Punit Pathak is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor whose TV credits include reality shows like Dance India Dance, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, etc. Additionally, he is known for starring in films like ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2013), ABCD 2 (2015), and Street Dancer 3D (2020). He has more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 100k followers on Twitter and Facebook.
Born Name
Punit Jayesh Pathak
Nick Name
Punit
Indian dancer and choreographer Punit Pathak (Punit Pathak / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Education
Punit attended Bombay Cambridge International School and graduated from Xavier’s College in Mumbai.
Punit Pathak as seen in April 2019 (Punit Pathak / Instagram)
Punit Pathak Facts
Initially, his father did not support his career choice as he wanted Punit to join their family business. But, his younger brother sacrificed his own dream of becoming a dancer and took over the company.
As a young boy, Punit wanted to become a cricketer.
He came to prominence as the 2nd runner-up on Dance India Dance 2. In 2015, he returned to the show as a judge during the 5th installment of the dance reality show.
Punit became the winner of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 after beating Aditya Narayan in 2019.
He was invited to perform at Isha Ambani‘s (billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s daughter) sangeet ceremony in December 2018.