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It was a party to celebrate not Mona Singh's success, but Shveta Salve's terrific turn in Sony's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

So it came as something of a surprise to spot Mona posing for the shutterbugs with beau Karan Oberoi, especially considering how she refused to even acknowledge his presence at the height of their romance.

The duo were inseparable at the party hosted by TV producer Manish Goswami, since Shveta has acted in several of Goswami's shows.

Also spotted at the do were Shilpa Shetty, Farah Khan, Siddhartha Basu, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjeev Kapoor, Tony and Deeya Singh, Sandip Soparrkar, Deepak Tijori, Ami Trivedi and Amit Varma, among others.

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Everyone foresaw Mona Singh take the crystal trophy home and that's exactly what happened last night on the grand finale of Sony's Jhalak Dhikhhla Ja. While Mona, (showered by kisses, sparkles and congratulations) celebrated her moment in time with choreographer Toby, Shveta Salve found it a little difficult to control and was in tears the very next minute. The final episode was worth a watch both for its charm and flaws!

Shveta's bewitching performance on Madhuri's Ek Do Teen left everybody spellbound, as the striking resemblance between the telly star and celluloid's superstar was unbelievable! While Longgi's choreography was out of this world, Toby too didn't lag behind. Piya tu ab toh aaja was the sensous track chosen by the punjabi kudi, Mona.

But somehow the dance of envy act perfomed by the two graceful ladies fell flat. This round was certainly meant to get the leading beauties in an agressive mode, but it made them look a little dry.

The highlight of the show were the twosome, Archana Singh and Parmeet Sethi who lived up to everyone's expectations. But looks like anchoring has mellowed down the fire in their dance which resulted in a very bland performance. But the judges still went gaga over their dull performance!

Mona and Shveta's fellow contestants performed in a way which was never seen before. Mahesh Manjrekar as usual in his unusual style stole many hearts. Along with Mahesh, Ajay Jadeja too gave in his best for the finale and for the first time was not termed as a 'teapot'. The duo danced on Aa Dekhe Zara and set the stage ablaze. What took everyone's breath away was Pooja Bedi's stunning act on her debut hindi song Pehla Nasha. She gave her choreographers a tough time as her beauty and elegant moves grabbed all the attention.

Akashdeep Sehgal who has raked up many controversies post his exit from the show seemed to be very cool and calm. His stunning looks coupled with an awesome Indian outfit appeared to be made for each other! And his witty answer to Archana when asked whom will the junta support of the two ladies was something which could not be missed!

Rati Agnihotri and Sanjeev Kapoor maintained their position as mediocre performers but their efforts could not be overlooked!

The choreographers geared up for some wild performances. The weight in their performance left Shilpa Shetty's (One of the three judges) tongue twisted. Instead of saying they deserve a big round of applause, she said "We deserve to give them a big round of applause!" Well, Shilpa we guess you are better off with your 'superb'!

Farah Khan herself took to the stage with all the choreographers dancing on her fave Gori Gori. The finale would have been incomplete without Shilpa Shetty's hot moves on the dance floor. She shaked a leg on her renonwed item number UP Bihar lootne and earned many accolades!

Pooja, habitually honest, was very vocal about her preference between the two and said it aloud that her vote is reserved for Mona!

Farah certainly pushed it too far when the hosts and judges got nostalgic, saying, in Jhalak... they gave Rs.500 instead of Rs.100. This comment or taunt was very blatant and sounded tacky!

Heartbeats pounded big time when the most awaited moment was drawing near; the announcement of the winner who would take home Rs. 5000000 and the trophy. Immediately after Mona was declared the winner Archana straight away went up to Shveta for her comment, also Shilpa first gave a standing ovation to Shveta and then congratulated Mona which seemed to be very funny!

And calling Shveta a winner even before congratulating Mona (who is the actual winner) made it very apparent that even though Mona has won the contest, Shveta deserved it more! Did they suffer from a memory lapse that it's a reality show?

All in all, the grand finale was worth a watch if we marginalize those evident blemishes!

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