Jani Master Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Shaik Jani Basha
Nickname	Jani
Profession(s)	Choreographer, Actor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Telugu Dance TV Show: 'Dhee' (2009)
Awards	• 2011- Best Choreographer Award at the CineMAA Awards for 'Maryada Ramanna' (2010) • 2012- Best Choreographer Award at Nandi Awards for "Mee Intiki Mundhu" from 'Julayi' (2012) • 2013- Best Choreography Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards South for "Dillaku Dillaku" from 'Racha' (2012) • 2014- Best Dance Choreographer–Telugu at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for "Laila O Laila" from 'Naayak' (2013) • 2018- Best Dance Choreographer Award at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for "Guleba" from 'Gulaebaghavali' (2018) • 2023- Best Dance Choreographer Award at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for "Megam Karukkatha" from 'Thiruchitrambalam' (2022)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 July 1982 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	42 Years
Birthplace	Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nellore
Religion	Islam
Political Inclination	Jana Sena Party (JSP)
Controversies	• Sentenced to Jail In 2019, Jani Master was sentenced to six months of jail by a local court in Medchal, Hyderabad. He was booked under sections 354 (assault on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 324 (voluntarily hurting by lethal weapons and means) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC for his involvement in a fight in a college in 2015. Jani Master was quoted saying in an interview that "I’m being unnecessarily framed in a dispute between the dance unions because I'm popular." • Rumoured to have Attended a Rave Party In 2024, Jani Master was rumoured to be attending a rave part in Bangalore. The choreographer denied the allegations and was quoted saying in an interview that "These baseless rumors claiming I was seen somewhere, with someone, doing something inappropriate are nothing but falsehoods. They are targeting me and my association with Janasena and its leader, Pawan Kalyan." • Accused of Misconduct As the presiding president of the Telugu Film and TV Dancers and Dance Directors Association (TFTDDA), in 2024, Jani Master was accused of misconduct and union disputes along with various other allegations made by a dancer named Satish. In response, Jani held a press conference alongside other union members in which he denied all the allegations and emphasized that the allegations against him were baseless and that he would leave the industry if proven wrong. • Accused of Sexual Abuse In 2024, a 21 year old lady accused him of sexually abusing her after which a zero FIR was filed against him. The woman also claimed that she was a minor at the time of the abuse, and she met him in 2017. Following the allegations, the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce suspended him, and in September 2024, Jani was arrested and taken into custody Karnataka Police. Sources also revealed that charges under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) would be filed against Jani. [1]NDTV • Award Revoked by The Indian Government In October 2024, the National Film Awards Cell of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry issued a notification stating that Jani Master's National Award for choreography was revoked. This decision was made following his arrest under the POCSO Act. As per sources, he had received a four-day interim bail to go to New Delhi to receive the award. [2]The Hindu
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ayesha (Classical Dancer)
Children	Son- Siraj Daughter- Alia
Parents	Father- (Deceased)
Siblings	Brother- 1 Sister- 1 Note- Image in parents' section
Favourites
Actor	Chiranjeevi
Sportsperson	Kapil Dev
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mahindra Thar • Kia Carnival
Bike Collection

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jani Master

• In 2009, Jani Master started working as a choreographer for the Telugu action film titled ‘Drona’ in which he choreographed three songs titled “Yem Maa Chesavo,” “Voddantana Voddantana,” and “Vennela Vaana.”
  

  The poster of the Telugu film titled ‘Drona’ (2009)

• In the same year, he was hired to choreograph the song titled “Kiss You Day And Night” from the Hindi horror film titled ‘Agyaat.’
  

  The poster of the Hindi film titled ‘Agyaat’ (2009)

• In 2010, he choreographed a few songs for the Telugu action drama film titled ‘Ranga The Donga.’
  

  The poster of the Telugu film titled ‘Ranga The Donga’ (2010)

• In 2012, Actor Ram Charan hired him as the choreographer for the Telugu action drama film titled ‘Racha’ in which he choreographed the song titled “Dillaku Dillaku.” Ram Charan continued to employ Jani Master for choreography in a lot of his other films.
  

  Jani Master (left) with actor Ram Charan on the sets of the Telugu film titled ‘Racha’ (2012)

• In the same year, he choreographed the song titled “Mee Intiki Mundhu” from the Telugu action comedy film titled ‘Julayi.’
  

  The poster of the Telugu film titled ‘Julayi’ (2012)

• In 2014, actor Salman Khan hired Jani Master to choreograph the song titled “Photocopy” for the Hindi political action drama film titled ‘Jai Ho.’
  

  The poster of the Hindi song titled ‘Photocopy’ which was choreographed by Jani Master for the film ‘Jai Ho’ (2014)

• In 2015, Jani Master choreographed the songs titled “Come To The Party,” “Chal Chalo Chalo,” and “Vachchaadu” from the Telugu action drama film titled ‘S/O Satyamurthy.’
  

  The poster of the Telugu film titled ‘S/O Satyamurthy’ (2015)

• In the same year, he did the choreography for the Telugu epic action film titled ‘Baahubali: The Beginning.’

