Raghav Juyal
Imagine a dancer so unique, he reinvents an entire movement style and captures the hearts of millions with sheer innovation. Raghav Juyal, affectionately known as 'Crockroaxz', is that artist—a self-taught sensation whose surreal slow-motion dance moves propelled him from viral videos to national stardom. But his journey didn't stop at dance; it blossomed into a multi-faceted career spanning acting, choreography, and television hosting, making him one of India's most versatile entertainers. Raghav Juyal rose to fame with his self-taught, distinctive 'slow-motion' dance style, inspiring a national phenomenon. His unconventional talent led to a groundbreaking entry into a major dance reality show, defying traditional competition rules. Juyal seamlessly transitioned from a celebrated dancer and choreographer into a successful actor and television host, showcasing remarkable versatility.
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Imagine a dancer so unique, he reinvents an entire movement style and captures the hearts of millions with sheer innovation. Raghav Juyal, affectionately known as 'Crockroaxz', is that artist—a self-taught sensation whose surreal slow-motion dance moves propelled him from viral videos to national stardom. But his journey didn't stop at dance; it blossomed into a multi-faceted career spanning acting, choreography, and television hosting, making him one of India's most versatile entertainers.
- Raghav Juyal rose to fame with his self-taught, distinctive 'slow-motion' dance style, inspiring a national phenomenon.
- His unconventional talent led to a groundbreaking entry into a major dance reality show, defying traditional competition rules.
- Juyal seamlessly transitioned from a celebrated dancer and choreographer into a successful actor and television host, showcasing remarkable versatility.
The King of Slow Motion
Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Raghav Juyal arrived on the scene with a style entirely his own. He was not formally trained in dance, but his raw talent and unique approach quickly earned him the moniker 'Crockroaxz' and 'King of Slow Motion'. It was his surreal, almost gravity-defying slow-motion technique that truly set him apart.
His signature move, the Slow Motion Walk, was unprecedented in India. Choreography veterans like Geeta Kapoor, Remo D'Souza, and Terrence Lewis were all captivated, remarking that they had never witnessed anyone emulate slow motion so realistically before Raghav.
A Viral Sensation on Dance India Dance
Juyal's big break came with the third season of Zee TV's 'Dance India Dance' in 2012. His audition video, showcasing his extraordinary slow-motion moves, quickly went viral online, igniting a national curiosity about this unique performer.
Initially, despite his undeniable talent, Raghav wasn't selected in the Top 18 during the Mega Audition. However, public demand for his return was overwhelming, compelling Grand Master Mithun Chakraborty to make an unprecedented move.
Chakraborty made an exception to the show's format, reintroducing Juyal as his 'trump card' in the wild-card round. This unconventional entry allowed Raghav to re-enter the competition and continue his journey, much to the delight of his growing fanbase.
Raghav went on to create diverse and captivating dance forms throughout the season, consistently ranking as the most popular contestant in weekly voting. His unique style carried him all the way to the Grand Finale, where he secured the 2nd runner-up position, amassing over 3.4 million votes.
From Contestant to Mentor
After his success on 'Dance India Dance', Raghav's talent as a leader and choreographer quickly shone through. He transitioned from contestant to skipper for the team 'Raghav Ke Rockstars' in 'DID Li'l Masters Season 2'.
In a testament to his mentoring skills, Raghav was the only skipper to guide both of his students, Saumya Rai and Rohan Parkale, to the Grand Finale. They impressively achieved the 2nd and 3rd runner-up positions respectively, under his guidance.
His leadership continued as he captained Team Yahoo in 'Dance Ke Superkids', competing against Dharmesh Yelande's Team Wakao. In a thrilling Grand Finale, Raghav's team emerged victorious, solidifying his reputation as a winning choreographer.
Stepping into Acting and Hosting
Raghav's natural charisma and stage presence quickly opened doors to other avenues in entertainment. In 2014, he made his acting debut in the comedy film 'Sonali Cable', where his performance was highlighted as vivacious and scene-stealing, even outshining the leads according to some critics.
The following year, he starred in the dance film 'ABCD 2', alongside Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. This role allowed him to seamlessly blend his dancing prowess with his burgeoning acting career, further expanding his reach.
Concurrently, Raghav also became a familiar face on television as a host. He took the reins of the popular dance reality show 'Dance Plus' for multiple seasons, becoming a beloved presenter. His hosting portfolio also includes shows like 'Rising Star' and 'Dance Champions'.
