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I personally felt Isha and Salman raised the bar a few notches with this act. I loved Sushant and Shampa's act last time, but the only reason people find that more dancey is because they showed the story to be a happy couple where the lady is killed by Sushant. But this one starts at the graveyard.
Btw Shampa had a wig on that fell off midway + She couldnt wear much ghost makeup because she had to turn into a ghost midway into the song. Whereas Isha started off being a ghost.
Also, after Shampa becomes a ghost, there were really no dancey steps (traditionally speaking). And the guy doesn't play much part, if he's chased around by a ghost. There arent really a million expressions to show a scared man chased by a ghost. The main highlight IS the woman, the ghost. And fortunately Isha was the contestant and she was brilliant.
Look tricks and stuff is all a part of dance. The question is how you use them. To me, the only "trick" in their dance was the last part where she err climbs a pillar. But look how beautifully and effortlessly it was done? It gave me the shivers. SuShampa didn't have that. And this trick added to the horror value of the performance. And to be honest, harness shouldnt even be considered a trick. Since it is very commonly used in dance.
The rest of the dance was all how well Salman utilized her flexibility. Salman - just like Sushant cannot take the spotlight in such acts. The only reason Shampa had the part before she turns into a ghost was to show Sushant's dance because once she becomes a ghost, he has no role except being a man scared shitless. He was the contestant and he had to take the spotlight for sometime. And If i remember correctly, Remo even said after the dance that he was ONLY looking at Shampa. So they had a different limitation back then. Here Salman was free to give Isha the entire spotlight, thereby not needing to add a pre-murder track and include the "traditional" dancing. Isha is more flexible than Shampa and thats where Salman-Isha's dance scored for me. You need that flexibility to show someone possessed.
Also, I believe you are always attached to the first version of something. Like in movies, if you see a movie that was realeased and then a re-made version of that movie, you are going to like te original better. Similarly if you watch the latest one first, then the original - you're going to think the latest one was much better / faster etc. Or if you read a book first and then watch a movie made by it, you're going to think they massacred it. But if you watch the movie and read a book, you're going to love the movie irrespective. So I believe that might have been a factor here. Sushant, Shampa did this theme last year, and now that you are watching something similar, you might not like it as much as theirs. Then again, you might just really not like this... I was just sharing my opinion.
This is absolutely my POV and why I think Isha-Salman's dance was much better. And this coming from a HUUUGE Shampa fan. And Sushant - well I've watched him from his ZNKD days - so a HUUUGE fan of him too!
