Teriya Magar

Teriya Phounja Magar is a Nepalese dancer based in Mumbai, India. She came into the public spotlight during her performances on the dance competition television series Dance India Dance Li'l Masters which she won on 21 June 2014. She is also the winner of Colors TV dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9) which she won on 21 January 2017. Teriya is the second daughter born to her parents, and attended St. Lawrence High School in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India.

On 29 June 2014, Teriya was honored with the title "Lumbini Peace Ambassador" by the Kapilvastu Day Campaign.

Career She has been passionate about dance since childhood, regularly participating in various dance competitions. She began learning dance in Butwal at the age of 7. Teriya primarily performs in freestyle and Bollywood dance forms. In addition to that, she is known for her versatility and has won several other dance competitions in Nepal.

Dance India Dance Li'l Masters

She began her career at the age of 11 as a dancer, auditioning for the third season of Zee TV's dance reality series Dance India Dance Li'l Masters, where she was selected and emerged as the winner with a prize of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000). The show was judged by Geeta Kapoor, Ahmed Khan, and Mudassar Khan, while Mithun Chakraborty served as the Grand Master of the show. This platform brought her significant fame among the people in both India and Nepal.

Jhalak Dikhhla Ja (season 9)

After winning DID Li'l Masters season 3, she participated in the ninth season of Colors TV's celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. In the October 8 episode, five wildcard entries were introduced by Farah Khan (who also joined the show as a judge). Teriya received a wildcard entry as a young celebrity challenger, along with Siddharth Nigam, Spandan Chaturvedi, Gracy Goswami, and Swasti Nitya. Although she was eliminated, she re-entered as a wildcard on November 26, 2017. After returning to the show, she impressed in every episode and became the first contestant to enter the finals.

The grand finale featured remarkable performances and perfect scores. Teriya and her partner Aryan achieved perfect scores and received the maximum audience votes, emerging as the winners of the celebrity dance reality show. The show was judged by Karan Johar, Farah Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Ganesh Hegde. The finale also featured actor Hrithik Roshan, who came to promote his film Kaabil and encouraged the finalists. Teriya took home the winning trophy and a cash prize of ₹30 lakhs.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Campus beats on Amazon MX Player

Cover Songs

Year Song Notes 2019 Timro Mayale Badhera Rakha

Awards Year Award Presenter Ref 2014 Lumbini Peace Ambassador Prakash Man Singh