Embracing Versatility: Challenging Roles and Acclaim
Juyal continued to explore diverse roles, even venturing into reality television as a contestant on 'Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7' in 2016. He proved his versatility by tackling action-packed stunts and challenges.
In 2020, he took a darker turn, portraying a negative character, Samar, in the Zee5 crime thriller web series 'Abhay 2'. This role showcased his range beyond comedic or dance-centric characters, earning him new critical attention.
That same year, he played the lead in the satirical comedy 'Bahut Hua Samman', which garnered positive reviews. He also starred in 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' in 2023, continuing his impressive filmography.
Most recently, in 2024, Raghav Juyal received significant acclaim for his role as Fani in the Hindi action thriller 'Kill'. His compelling performance led him to win the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role at the 25th IIFA Awards, solidifying his status as a formidable actor.
Personal Journey
Despite his incredible success, Raghav's journey is a testament to raw talent and dedication. He hails from a Garhwali Brahmin family in Dehradun, born to advocate Deepak Juyal and Alka Bakshi Juyal. His upbringing instilled in him a grounded perspective, even as he soared to fame.
From winning accolades in dance during his school days at Doon International School to pursuing a B.Com degree at DAV (PG) College, Juyal's path highlights an inspiring blend of academic pursuit and self-made artistic excellence.
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Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian actor, dancer, choreographer, and television presenter. He is known as the "King of Slow Motion" for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the Slow Motion Walk in India. He rose to fame after being a contestant and finalist in Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance 3 and a skipper for the team Raghav Ke Rockstars in Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2 and Dance Ke Superkids where his team was declared the winner under his captainship. Juyal was a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 (2016). In 2024, he garnered recognition with the action thriller Kill (2024) and the Netflix series The Bads of Bollywood (2025).
Career
Dance India Dance (season 3)
Juyal became known when his audition video went viral on YouTube. He was a contestant on Dance India Dance 3 (2012), which aired on Zee TV. He was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Juyal showcased a new dance style but wasn't selected in the Top 18 by the Grand Master in Mega Audition. Later, on public demand, Grand Master Mithun Chakraborty made an exception in the format by reintroducing him on the show as his "trump card" in the wild-card round, through which he entered the competition again.
Thereafter, Juyal created different dance-forms and reached the finale. He was the most popular contestant of the season having garnered the most No. 1 positions in weekly voting. At the Grand finale, he was voted with 3,481,685 votes in the 2nd runner up position.
DID Li'L Masters (season 2)
After DID, Raghav became the skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars in DID Li'l masters (season 2) where he choreographed for Saumya Rai and Rohan Parkale. He was the only skipper to lead both of his students to the Grand finale, in which Rohan and Saumya attained 2nd and 3rd runner up positions respectively.
Dance Ke Superkids
Raghav then choreographed for Zee TV's show Dance Ke Superkids as the Captain of DID Li'l Masters (season 2) team Yahoo and competed against DID Li'l Masters (season 1) team Wakao – with Dharmesh Yelande as the Captain. In the Grand Finale, his team was declared the winner.
2014–present
In 2014, Juyal debuted as an actor by playing a pivotal role in the comedy film Sonali Cable, co-starring Rhea Chakraborty and Ali Fazal, produced by Ramesh Sippy Entertainment which was released on 17 October 2014. One reviewer singled out Raghav's vivacious performance and praised his screen presence, while another says he "steals every scene he's in" and another says he is "better than the leads". The next year he starred in the dance film, ABCD 2, which was released on 19 June 2015, directed by Remo D'Souza co-starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. Later, he also hosted the dance reality show Dance Plus which aired on Star Plus. In the same year, he co-hosted Prem Ki Diwali along with Karishma Tanna which was broadcast on Life Ok.
In 2016, he was seen in Khatron Ke Khiladi season 7 as a contestant which aired on Colors TV. Later, he hosted Dance Plus (season 2). In the same year, he also co-hosted and appeared on Star Parivaar Awards and Colors Golden Petal Awards. Later he hosted and performed on the show, Timeless Aisha which was aired on Zee Classic. The following year he co-hosted the singing reality show, Rising Star along with Meiyang Chang which aired on Colors TV. In mid 2017 he has hosted Dance Plus (season 3). In the same year, he began co-hosting the dance reality show, Dance Champions with Ridhima Pandit.