• In 2016, Jani sang a birthday song which was dedicated to the actor Ram Charan.

• In the same year, he choreographed the song titled “Yettakond Hogu” for the Kannada romantic drama film titled ‘Akira.’
  

  The poster of the song titled ‘Yettakond Hogu’ which was choreographed by Jani Master for the Kannada film titled ‘Akira’ (2016)

• In 2016, Jani served as the mentor in the Telugu dance reality show titled ‘Dhee Juniors 2’ which was telecast on the ETV channel, followed by working as a mentor in another dance reality show titled ‘Dhee Jodi’ in the same year on ETV channel.
  

  Jani Master in a still from the Telugu dance reality show titled ‘Dhee Jodi’ (2016)

• In 2017, Jani Master was gifted a smart electronic tablet by the South-Indian actor Chiranjeevi.
  

  Jani Master’s Instagram post about getting an electronic tablet gifted by the actor Chiranjeevi

• In the same year, Jani Master did the choreography for all the songs of the Tamil heist action comedy film titled ‘Gulaebaghavali.’
  

  The poster of the Tamil film titled ‘Gulaebaghavali’ (2017)

• In 2017, he was selected as one of the judges for the Telugu dance reality show titled ‘Neethone Dance’ which aired on the Star Maa TV channel.
  

  Jani Master along with other judges on the sets of the Telugu dance reality show titled ‘Neethone Dance’ (2017)

• In 2018, he choreographed a song titled “Reddy Ikkada Soodu” for the Telugu action drama film titled ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava.’
  

  The poster of the Telugu song titled ‘Reddy Ikkada Soodu’ which was choreographed by Jani Master for the film titled ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’ (2018)

• In 2019, Jani started working as one of the judges for the Telugu sketch comedy show titled ‘Jabardasth’ which was telecast on the ETV channel.
  

  Jani Master (right) in a still from the Telugu sketch comedy show ‘Jabardasth’ (2019)

• In 2020, he was invited as a guest on the 13th season of the Telugu language singing reality television show titled ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing ICON’ which was telecast on the Zee Telugu channel.

• In 2021, Jani Master was hired as a choreographer for the song titled “Seeti Maar” for the Hindi action thriller film titled ‘Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai.’
  

  The poster of the Hindi song titled ‘Seeti Maar’ which was choreographed by Jani Master for the Hindi film ‘Radhe- Your Most Wanted Bhai’ (2021)

• In 2022, the South-Indian actor Sudeepa gifted Jani Master a Mahindra Thar car.
  

  Jani Master’s Instagram post about getting a car gifted by the actor Sudeepa

• In 2023, Salman Khan hired him as the choreographer for the songs titled “Yentamma,” “Billi Billi,” and “Bathukamma” for the Hindi action comedy film titled ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.’
  

  Jani Master (right) with actor Salman Khan on the sets of the Hindi film titled ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ (2023)

• In the same year, he did the choreography for the song titled “Ole Ole Paapaayi” for the Telugu action comedy film titled ‘Extra Ordinary Man.’
  

  The poster of the Telugu song titled ‘Ole Ole Paapaayi’ from the film titled ‘Extra Ordinary Man’ (2023)

• In 2024, Jani Master was appointed as the State Campaign Committee Vice Chairman of the Indian regional political party of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana named ‘Jana Sena Party.’
  

  Jani Master’s Instagram post about getting appointed as the Committee Vice Chairman of the Jana Sena Party

• Jani Master considers the dance choreographer Prabhu Deva as his biggest inspiration and mentor in the field of dancing.
  

  Jani Master (left) with his mentor Prabhu Deva

• Jani Master has choreographed songs for many Kannada films and some of those films are ‘Raajakumara’ (2017), ‘Natasaarvabhowma’ (2019), ‘Vikrant Rona’ (2021), ‘Yuvarathnaa’ (2021), and ‘Kabzaa’ (2023).
  

  The poster of the Kannada film titled ‘Vikrant Rona’ (2021)

• Jani Master has choreographed songs for many Tamil films and some of those films are ‘Maari 2’ (2018), ‘Namma Veettu Pillai’ (2019), ‘Etharkkum Thunindhavan’ (2022), ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ (2022), and ‘Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam’ (2023).
  

  The poster of the ‘Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam’ (2023)

• Jani Master has choreographed songs for many Telugu films and some of those films are ‘Govindudu Andarivadele’ (2014), ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’ (2015), ‘Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi’ (2016), ‘Hello Guru Prema Kosame’ (2018), and ‘Macherla Niyojakavargam’ (2022).
  

  The poster of the Telugu film titled ‘Macherla Niyojakavargam’ (2022)

• In 2024, Jani Master was announced as the lead hero for the Telugu action drama film titled ‘Runner’ in which he played the character of a Police Officer.
  

  Jani Master on the poster of the Telugu film titled ‘Runner’ (2024)

• Jani Master serves as the president of the Telugu Film and TV Dancers and Dance Directors Association (TFTDDA); as of 2024.