Shazia Samji (Choreographer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shazia Samji

• Shazia Samji was born and grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• She comes from a family with a film background. Her father, Sajid Samji, and her uncle, Farhad Samji, are both renowned directors and writers known collectively as Sajid-Farhad in the Bollywood film industry. Together, they have written several famous Bollywood films, and five of their works have entered the Bollywood 100 crore club. 

• At the age of 3, Shazia began dancing and has since mastered various styles, including Bollywood, Jazz, and contemporary dance.

• When she was 17 years old, she began her training in hip hop and jazz funk.

• Samji rose to fame when she participated in Dance Plus Season 2, a dance reality show. On the show, she got noticed for her clean dancing moves.

• In an interview, Shazia mentioned that it was her grandmother’s dream for her to be on TV, so when she got to know about the Dance Plus Season 2 audition, she sent her video and got selected for the show.

  

• Later, she and her co-contestant of Dance Plus Season 2, Piyush Bhagat, made a choreography duo under the name Piyush Shazia.

  

• Shazia’s professional choreography career started with the film Nawabzaade (2018). In the film, she choreographed the Tere Naal Nachna track featuring Badshah and Athiya Shetty.

• Shazia Samji and Piyush Bhagat together choreographed many Bollywood films and music videos.

• In 2020, they both opened their dance studio, PS Dance Studio, in Mumbai.

  

• In 2021, Shazia choreographed a song Nadiyon Paar from the film Roohi (2021), which also became a major social media trend of that time.

• In 2022, Shazia and Piyush Bhagat choreographed a song, Aafat, for Vijay Devarakonda and Ananya Pandey‘s starrer film Liger. This song gained them more popularity in the film industry.

• Some of her notable works in the films Bhediya (2022), Freddy (2022), Ganapath: A Hero Is Born (2023), Fighter (2024), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), and Crew (2024) established her as a prominent Bollywood choreographer.

• In 2024, Shazia and Piyush directed one of the trending song Yimmy Yimmy sung by French singer Tayc, Shreya Ghoshal, and Rajat Nagpal, featuring Jacqueline Fernandez.

  

• Shazia Samji is an avid dog lover.

  

• She enjoys traveling and exploring new places.