Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
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Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is a television reality show and the India
n version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
and ABC's Dancing with the Stars
.
brings Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with new celebrities and well-known faces to perform with professional dance partners on a highly competitive stage. The show is produced by BBC Worldwide
Productions in India.
The show's format is taken from the Strictly Come Dancing
show on BBC One
in UK, which has been a huge success in over 30 countries like America, Australia, New Zealand, and Italy, where it is known as Dancing with the Stars
. However, the Indian version has been extensively remodelled to appeal to the country's viewers.
The dances are typically more exuberant than on its sister programmes around the world, owing to India's unique Bollywood traditions. Also because of the strong Bollywood approach, India is the only country to not have live music with an in-house band. The show is also pre-recorded, unlike the UK's Strictly Come Dancing and other spin-offs. All the ballroom
and Latin dances are performed as Bollywood-themed showdances (US: freestyles) rather than with strict 'syllabus' ballroom or Latin technique.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
and ABC's Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
.
Concept
Sony Entertainment TelevisionSony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
brings Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with new celebrities and well-known faces to perform with professional dance partners on a highly competitive stage. The show is produced by BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 it made a profit of £145m on a turnover of £1.074bn. The company had made a profit of £106m...
Productions in India.
The show's format is taken from the Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
show on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in UK, which has been a huge success in over 30 countries like America, Australia, New Zealand, and Italy, where it is known as Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
. However, the Indian version has been extensively remodelled to appeal to the country's viewers.
The dances are typically more exuberant than on its sister programmes around the world, owing to India's unique Bollywood traditions. Also because of the strong Bollywood approach, India is the only country to not have live music with an in-house band. The show is also pre-recorded, unlike the UK's Strictly Come Dancing and other spin-offs. All the ballroom
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....
and Latin dances are performed as Bollywood-themed showdances (US: freestyles) rather than with strict 'syllabus' ballroom or Latin technique.
Series winners
| Season | Season Premiere Date | Season Finale Date | Winners | Runner Up | Third Place |
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| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 | 8 September 2006 | 4 November 2006 | Mona Singh Mona Singh Mona Singh is an Indian model and television actress, known for playing the leading role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and winning many celebrity reality shows. She also appeared in a key role in 3 Idiots.-Early life:... |
Shweta Salve Shweta Salve Shveta Salve is an Indian television actress and model, most known as runners-up of the dance reality series, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa .-Early life and education:Born in Chembur, Mumbai to Deepak & Hema Salve, sister of Sharvil... |
Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Manjrekar is an Indian director, actor, writer and producer. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality , Astitva and Viruddh... Family Comes First . He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards... |
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 | 28 September 2007 | 15 December 2007 | Prachi Desai Prachi Desai Prachi Desai is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India... |
Sandhya Mridul Sandhya Mridul Sandhya Mridul is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films and television, most known for her roles in films like, movies like Saathiya and Page 3 , and was first runners up in reality dance show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa .-Personal life and education:Mridul, also called 'Sandy', was born in... |
Jay Bhanushali |
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 | 27 February 2009 | 31 May 2009 | Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia is an ex Indian footballer. He is currently contracted by the club he owns, United Sikkim. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He plays for United Sikkim FC. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills... |
Gauhar Khan Gauhar Khan Gauhar Khan is an Indian model, VJ and actress, most known for her prominent role in Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year . She is the sister of television actress Nigaar Z Khan... |
Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover is an Indian television actor and model. He began his television career in Ekta Kapoor's Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV India. Karan is most recognized for playing the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gayye on Star One.-Personal life:Karan Singh Grover was born in Delhi... |
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | 12 December 2010 | 8 March 2011 | Meiyang Chаng Meiyang Chаng Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.- Personal life :Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie... |
Yana Gupta Yana Gupta Yana Gupta or Yaana is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.-Personal life:... |
Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Rajput , born as, "Sushant Singh Rajput" is an Indian television actor best known for playing the role of Manav in Pavitra Rishta and also known for his dancing skills post Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.-Personal life:Sushant was born in Delhi on the 21st of January, 1986, in the Rajput family... |
The Contestants
- Pooja BediPooja BediPooja Bedi is a former Bollywood actress and currently a television talk show host. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi. She has also participated in Bigg Boss 5 and was voted out on 26th of November.-Biography:...