In 2018, he co-hosted the second season of the singing reality show, Dil Hai Hindustani along with Mukti Mohan. He then starred in the romantic comedy film, Nawabzaade along with Dharmesh Yelande, Punit Pathak and Isha Rikhi directed by Jayesh Pradhan which was released on 27 July 2018. Later in the year, he co-hosted Dance Plus (season 4) along with Sugandha Mishra. In 2019, he hosted the dance reality show Dance Plus (season 5).
In 2020, he appeared in dance film Street Dancer 3D with Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva, and Nora Fatehi. Then he appeared in the second season of the Zee5 dark crime thriller series Abhay (TV series) directed by Ken Ghosh, which was released on 14 August 2020, playing the negative dark character for the first time. He played the lead role in the satirical comedy film Bahut Hua Samman produced by Yoodlee films and directed by Ashish R. Shukla, shared screen space with Sanjay Misra. The movie was released on 2 October 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar due to COVID-19 pandemic and received positive reviews from the audience and critics. Raghav next starred opposite Ankita Sharma in a romantic movie titled Wedlock directed by Sachin Karande and the film is Produced by Blue Orchid Entertainment and Creo Brains Motion Pictures, the shoot was completed in various locations of Mumbai in 25 days shoot schedule. The film is set to release in August 2021
On 15 February 2021, Farhan Akhtar dropped the first teaser of his new film, and announced Yudhra to be produced by his company, Excel Entertainment. Raghav along with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malavika Mohanan. The film is directed by Ravi Udyawar.Yudhra's story and screenplay have been penned jointly by Farhan Akhtar and Shridhar Raghavan. The film is slated to release in summer 2022.
In 2025, Juyal felicitated with International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) for Best Performance in a Negative Role at 25th IIFA Awards.
Influences
Raghav Juyal
His signature step was Slow Motion Walk. Choreographers like Geeta Kapoor and Remo D'Souza and Terrence Lewis have stated that they had never seen anyone emulate the slow motion walk in India, as realistically, before Raghav. Raghav is a trained actor, mentored by the actor and acting coach Saurabh Sachdeva.
Personal life
Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal was born to Deepak Juyal, an advocate, and Alka Bakshi Juyal, his mother is a Punjabi. He was born and brought up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Born in a Garhwali Brahmin family he belongs to his ancestral village Khetu in Uttarakhand.
Juyal never had any formal training in dance but picked it up from watching performances from the internet and television. He started winning laurels as a dancer right from his days in Doon International School. Later, he joined DAV (PG) College to pursue his B.Com.
Filmography
Films
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2014</td><td>Sonali Cable</td><td>Sada</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>ABCD 2</td><td>Raghav</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Nawabzaade</td><td>Karan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Street Dancer 3D</td><td>Poddy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bahut Hua Samman</td><td>Bony</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan</td><td>Ishq</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Kill</td><td>Fani</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yudhra</td><td>Shafiq</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>King †</td><td>TBA</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Hasal †</td><td>TBA</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>The Paradise †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Telugu film</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Television
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>Chak Dhoom Dhoom 2</td><td>Contestant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dance India Dance 3</td><td>2nd runner-up</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Dance Ke Superkids</td><td>Captain</td><td>Winner</td></tr><tr><td>Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Dance India Dance 4</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Dance India Dance Super Moms</td><td>Captain</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Dance Plus</td><td>Host</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nach Baliye 7</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Dance India Dance Super Moms 2</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7</td><td>Contestant</td><td>6th place</td></tr><tr><td>Dance Plus 2</td><td>Host</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Super Dancer</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Entertainment Ki Raat</td></tr><tr><td>Dance Champions</td><td>Host</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dance Plus 3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rising Star</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Dance Plus 4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dil Hai Hindustani 2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Dance Plus 5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Khatra Khatra Khatra</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Bigg Boss 13</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>India's Best Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Bigg Boss 14</td></tr><tr><td>Dance Deewane 3</td><td>Host</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Super Dancer 4</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Dance Plus 6</td><td>Host</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>India's Best Dancer</td><td>Himself</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Hip Hop India Season 2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Music videos
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Singer(s)</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>Hum Tum</td><td>Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Web series
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>Abhay 2</td><td>Samar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Gyaarah Gyaarah</td><td>Inspector Yug Arya</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>The Bads of Bollywood</td><td>Parvaiz</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>