Haleem_Khan

Haleem Khan

Haleem Khan

Kuchipudi dancer and female impersonator


Haleem Khan is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, performer and movie actor, born on 10 April from Ongole of Andhra Pradesh and presently lives in Hyderabad. Haleem has performed more than 800 dance shows across the world, as well conducted Kuchipudi workshops overseas. Haleem specializes in Rupanurupam (female impersonation) within Kuchipudi; he is well known for his performance of Bhama Kalapam [clarification needed] and various roles in Annamacharya kirtanas. Hailing from a Muslim family in a small town, Haleem had faced many difficulties in learning Kuchipudi without his family knowing of it. Initially Haleem had performed under the stage name of Hari. His dance, specially the female impersonation has given him a critical acclaim and won him many awards and felicitations.

He debuted in Telugu movies with Nuvvila which has performed well at the box office.

Films

Khan has also acted in Telugu films since 2011; his films include:


References

    Khaleejtimes.com

    Newindianexpress.com

    Thehindu.com

    Indiaglitz.com

    Tribuneindia.com

    Times of India

    http://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/haleem-khans-affair-with-kuchipudi-dance

    http://www.mpositive.in/tag/haleem-khan-kuchipudi-dancer/

    http://www.ap7am.com/lv-205317-harish-rao-releases-haleem-khans-kuchipudi-dance-dvd.doc Archived 25 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine


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