GOOD RIDDANCE !!!

This year Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is truly different. Unlike other years, where we had atleast one non-dancer making it to the finale, all the three this year are known for their dancing prowess. We had a great line-up with top TV stars likeArjun Bijlani, Shakti Arora, Siddhant Gupta and Helly Shah. Plus, there were glam gals like Karishma Tanna and Nora Fatehi who set the stage on fire. And who can forget Surveen Chawla who put up a couple of truly smashing acts. Plus, there were the wild card contestants. The season was a huge drag with no TRPs to speak of.

Anyways, it was Dance India Dance Li'l Champs winner Teriya Magar, world hip hop champ Shantanu Maheshwari and one of India's finest dancers and Jhalak's blue-eyed boy Salman Yusuff Khan who made it to the finale. They are some of the nation's best but sadly not in sync with the show's essence of the journey of a non-dancer to a dancer. We have seen soap stars winning it year after year but the trend changed from last year when Faisal Khan walked away with the trophy. We conducted a poll on whom did fans feel was the most deserving winner of the show. Not surprisingly, it was Shantanu Maheshwari. (Also Read: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 winner: Teriya Magar, former Dance India Dance winner takes home the trophy)

The young man is known for his win at world hip hop championships and is a teen star with shows like D3 and MTV's Girls on Top in his kitty. Shantanu consistently wowed everyone throughout the show with varied performances that ranged from Robotics, Broadway, Folk and Hip-Hop. Everyone has been smitten with his flexibility, expressions and desire to present something different. It is evident why 50% of voters felt that he should have won the premiere dance reality show