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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aditi Bhagwat
| image = Aditi Bhagwat, 2012.12.15 (01) (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Bhagwat in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|01|18}}
| birth_place = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1993–present
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Dancer]], [[Choreographer]]
| alma_mater = [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]]|website = http://www.aditibhagwat.com/}}

'''Aditi Bhagwat''' (born 18 January 1981) is an internationally renowned [[kathak]] and [[lavani]] expert, actress, dance tutor and [[Choreography|choreographer]]. She travels all around the world participating in stage shows performing solo as well as in collaboration with many other Indian music artists.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Aditi Bhagwat|url = http://foundsoundnation.org/people/aditi-bhagwat/|website = Found Sound Nation|access-date = 2015-07-10|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150703110616/http://foundsoundnation.org/people/aditi-bhagwat/|archive-date = 2015-07-03|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Early life and career highlights==
Aditi's musical journey began very early in life, highly inspired by her mother, Ragini Bhagwat, a classical singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/ghungroo-beats/|title = Ghungroo Beats|last = Khanzada|first = Farida|date = 19 March 2014|work = The Indian Express|access-date = 25 July 2015}}</ref> Her initial kathak training in the [[Jaipur Kathak Kendra|Jaipur]] style, was under the guidance of [[Roshan Kumari]] and Nandita Puri.<ref name=":0" /> Her training in "[[Odissi]]" under the guidance of Jhelum Paranjpe has led to her grooming in [[Abhinaya]] (expressions) and Adda - graceful posture for which Aditi is well recognized. She has a master's degree in dance from [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]] (National School of Dance).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://issueprojectroom.org/event/rod-williams-options|title = Rod Williams' Options|date = 19 January 2011|access-date = 25 July 2015|website = Issue Project Room}}</ref>

While staying within the structure of [[Indian classical music]] and art, Aditi has vastly experimented and succeed in mixing traditional dance art and music with [[Jazz]] and other kinds of western music.<ref name=":0" /> She was involved in the kathak and Electronic music collaboration with the band Kartik and Gotam: Business Class Refugees in France. She was also involved with the [[ISSUE Project Room|Issue Project]] with [[New York City|New York]] pianist Rod Williams.<ref name=":1" /> She has gracefully blended the stylized gestures of kathak and the sophisticated rhythm of the Tatkaar, Chakkradhars and different Taals with varying time cycles with instruments like the [[djembe]], drums, ghumbri, [[Cuatro (instrument)|cuatro]], [[sarod]], [[sitar]] and many more. Bhagwat has said that change and experimentation help a person grow as an artist.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/arts/music/us-onebeat-program-melds-32-musicians-from-21-countries.html|title = A United Nations of Music|last = Rohter|first = Larry|date = 3 October 2012|work = The New York Times|access-date = 25 July 2015}}</ref> Her kathak dance style shows a "mastery of the idiom" according to ''[[The Hindu]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kalabharati-national-music-and-dance-fest-review/article6614493.ece|title = Many Hues of Artistry|last = Bal|first = Harish|date = 20 November 2014|work = The Hindu|access-date = 25 July 2015}}</ref>

Aditi was awarded the prestigious [[United States Department of State]] Fellowship under Cultural Exchange Program 'One Beat' in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|title = U.S. OneBeat Program Melds 32 Musicians From 21 Countries|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/arts/music/us-onebeat-program-melds-32-musicians-from-21-countries.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2012-10-03|access-date = 2015-07-10|issn = 0362-4331|first = Larry|last = Rohter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=OneBeat |url=http://1beat.org/about/fellows/p/#AditiBhagwat |website=OneBeat |access-date=2015-07-10 |first=Lucid |last=Structure |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712090501/http://1beat.org/about/fellows/p/ |archive-date=2015-07-12 }}</ref>

She has featuring a column in Mi Marathi Live E-paper on various facets of dance. The first of article of the series featured on September 13, 2015 and will continue as a weekly feature.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mi Marathi Live E-paper - Read Mimarathi Marathi Online Newspaper, Mumbai, India|url = http://epaper.mimarathilive.com/epapermain.aspx?pgno=14&eddate=2015-09-13&edcode=820009|website = epaper.mimarathilive.com|access-date = 2015-09-20}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Filmography==
Aditi has appeared in lead role as well as special appearance in a few Indian movies <ref>{{Cite web|title = Aditi Bhagwat|url = http://www.gomolo.com/about-aditi-bhagwat/39324|website = gomolo.com|access-date = 2015-07-10}}</ref>
# [[Traffic Signal]] (Hindi Movie, 2007, Special Appearance)
# Chalu Navra Bholi Baiko (Marathi Movie, 2008)
# Adla Badli (Marathi Movie, 2008)
# Manya Sajjana (Marathi Movie, 2008)
# Tahan (Marathi Movie, 2008)
# [[Sumbaran]] (Marathi Movie, 2009)
# Myoho (Hinid Movie, 2012, Special Appearance)
# [[Shasan]] (Marathi Movie, 2016)
# aarsa (International Short, 2016)

==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.aditibhagwat.com/

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