Pappu Khanna is an Indian choreographer and film director who works primarily in Bollywood. He is known for his choreography in the films Laajo (1983), Jeeva (1986) and Sarfarosh (1999).
Wiki/Biography
Pappu Khanna was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Pappu had a passion for dance since childhood. He learned Kathak dance for 11 years from his guru Badri Prasad Awasthi. Pappu started his career as a slow dancer in a Gujarati film. Later, he joined a dance academy to learn group dance.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 8″
Hair color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
Pappu’s father, Sohan Lal Khanna, is a choreographer. Not much is known about his mother and siblings.
Wife and children
He is married to Nisha Khanna and has a daughter named Priya C Mehta (model and actress).
Pappu Khanna’s wife and daughter
Profession
Pappu Khanna made his debut as a choreographer in the early 80s with a Punjabi film. He choreographed songs for Punjabi films Lambhardarni (1976) and Sarpanch (1982) and started acting in Punjabi films. He then choreographed songs for many Bollywood films like Damini (1993), Guddu (1995), Ghatak (1996).
Pappu Khanna choreographing the song
He has also choreographed songs for the films Nikaah (1982), Jai Kishen (1994), Lal Baadshah (1999) and Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai (2017). In 2017, he choreographed songs for the Marathi film Kay Re Rascalaa. He has also choreographed songs for several Bhojpuri films.
Pappu Khanna on the set of a movie
Khanna has worked with many famous Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan.
Pappu Khanna teaches dance steps to Jeetendra
Favorite things
- Travel destination: Kashmir
Facts/Trivia
- In his free time, Pappu enjoys watching cricket matches.
- His first salary as a choreographer was Rs.
- Pappu had performed a group dance in the Hindi film Donald Brothers (1978). He played the flute in the song “Ee Hai Bambai Nagariya Tu Dekh Babua” from the film Donald Brothers.
Pappu Khanna plays flute in “Tang”
- In 2015, Khanna opened his own dance academy called Dance Sensations in Andheli, Mumbai.
- In 2017, Khanna received the Dada Sahib Phalke Academy Award for his contribution to the Indian film industry as a choreographer.
Pappu Khanna wins Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award
- In 2019, Pappu’s daughter Priya Mehta was crowned as the Queen of India 2019.
Pappu Khanna’s daughter crowned as Consort of India’s 2019 Queen
- In 2021, he appeared in the comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show along with the actors of the Punjabi film Bhoot Uncle Tussi Great Ho (2021).
Pappu Khanna with the actors of the film Bhoot Uncle Tussi Great Ho on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education