(former actress & talk show host) and Hanif – Eliminated in Round 1 - Rati AgnihotriRati AgnihotriRati Agnihotri is a veteran Indian actress. Her portfolio mainly includes films in Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She was born to a Sikh family.-Film career:...
(former actress) and Feroz – Eliminated in Round 2 - Sanjeev KapoorSanjeev KapoorSanjeev Kapoor is an Indian chef and entrepreneur. Kapoor stars in the TV show Khana Khazana, which is the longest running show of its kind in Asia; it broadcasts in 120 countries and in 2010 had more than 500 million viewers...
(Professional chef & cookery show host) and Nicole – Eliminated in Round 3 - Akashdeep SaighalAkashdeep SaighalAkashdeep Saigal is an Indian model and a television actor. He is well known for the role of Ansh Gujral from the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus....
(TV actor) and Bindi – Eliminated in Round 4 - Ajay JadejaAjay JadejaAjaysinhji Daulatsinhji Jadeja was born on 1 February 1971 in royal rajput family of Jamnagar, Gujarat. He was a regular in the Indian cricket team between 1992 and 2000, playing in 15 Test matches and 196 One Day Internationals. His cricketing achievements were overshadowed by a 5 year ban for...
(former cricketer) and Rhea – Eliminated in Round 5 - Mahesh ManjrekarMahesh ManjrekarMahesh Manjrekar is an Indian director, actor, writer and producer. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality , Astitva and Viruddh... Family Comes First . He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards...
(film actor & director) and Sonia – 2nd Runner up - Shweta SalveShweta SalveShveta Salve is an Indian television actress and model, most known as runners-up of the dance reality series, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa .-Early life and education:Born in Chembur, Mumbai to Deepak & Hema Salve, sister of Sharvil...
(TV actress) and Loungines – Runner up - Mona SinghMona SinghMona Singh is an Indian model and television actress, known for playing the leading role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and winning many celebrity reality shows. She also appeared in a key role in 3 Idiots.-Early life:...
(TV actress and host) and Toby – Winner
The Contestants
- Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
(Music director) and Tina Sachdev – Eliminated in Round 2 - Tapur ChatterjeeTapur ChatterjeeTapur Chatterjee is an Indian model.Tapur along with twin sister Tupur are the granddaughters of Veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee....
(Model) and Feroz – Eliminated in Round 3 - Mini MathurMini MathurMini Mathur is an Indian actress and television personality. She was a video jockey on SUN TV India and hosted a couple of shows for the channel. She is also a co-host of the Indian reality singing contest Indian Idol....
(MTV VJ) and Hemu – Eliminated in Round 4 - Cyrus BroachaCyrus BroachaCyrus Broacha is a TV anchor, Theatre Personality, Political Satirist, columnist and author. He is also a stand-up comedian and prankster, best known for his show Bakra on MTV and his show The Week that Wasn't on CNN-IBN.-Early years:...
(MTV VJ & comedian) and Rozita Rajput – Eliminated in Round 5 - Sudha ChandranSudha ChandranSudha Chandran is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer, Indian film and television actress, who turned to acting following the loss of a leg in an accident in May 1981 near Trichy, Tamil Nadu.-Early life and education:...
(handicapped classical dancer, films and TV actress) and Uma Shankar – Eliminated in Round 6 - Mika Singh (Singer) and Tanushree – Eliminated in Round 8
- Ronit RoyRonit RoyRonit Roy is an Indian television and Bollywood actor, known for the roles of Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. He is now in the serial Adaalat as KD Pathak. Roy has been referred to as the Amitabh Bachchan of small screen...
(Soapstar) and Nicole Alvares – Eliminated in Round 9 - Sonali KulkarniSonali KulkarniSonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress. She was born in Pune. She has majorly worked in Marathi and Hindi films. She is famous for her role in Dil Chahta Hai.-Career:...
