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Bhavna Pani is an accomplished Odissi dancer and a film and theatre actress based in Mumbai. She is the disciple of Guru Smt Jhelum Paranjape. However, she started training in Odissi under Guru Ravindra Atibuddhi at the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, Juhu. Alongside her training under the tutelage of Guru Smt Jhelum Paranjape, Bhavna also attended multiple residency intensive workshops with the legendary Padmavibhushan Lt. Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. Bhavna also trained in Kathak dance under the tutelage of Guru Smt Neelima Azeem, a well-known disciple of world-renowned Kathak legend Padmavibhushan Lt. Pt. Birju Maharaj



What is interesting to note is that Guru Smt Jhelum Paranjape is also a mathematics professor, thus attributing to the perfect and precise geometrical alignments and formations in her choreographies. As a dedicated disciple, Bhavna's recitals and performances always have; and continue to reflect the same precision and meticulousness in her hand gestures and body language as her Guru's. Such a level of detailing is rare, yet delightful, to see in today's dancers.



Since the tender age of six years, she started performing professionally; and soon became a young recipient of the CCRT scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. A Sringar Mani awardee, Bhavna has also trained extensively in other dance forms, namely Kathak, Contemporary dance and Jazz-Ballet. She completed her Diploma in "Contemporary Dance'' from the Terrence Lewis Dance Academy and worked in the company as well. Bhavna’s choreographic works showcase the significant influence of her training and mentorship under Terence Lewis.



On the acting front, Bhavna Pani has worked in more than 14 feature films as the lead actress and featured in over 75 television commercials. Despite being at the peak of her career in the film and television industry, she showed up at a nationwide audition with over 6000 dancers, actresses, and artists; and starred in the title role of an international stage musical called "Bharati - The Wonder That Is India" - which is also India’s first Broadway-style stage musicals.

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