Herman Benjamin

Herman Benjamin was a choreographer of dance numbers in various Bollywood movies from the late 1950s through to the early 1970s. Also known as "Harman", he started his career as a choreographer in the popular 1958 film Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. He choreographed a great number of movies featuring Shammi Kapoor. He also appeared onscreen as a dancing extra in several of the songs he choreographed. Among his most well known songs is Jaan Pehechan Ho which he also performed onscreen for the hit 1965 film Gumnaam. The song gained international popularity 36 years later when it was featured in the opening scene of the American movie Ghost World in 2001.He died in 1968 and several films he had choreographed dances for released after his death until 1971. The family of Benjamin was among those of other late choreographers that received awards on their behalf from the Indian Film Dance Directors Association (IFDDA) on January 9, 2012, for their contribution to the field of choreography. A complete listing of the movies that Herman Benjamin worked on is below.