(Film actress) and Toby Fernandes – Eliminated in Round 10 - Mir Ranjan NegiMir Ranjan NegiMir Ranjan Negi is a field hockey player and former goalkeeper of the India national field hockey team. He would later be involved with the development of the 2007 hit film, Chak De India.-1982 Asian Games:...
(Former hockey player & coach) and Marischa Fernandes – Eliminated in Round 11 - Jay Bhanushali (TV actor) and Bindi Khare – 2nd Runner Up
- Sandhya MridulSandhya MridulSandhya Mridul is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films and television, most known for her roles in films like, movies like Saathiya and Page 3 , and was first runners up in reality dance show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa .-Personal life and education:Mridul, also called 'Sandy', was born in...
(Film & TV actress) and Javed Sanadi – Runner Up - Prachi DesaiPrachi DesaiPrachi Desai is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India...
(TV actress) and Deepak Singh – Winner (were eliminated in the 1st round but made a comeback with wildcard)
The Contestants
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Judges' fury over public voting
The public voting for the Semi-finals had resulted in duo Karan Singh Grover and Nicole Alvares, the lowest scorer of the round, being sent into the Finale and Gauhar Khan and Hard Kaur for the face off. After a unanimous decision in favour of Gauhar Khan, Hard Kaur was set to leave the show after her performance, prepared for the finale. Her performance made the judges display their resentment over the biased voting of the public in the form of a 'strike' till Hard Kaur is brought back. The judges returned the very next episode with Hard Kaur's elimination being inevitable.Season 4
The fourth season of the show premiered on 12 December 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television.Runner Ups
- Sushant Singh RajputSushant Singh RajputSushant Rajput , born as, "Sushant Singh Rajput" is an Indian television actor best known for playing the role of Manav in Pavitra Rishta and also known for his dancing skills post Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.-Personal life:Sushant was born in Delhi on the 21st of January, 1986, in the Rajput family...
and Shampa Sonthalia - Yana GuptaYana GuptaYana Gupta or Yaana is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.-Personal life:...
and Salman KhanSalman KhanSalman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
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Playback singer A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:... |
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Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... |
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Robin Merchant Robin Merchant is an internationally recognized Choreographer and dance instructor. Notably she has choreographed for mega hip-hop icon: Ludacris, China’s international dance festival, MTV, Stunt Mania, and Dancing with the Stars .-Career:... |
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Anchor An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent... |
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Scorecard
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| Chang and Marischa | |||||||||||||
| Sushant and Shampa | |||||||||||||
| Yana and Salman | |||||||||||||
| Mahi and Savio | |||||||||||||
| Ankita and Nishant | |||||||||||||
| Ragini and Neerav | |||||||||||||
| Shekhar and Priti | |||||||||||||
| Daya and Vrushali | DNP | ||||||||||||
| Krushna and Robin | |||||||||||||
| Akhil and Sneha | |||||||||||||
| Renuka and Jai | |||||||||||||
| Anushka and Puneet |
- Week 1: contestants performed on styles like Jazz, Samba and Jive. The top scorers were Shekhar and Priti who scored and the lowest were Akhil and Sneha, Anushka and Puneet and Chang and Marischa who scored
- Week 2: The contestants performed this time on dance styles like Cha-Cha, Tango and Salsa. Sushant and Shampa received the first for their stuning salsa. The lowest scorers were Renuka and Jai scoring . Anushka Manchanda was eliminated and hence could not perform.
- Week 3: The contestants were asked to perform on Indian folk styles. The top scorers were Sushant and Shampa, Yana and Salman and Ragini and Neerav who received and the lowest scorers were Akhil and Sneha, and Mahi and Savio who scored . Renuka and Jai were eliminated and hence could not perform.
- Week 4: The contestants were asked to perform with another celebrity that is in a trio. The guest participants were Rashmi Desai, Aishwarya Sakhuja, Jai Soni, Vidya Malvade, Vikrant Massey, Saloni Daini, Sarita Joshi and Neha Marda. The top scorers were Sushant and Shampa, and Yana and Salman both receiving a whereas the lowest were Krishna and Robin receiving a . Akhil and Sneha were eliminated and hence could not perform.
