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Birju Maharaj (Brijmohan Nath Mishra) was born on 4 February, 1938 in Handia, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India), is an Indian dancer, singer, and composer (1938–2022). Discover Birju Maharaj's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
| Popular As |
Brijmohan Nath Mishra |
| Occupation |
Dancer · Composer · Singer |
| Age |
83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
4 February, 1938 |
| Birthday |
4 February |
| Birthplace |
Handia, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Date of death |
17 January, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Delhi, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Birju Maharaj Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Birju Maharaj Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Birju Maharaj worth at the age of 83 years old? Birju Maharaj’s income source is mostly from being a successful dancer. He is from India. We have estimated Birju Maharaj's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
dancer |
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Timeline
Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra; 4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India.
He was a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj.
He also practised Hindustani classical music and was a vocalist.
Maharaj was born Brijmohan Nath Mishra, on 4 February 1938 into a Hindu Brahmin family at Handia of Allahabad district.
His father was the Kathak exponent, Jagannath Maharaj, popularly known as Acchan Maharaj of Lucknow gharana and the Kalka-Bindadin family in Lucknow.
His father served as the court dancer in Raigarh princely state.
He started his performances first at his father's concerts before performing solo at the age of seven in West Bengal.
His father died when Maharaj was nine.
Maharaj started teaching the dance form at the age of thirteen, at the Sangeet Bharti in New Delhi.
Some of the performances that he choreographed included for Saswati Sen in Satyajit Ray's Shatranj ke Khiladi (1977), Madhuri Dixit in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Devdas (2002) and Dedh Ishqiya (2014), Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam (2012), Deepika Padukone in Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Alia Bhatt in Kalank (2019).
Birju Maharaj was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, in 1986.
He also received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 1986.
Maharaj was married and had five children (2 sons and 3 daughters).
In later life, Maharaj had kidney disease and diabetes, and received dialysis.
He died from a heart attack at his residence in Delhi, on 16 January 2022, at age 83.
After his death, several Kathak performers accused Maharaj of sexual abuse.
Some of the accusers were minors at the time of the alleged abuse.
After working along with his uncle, Shambhu Maharaj at Bhartiya Kala Kendra, later the Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, he remained head of the latter, for several years, until his retirement in 1998 when he opened his own dance school, Kalashram, also in Delhi.
He then taught at the Bharatiya Kala Kendra in Delhi, and at the Kathak Kendra (a unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi) where he was Head of Faculty, and director, retiring in 1998 after which he opened his own dance school, Kalashram, also in Delhi.
In addition to performing the Kathak dance form, he also brought along knowledge of Hindustani classical music and percussion instruments.
He was noted to have been able to sing the thumri while dancing to it, and also playing instruments like the tabla and the dholak.
His Kathak performances in addition to mythological stories had contemporary elements including stories from daily life and social issues being communicated by way of the dance.
His ginti ki tihaais were noted to have been studied by Kathak students.
He collaborated with other artists including the tabla player Zakir Hussain, and singers Rajan and Sajan Mishra.
Some of his students included Priti Singh, Saswati Sen, Aditi Mangaldas, and Nisha Mahajan.
Maharaj also choreographed and composed music for many Indian movies.
His choreography for Kamal Hassan in Vishwaroopam won him the National Film Award for Best Choreography in 2012, while his choreography for Deepika Padukone in Bajirao Mastani won him a Filmfare Award for Best Choreography in 2016.
Maharaj was one of the youngest artists to receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, when he received the award at the age of 28.
