Ganesh Harish Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director, and Bollywood choreographer.
Ganesh Hegde is a Tuluva Bunt, born on 10 November 1973 in Bombay to Tulu-speaking parents Harishchandra Subbaiah Hegde and Vidya Hegde. Hegde is an alumnus of the Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College, Malad, Mumbai.
Hegde married his girlfriend of six years, Sunayna Shetty, on 5 June 2011 in a private ceremony in Mumbai. They have two sons, Giaan and Hriyaan.
He has been associated with the Zee Cine Awards since its conception and has been choreographing the Filmfare Awards for the past decade. from Dum, “Main Hoon Don” from Don – The Chase Begins Again, and Chammak Challo from Ra.One.
Hegde is known for his work in the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan and for his musical numbers in Company. Ganesh has choreographed stage shows, namely Temptations 2004, the Bollywood rock concert which toured America with stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, and Arjun Rampal.
Hegde is responsible for the item number and item gal concept in Bollywood with songs like:
- Mehboob Mere (Fiza) – Sushmita Sen
- Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo (Dum) – Yana Gupta
- Khallas (Company) – Isha Koppikar
He was selected as one of the celebrity guests that attended the Miss World Canada 2012 final round event in Vancouver on 13 May 2012.
In October 2005 Ganesh released his debut album “G” with the backing and promotion of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. He is reported as the first Indian pop act to produce, write, direct, and star in his debut music video (for his single Main Deewana).
Hegde started out performing with Asha Bhonsle on stage shows and she is reported to have convinced him to release his own album. She has sung a duet with him in G, titled Kabhi Kabhi. Deepika Padukone has also featured in one of his songs called Bolydude Ganeshan.
Hegde has also sung the rap Kaun Banega Crorepati promo song ‘ Ek Sawaal Ka Sawaal Hai ‘, for the third season of the show hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. The song is available on a T-Series album titled ‘ Shah Rukh Khan Kar Le Kar Le Koi Dhamaal’. The video was conceptualized and directed by Hegde.
