Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4: The First Elimination Surprise The Judges

Madhuri Dixit

The fourth season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is back and it has already packed a punch of surprise on its first elimination night. While Shushant Singh Rajput from the serial ‘Pavitra Rishta’ scored a perfect 30 there were also some mismatched or slow performances like that of Daya the super cop from serial CID, the boxer Akhil Kumar and veteran actress Renuka Shahane.

But singer Anushka Manchanda was in no position to get eliminated after the first dance show-down. However, ‘JDJ’ is another such reality show where the contestants’ dancing skills, ability and style is not the only thing that would count. A contestants’ fan base is of utmost importance to survive and lift the trophy in this competition.

So going by that trend, the lover boy, or a good bahu, or a super cop stands a better chance of lifting the trophy than anyone else due to their fan base. But the dance show is a place where the viewers can witness the non-dancers improving by leaps and bounds to become a part of a contest that has no place for people with two left feet.

Apart from Shushant, the other contestants that were worth mentioning for setting the stage on fire were Shekhar Suman and Krushna Abhishek. The latter contestant was pretty good to have an encore with Malaika Arora Khan and it was delight to watch.

DANCING with the STARS

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is back with a new season, an interesting line-up of celebrity contestants and dancing diva Madhuri Dixit for a judge.

Madhuri Dixit and Malaika Arora Khan

are judges on the 4^th edition of the show.

She played cupid on the small screen with Kahin Naa Kahin Koi Hain, a marriage-based reality show that intended to serve as a platform for girls and boys in search of a life partner. Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit, who rocked the ’90s with her performance in Dil, Saajan, Beta, Khal-Nayak and Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! among others, is back on the small screen to judge the fourth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Speaking of her first love, dance, she says, “Dancing is my passion. So, when the channel came to me with this offer, I jumped at the opportunity. I felt that I would be able to do justice to this show as a judge because dancing is my first love.” The actress, who will be in India for the next three months, adds, “Till the show goes on my husband will have to play mom to my kids. But I will not be able to stay in India for long as I need to get back to my family in Denver. When I was leaving for the show, they were really excited and said that they’ll watch me on TV.”

Madhuri will share the judges' seat with choreographer Remo D’Souza and Malaika Arora-Khan. Hosted by Mona Singh, who is also the winner of the first season, and Sumeet Raghavan, the dance reality show that airs on Sony has twelve celebrity contestants fighting it out on the dance floor

. This season, the show has an interesting line-up of contestants including boxer Akhil Kumar, Indian Idol contestant Meiyang Chang, actor Shekhar Suman, item-girl Yana Gupta, singer-turned-TV anchor and ex-Channel [V] veejay-singer Anushka Manchanda. To add to the list are Govinda’s nephew Krushna Abhishek and niece Ragini Khanna (Suhana of Sasural Genda Phool), who will cross swords with each other on the dance floor. Former actress Renuka Shahane Rana, a mom of two, will make a comeback on the small screen with the show. Last, but not the least. are the lead pair of Zee’s Pavitra Rishta Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande, who will be compete with each other and Mahi Vij aka Nakusha of Laagi Tujhse Lagan. But, the surprise on the show is Dayanand Shetty, who plays Daya in CID. His entry was quite unexpected as no one thought that the reel-life toughie would shake a leg. Guess, one needs to wait and watch to see how many of these stars will manage to show their jalwa on the show.

Jhalak Dikhla Jaa: Shekhar Suman and Partner Show Stealers With ‘Tera Hi Jalwa’

The dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ on Sony Entertainment Television  started with a great combo dance round.There were six astounding couples dancing to some great Bollywood numbers. On Tuesday was the episode that had everyone staring in disbelief as each couple came and danced with utmost perfection and conviction.

However the show stealers turned out to be none other than veteran actor and television anchor Shekhar Suman and his partner who simply rocked the show with their stellar performance on the number Tera Hi Jalwa. The entire dance sequence came across as very synchronized and amazing with both the dancers stepping in utmost perfection. Everyone was simply dumb founded and the dancing duo got a standing ovation from the judges Malaika Arora Khan, Remo Fernandez and Madhuri Dixit. The dancing couple scored the highest with 27 out of 30, taking the show to very high levels of performances.

The judges were quick to point out that the veteran participants on the show were doing a great job. Shekhar Suman has been practicing his dancing steps for the past whole month or so. Reportedly he wakes up every day at 6: am and practices with a lot of dedication.According to the actor, his wife thinks he’s over doping it, but considering the kind of performance that he put up on Tuesday’s episode, all his efforts seem to be on the right foot!

Tonight’s episode will have six more performances with special guests Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif maki8ng it a show to remember. The two stars are going to promote their upcoming flick Tees Maar Khan so tune up to Jhalak Dikhla Jaa to catch all the fun.

‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4’: Dance Floor Turns Film Promotion Ground

December 11, 2010: While ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4’ is coming back with a bang with the beautiful  Madhuri Dixit making a comeback to the Indian entertainment arena and the currently hot Malaika ‘Munni’ Arora Khan ready to sizzle and judge, a few other actors are also trying to share the limelight of one of India’s most popular dance reality shows.

According to reports circulating in the media, cast and crew members of upcoming Bollywood release Tees Maar Khan will visit the sets of ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4’ to promote their eagerly awaited film in front of the television and live audience of the TV dance program. Good news for India as they will get to see not one but two Bollywood beauties on the stage of ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4’ at the launch episode to be broadcast this weekend. Yes, while Madhuri Dixit is the judge for the entire series, she will be joined by Katrina Kaif, who will promote Tees Maar Khan and also act as guest judge of the Sunday episode.

Katrina Kaif will be joined by costar Akshay Kumar and director of TMK Farah Khan who will talk about their film and also probably groove to the ‘Sheila ki Jawani’ track from the film which has already become the most favorite dance number of India. The Sunday episode is a triple treat for the audience with Madhuri Dixit, Malaika ‘Munni’ Arora Khan and Katrina ‘Sheila’ Kaif, all dance queens of India, present on the ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4’ platform.