2 inspired by the life of Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monterio. [6] Suresh started the dance group Kings United in 2015 and the dance group won World Hip Hop Dance Championship 2015. [7]

In 2019, Kings United won the World of Dance Season 3 [8] and joined the fifth season of Dance Plus as the captain. [9]

Suresh won the World Choreography Awards 2020 in the best choreography category for a television reality show. [10]

Suresh Mukund was nominated for an Emmy Award in the ‘Choreography for Variety or Reality Program’ category, becoming the first choreographer from our country to be nominated for an Emmy. [11] [12] [13]

Suresh choreographed a performance for the Guinness World Records with the largest on-ground hip-hop dance activity, on the day of the premiere of its dance reality show 'Hip Hop India'. [14]

Choreography

YearFilm(s)Notesref.
2015 ABCD 2 Choreographer [15]
2020 Street Dancer 3D Choreographer [16]
2022 Rocket Gang Choreographer [17]

Television

YearShowChannelNote(s)ResultRef.
2009Boogie Woogie Sony TV Contestant
2011 India's Got Talent Colors TV ContestantWon
2012World Hip Hop Dance ChampionshipContestant8th Place [18]
2015World Hip Hop Dance ChampionshipContestantWon [19]
2019 NBC World of Dance Season 3 NBC TV ContestantWon [20]
2019 Dance Plus Season 5 Star Plus Judge

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019 Emmy Awards Choreography for Variety or Reality ProgramNominated [21]
2020World Choreography Award 2020Best choreography category for a television reality showWon [22]

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