- Week 5: The contestants were asked to perform on street dance styles like Locking and Popping, Crumping, Hip-Hop, Lyrical Hip-Hop, Stomping etc. After 4 performances each the contestants were asked to perform a group dance which would give them a chance to increase their scores making the total out of 40. The first day group dance style was Disco whereas for the second day it was Jive. Model Yana Gupta's partner Salman suffered from an injury in the leg and therefore their style was changed from Crumping to Hip-Hop. The top scores were Chang and Marischa who had received a for their dance and they also performed a jive which made their total a . The lowest scorers were Daya and Vrushali and Yana and Salman who both received a . Krushna and Robin were eliminated and hence did not perform.
- Week 6: The Contestants were asked to give a tribute to Madhuri Dixit by performing Bollywood style on her songs. Many actors and Directors shared their thoughts with Madhuri.This week too, the contestants had to perform a group dance ater all the performances of the day were over but this the total was out of 30 instead of 10 making their total out of 60. The top scorers were Chang and Marischa and Sushant and Shampa who first received a and then received a making their total a . The lowest scorers were Daya and Vrushali who scored a
- Week 7: The eliminated contestants had their last chance to comeback in the contest and be the wild card entry. All the 6 contestants had performed and were given a rank out of six instead of a score. Akhil and Sneha ranked 6th, Renuka and Jai ranked 5th, Anushka and Puneet ranked 4th, Krushna and Robin ranked 3rd, Ankita and Nishant raked 2nd, Yana and Salman ranked 1st. The judges were only supposed to select one wild card entry but however the judges decided to put the top 2 ranked teams as wild card entries. As a result Yana and Salman, Ankita and Nishant were selected to come in the next round.
- Week 8: This week the contestants performed on the challenge given by Malika Arora Khan. The highest scorers were Chang and Marischa with and Sushant and Shampa with whereas the lowest scorers, Shekhar and Priti received a , the lowest score in the history of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Ragini and Neerav and Daya and Vrushali were in the bottom 2 and had to perform in a dance-off. All the three judges voted for Ragini and thus, Daya and Vrushali were eliminated.
- Week 9:The Contestants this time had to do 2 performances instead of one. The highest scorers were Sushant and Shampa with and the lowest were Mahi and Savio with . Ankita and Shekhar had to participate in the dance off. Madhuri and Remo voted for Ankita and Malaika voted for Shekhar. Shekhar and his partner Preeti were eliminated.
- Week 10:This time too, the contestants had to do 2 performances. The highest were Sushant and shampa scoring a whereas the lowest were Mahi and Savio again with a . This time in the bottom 2 were Yana and Ragini. All three judges voted for Yana. As a result, Ragini and Neerav were eliminated.
- Week 11:Again the contestants had to do 2 performances. Sushant Singh Rajput and his partner Shampa did not perform as Sushant suffered from back injury. The top scorers were Chang and Marischa with a whereas the lowest scorers were Mahi and Savio scoring a . In the bottom two were Yana and Ankita. All three judges voted for Yana and hence Ankita was eliminated
- Week 12: This week the bottom two were Sushant and Shampa and Yana and Salman. However, the judges felt that none of them should be eliminated and used their special power to keep both the contestants in. The top scorers were Sushant and Shampa with a and the lowest were Mahi and Savio with a .
- Week 13: Mahi and Savio were eliminated and therefore the top tre were Sushnat and Shampa, Yana and Salman and Chang and Marischa. On the Tuesday night finale the results were announced as Meiyang Chang as the winner each winning Twenty-Five Lakh Rupees. Sushant and Yana were the runner ups. Sushant and Shampa won the Ujala Consistent Performer Award of Five Lakh Rupees.
| Team | Best score | Best Dance style | Worst score | Worst dance |
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| Sushant and Shampa | ||||
| Renuka and Jai | ||||
| Yana and Salman | ||||
| Ragini and Neerav | ||||
| Anushka and Puneet | ||||
| Shekhar and Priti | ||||
| Ankita and Nishant | ||||
| Akhil and Sneha | ||||
| Daya and Vrushali | ||||
| Krushna and Robin | ||||
| Mahii and Savio | ||||
| Chang and Marischa |