Chetan Salunkhe is an Indian street dancer best known for winning the 2019 dance reality show Dance Plus 4. Chetan is one of the recent examples of a self-made man. He has been praised by many celebrities for his unique dance moves. The self-taught dancer impressed everyone with her jaw-dropping performance.
Wiki/Biography
Chetan Salunkhe was born in 1999 to a lower-middle-class Marathi family in Pune, Maharashtra (age 19 in 2018). He is also popular with the nicknames “Chain” and “Popping Badshah”. Salunker grew up in a slum in the city of Pune. Chetan’s love for dancing began at a very young age. As a child, he often danced in the local streets and was often praised by the local people.
Chetan Salunkhe has imitated the dance moves of famous dancers like Prabhu Deva, Govinda and Michael Jackson.
He considers himself a self-taught dancer. On the advice of friends and relatives, Chetan started participating in various dance performances.
appearance
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 55kg
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family
Salenke’s mother was a domestic help. Because his father cannot work due to leg problems.
Chetan Salunkhe and his parents
He has a very close relationship with his mother and owes all of his success to her.
Chetan Salunkai and his mother
tattoo
Chetan Salunkhe loves tattoos. He has a tattoo on his right arm; the word “mom” in English letters.
Chetan Salunkhe’s mom tattoo on right arm
Chetan also has another tattoo on his chest, which is a crown with the word “Badshah” engraved underneath.
Chetan Salunkhe’s crown tattoo on chest
Profession
In 2018, Chetan participated in Dance Maharashtra Dance; a dance reality show aired on ZEE Yuva.
He then auditioned for Dance Plus 4; another dance reality show, aired on Star Plus. He failed to make the cut in the first three rounds of auditions. However, he was selected in his fourth audition.
On Dance Plus 4, he received huge support; from the audience and his friends and relatives, especially his grandmother who actively campaigned for him.
Chetan Salunk’s grandmother campaigned for him
In February 2019, he was announced as the winner of the dance reality TV show “Dance Plus 4”. Apart from the trophy, he also won a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsClKoxr0o
After winning the prize, he said he wanted to use the prize money to buy a new house for his family. He also went on to say——
My mother took several loans which we could not repay so I had to drop out of school after 10th standard and work. I asked my mother to give me a chance to participate in this show, but I didn’t expect that I would win. “
fact
- Chetan Salunkhe considers himself a self-taught dancer.
- His specialty is popping; a street dance that is one of the original funk styles that came out of Fresno, California in the early 1970s.
- Chetan is a huge fan of famous Marathi singer and actor Ketaki Mategaonkar.
Chetan Salunkhe and Ketaki Mategaonkar
- Chetan enjoys traveling and playing guitar.
Chetan Salunkhe likes to play guitar
- He dropped out of school after tenth standard and started working to support his family.
- His favorite actor is Shah Rukh Khan.
- Chetan likes to imitate the dance moves of Michael Jackson, Govinda and Prabhu Deva.
- Chetan is an ardent follower of BR Ambedkar.
- In the show “Dance Plus 4”, famous Bollywood actor Govinda gifted him clothes and shoes.
- His mother is a huge fan of Madhuri Dixit and she also got the opportunity to dance with her in the Dance Plus 4 show.
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