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Birju Maharaj

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Profession
Choreographer
Died
Jan 17, 2022
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
India
About
Both a promoter and a practitioner of an Indian classical dance form known as Kathak, Maharaj received the 2012 National Film Award for choreographing sequences in the Tamil film Vishwaroopam. In 1964, he won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Family
During his childhood years, he trained with his choreographer uncles, Shambhu and Lachhu Maharaj. Three of his five children also had careers as Kathak dancers.

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