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Dare to dance to Akshay Kumar's tune

Khiladi Kumar is back as the host of a new reality show titled Dare 2 Dance, which will push the boundaries of participants with daring acts and will strive to make them better dancers

Recently, during a reality show announcement in the capital the organisers mentioned that currently in Bollywood the only actor who has managed to churn out a profit of a whopping Rs 200 crore in the box-office in past five years is none other than Akshay Kumar which makes him one of the top profit-makers in the industry. Akshay, who has created magic on silver screen, is now being roped to generate moolah for the small screen as well. The versatile actor was recently in the capital to announce his association with a new reality TV show called Dare 2 Dance on Life OK channel.

Through this reality show Akshay, who has previously hosted reality show Khatron ke Khiladi, aims to hunt for trained dancers who will do daring dance acts in dangerous circumstances. The show will be aired in September, and to shoot this ambitious project Akshay and his trained team will be flying to Cape Town, South Africa.

Akshay, who is returning to television after a long hiatus says he borrowed the concept of the reality show from his recent visit to his son's school on sports day.

He said, "We want to challenge the trained dancers to prove their talent in adverse conditions. I'd be hosting and mentoring the choreographers throughout the show and this won't be like a regular reality show with three judges and elimination in each round. We wanted to take dance outside the studios and challenge our participants with extreme conditions."

The 46-year-old actor, who raises son Aarav and daughter Nitara with wife Twinkle Khanna mentioned that a recent incident gave him an idea about the elimination process for this show. "When I visited my son's school for sports day, I saw that children who were not able to win were given more chances to excel. They were encouraged continuously to give their best, so we decided that instead of eliminating the participants we will train them and make them give their best shot," said the actor.

Speaking about the challenges for the participants, Akshay revealed, "There will be 10 choreographers from worldwide, who'd challenged in every episode to do a daring dance act. For example, they might be asked to dance on ice or at a height of 6000 feet. The level of dare would be increased from level one to level 6."

Akshay also said that this show is not an adaptation of any international reality show, but is an original idea that will leave the viewers thrilled. "The 16 episode series would be shot entirely in Cape Town. Along with the dancers, I will also shake a leg. I won't keep it comfortable for myself. Before giving the task to the contestants, I would go and would try it out first," concluded the actor.

NEW DELHI: After getting celebrities to do stunts in Khatron ke Khiladi, Bollywood's daredevil actor Akshay Kumar is now going to find trained and famed dancers who will struggle to manage and survive on the dance floor.

Kumar will be the anchor and the mentor on the new dance show, Dare 2 Dance', which will air on Life OK from September, every weekend.

The reality programme will see the dancer perform in challenging venues rather than on a stage or a set. One would dance on a narrow wall or even under water. Kumar will first demonstrate the format to each contestant in the dance format with a commitment of a first of its kind' show.

Produced by SOL Productions, it is open to trained dancers from across the globe rather than just celebrities. There will no audience votes, and the elimination will be done in a unique form. He and two other personalities will form the jury. "Taking a cue from my son's Sports Day function, I have decided that no participant will be eliminated after just one failure, but will be given another chance," says Kumar.

Life OK general manager Ajit Thakur informs that around 30 per cent of the budget of the series will be spent on marketing. Since there will be several foreign participants, apart from advertising on channels, newspaper, hoardings and radio announcements, the social media will be used heavily to reach the viewers overseas.

The contestants will be challenged to prove their mettle as Extreme Dance Ke Heroes' in a hope to rise above all odds. Thakur reveals that many had walked out of the show after being told of the challenges.

He adds, "Kumar has successfully managed to challenge the status quo with his constant need to push the envelope and move beyond the common. It was this need to challenge the norms and do something different that brought us together. "

To provide the right kind of setting, the entire series of sixteen episodes will be shot in and around Cape Town in South Africa.

Bollywood's action titan Akshay Kumar, who has played host host of TV adventure reality series "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi" in the past, will now be seen as the anchor and mentor to contestants on dance reality show "Dare 2 Dance".

The actor was here Thursday to the launch the new show, which will be aired on Life OK on a date which is yet to be revealed.

Akshay will be seen guiding the contestants and pushing them to re-invent and perform in extreme dancing conditions.

"The show Dare 2 Dance' is risky yet exciting as it pushes you to move out of your comfort zone and prove that you can dance fabulously in any situation," he said.

To be shot in South Africa, the show will test the levels of endurance and determination of each contestant to go from good to great.

The contestants will comprise of celebrities and trained dancers, who will compete to raise the bar of dancing to a different level. They will be challenged to prove their mettle as Extreme Dance Ke Heroes'.

"Dare 2 Dance" makers guarantee that the new offering will break the regular formats of dance reality shows on the Indian small screen.

About roping in Akshay as the host, Ajit Thakur, general manager of Life OK, said: "Like the channel, Akshay Kumar too has successfully managed to challenge the status quo with his constant need to push the envelope and move beyond the common."

"It was this need to challenge the norms and do something different that brought us together. Through our show Dare 2 Dance', we hope to bring yet another unique and unimaginable concept to our audience."

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