Vaibhavi Merchant, the techie judge

Vaibhavi says, "While Shilpa may be looking at the style aspect while judging, I will be completely concentrating on the technicalities of the dance. These kinds of nuances are best caught by a choreographer and I'm going to make full use of my sharp eye for those."

Vaibhavi explains, "I will look at what combination of steps they got, how much in sync they are…if it's a group performance, the agility with which they use their props, how good they are at making the use of limelight and so on."

The legends of yesterday have no comparison with the actors of today is what Vaibhavi feels. According to her, "No one is like Madhuri Dixit or Sridevi today. It's very rare that there are actors like Shilpa Shetty, who have swift feet too."

Vaibhavi has made it clear that she won't get swayed by any kind of influence while assessing the contestants. "Just because I'm a female doesn't mean I'm going to give some grace marks to the girls' team. They too have to earn it the same way as the boys. I will be completely unbiased with the judgment and as mentioned before, based on the element of my judging criterion I will allot them marks," strictly mentions the national award winning choreographer.

Zara Nachke Dikha launches on May 1st on Star Plus and will be aired every  Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm.

Reporter and Author: Susan Jose