Vartika Jha | |
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Jha at a dance workshop in 2020 | |
| Born | (2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (age 25) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Style | |
Vartika Jha (born 8 April 2000) is an Indian choreographer, dancer, and actress. She was a contestant and runner-up inStar Plus's dance reality showDance Plus (season 4) in 2018.[1] She has since established herself as one of India's most popular dancers and choreographers.
Jha was born to Arvind Kumar Jha, an operator atHindalco, Renusagar, and Kanta Jha on 8 April 2000[2] and was brought up in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. She born in a Hindu family.[citation needed]
After facing several rejections, Jha was selected onDance Plus (season 4) in 2018 inDharmesh Yelande's team, which aired onStar Plus. In the show, she reached finals where she was the 2nd runner-up.
TheDance Plus's judge, choreographer, and Bollywood directorRemo D'Souza cast Vartika in his filmStreet Dancer 3D along withVarun Dhawan andShraddha Kapoor.[3][4][5][6]
She then participated as a choreographer inSony TV's dance showIndia's Best Dancer (season 1), wherein Jha was the winning choreographer of the contestant Tiger Pop (Ajay Singh) who became the winner of India's Best Dancer (season 1) in 2020.[7][8]
In 2021, Vartika choreographed theSuper Dancer contestant, Sanchit Chanana, who became 2nd runner-up of the show in Sony TV's dance showSuper Dancer Chapter 4.[9]
She then worked as a choreographer in Sony TV's dance showIndia's Best Dancer (season 2), where Vartika was the winning choreographer of the contestant Saumya Kamble who became the winner of India's Best Dancer (season 2) in 2022.[10][11][12][13][14]
In 2022, Vartika became the captain of team Vartika inZee TV's dance showDID Li'l Masters (Season 5) where she choreographed for all the contestants of team Vartika. Then, she worked as a choreographer in Zee TV's dance showDID Super Moms (Season 3), where Vartika was the winning choreographer of Varsha Bumra who became the winner of DID Super Moms (Season 3) in 2022.[15][16][17]In 2023, Jha was also a choreographer of Akshay Pal inIndia's Best Dancer (Season 3).
In 2024, she was a choreographer for her contestant Deepak Shahi (aka Nepo) inIndia's Best Dancer (Season 4), who finished in fourth place, as a finalist.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Samaira | Hindi | |
| 2025 | Be Happy | Dancer |
| Year | Network | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Star Plus | Dance Plus 4 | Contestant | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2020 | Dance Plus 5 | Herself(artist) | Guest | |
| Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 1) | Choreographer | Winner with Tiger Pop | |
| 2021 | Super Dancer Chapter 4 | Choreographer | 2nd Runner-up with Sanchit | |
| Star Plus | Dance Plus 6 | Herself(artist) | Guest | |
| 2022 | Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 2) | Choreographer | Winner with Soumya Kamble |
| Colors TV | Dance Deewane Juniors 1 | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Riddhi | |
| Zee TV | DID Li'l Masters (Season 5) | Captain | Skipper Team Vartika | |
| DID Super Moms (Season 3) | Choreographer | Winner with Varsha Bumra | ||
| Gemini TV | Dance Ikon (Season 1) | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Soumya Kamble | |
| 2023 | Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 3) | Choreographer | With Akshay Pal |
| 2023 | Amazon Mini TV | Hip Hop india (Season 1) | Herself(artist) | Guest performer |
| 2024 | Disney+ Hotstar | Dance Plus Pro | Herself(artist) | Guest dance partner with Aman & Kunal |
| Sony TV | India's Best Dancer (season 4) | Choreographer | Fourth Place With Nepo | |
| 2025 | Sony TV | IBD vs SD champions ka Tashan | Guest performer | With SD team |
| Aha | Dance Icon (Season 2) | Wild fire contestant | Team Earth | |
| Amazon MX Player | Hip Hop India (Season 2) | Herself (artist) | Guest performer |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gaaye Ja | Arijit Singh | |
| 2023 | Eto kiser tara | Arijit Singh | [18] |
| 2023 | Jalwa | CarryMinati | [19] |
| 2024 | Dheere Dheere | Daba Notra |