Dancer-choreographer
Dharmesh is fondly called ‘sir’ by his students and industry friends. And now, his mother has joined the list. “She keeps hearing people refer to me as
sir
and one fine day, started calling me sir, too. She is a very jovial person and finds it funny, and at the same time, feels proud that people love and respect me,” says Dharmesh, who is prepping for the second season of the show 'Dance+'.
So, how did he get the moniker? “A few years ago, my students had performed at one of the reality shows and the judges, including Geeta ma’am, were impressed. So when they asked them who their choreographer was, they said ‘Dharmesh sir’. My performance was scheduled after theirs and when the judges asked me if my choreographer was also ‘Dharmesh sir’, I told them sheepishly that I was Dharmesh. That’s how I became popular as Dharmesh sir,” he laughs.