**Three more!**

Three new reality shows are being launched in a week. If you aren't tired of the genre read on...


Show: Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket
Channel: 9X
Concept: A talent-hunt for actors
Judges: Shabana Azmi, Amrita Singh, Zeenat Aman, Mahesh Manjrekar.
Launch Date: July 6, Sunday, 8 pm

12 shortlisted contestants will be supported by the judges from each of the four zones. These mentors will be accompanied by twelve exciting TV stars, each of whom will be paired with one of the shortlisted contestants who have been identified after extensive auditions across four zones - West, North, Central and East. The twelve TV stars include, Jay Bhanushali, Karan Patel, Abigail Jain, Chetan Hansraj, Reshmi Ghosh, Naman Shaw, Panchi Bora and Twinkle Bajpai. Every week, the two-hour episode will present performances by the 12 'couple' teams of one TV star plus one shortlisted contestant. Each team will be judged for its acting abilities along with the ability to perform a song-and-dance sequence. These performances will be rated by the permanent jury of the four mentors plus the TV-viewing audience from home.

Once eliminations start, each week, one team (pair) will get eliminated, till the votes of the jury and the home audiences ultimately identify the winning pair. Ultimately, the show will hunt for that one 'Superstar Couple' who get an opportunity to be one of the lead pairs in a movie produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms and Suniel Shetty's Popcorn Entertainment and to be directed by Apoorva Lakhia.

What to expect
We have already seen two similar talent-hunts Sahara One's Mr & Miss Bollywood and Zee's Cinestars Ki Khoj and neither threw up any great talent nor did the participants really benefit. Only Uvika Choudhary from Cinestars... has managed to make inroads into filmdom.

Show: Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Kabhi Kabhi Yaar
Channel: Sony TV
Concept: A dance competition between real and reel life partners
Judges: Mahesh Bhatt, Ganesh Hegde, Sameera Reddy
Launch Date: July 9, Wednesday-Thursday, 9 pm

The uniqueness of this show is that a celebrity will perform with his/her real and reel life partner and judges/viewers will check their chemistry quotient. The show that will be aired twice a week for seven weeks will have 14 one-hour episodes. In the first episode all seven celebrities will perform with their spouses. In the second episode, the same celebrities will perform with their on-screen partners.
The most awaited moment of the show is when the bottom two celebrities will have to choose one of their partners, (either the spouse or the on-screen partner depending on who got better marks). From week two, one trio will be eliminated, till the last two trios are left to compete for the finals. There will be no viewer voting. Marks given by the judges will be the ultimate deciding factor. Rakshanda Khan and Sachin Tyagi will host the show. The participants include Hiten Tejwani-Gauri Pradhan-Nandini Singh, Kashmera Shah-Krushna-Mukul Dev, Amit Sarin-Vinisha Amit Sarin-Aashka Goradia, Karnvir Bohra-Teejay Siddhu-Tina Parekh, Vishal Singh - Praneeta Sahu- Dimple Jhangiani, Jatin Shah -Priya Bhatija- Shalini Chandran and Mridul -Tina -Wasna Ahmed.

What to expect
With reality shows coming out of our ears and eyes is it a wonder that the concepts too have hit a roadblock. Imagine a pati, patni aur woh actually dancing together and vying to be the best partner. Hope this show doesn't end up causing trouble in the real couples' lives!

Show: Zara Nachke Dikhaa
Channel: Star One
Concept: A dance competition between boys and girls
Judges: Malaika Arora Khan, Chunky Pandey
Launch Date: July 14, Monday-Tuesday 9.30 pm

A celebrity dance show, it has 16 TV stars, eight girls and eight boys competing with each other. To be aired twice a week, the first episode will be a one-and-a-half hour performance episode. It will have seven different performances across both teams wherein the jury will decide one winner. The challenge episode which will air the following day will give the weaker team an opportunity to bounce back.
With no eliminations and no public voting, the show will be based on the jury's verdict. There will be group performances, duet dances, solo dances and so on. The show will be hosted by Karan Singh Grover and Shweta Gulati.
The female participants include Delnaaz Paul, Karishma Tanna, Maninee De, Narayani Shastri, Mouni Roy, Rupali Ganguli, Jennifer Winget and child artiste Swini Khare.
The male participants include Ali Asgar, Bhaktyaar Irani, Gaurav Chopra, Manish Goel, Chaitanya Choudhry, Amit Tandon, Vikas Sethi and child artiste Amey Pandya.

What to expect
To make this show different and spice it up, the makers have called it a gender war. But this is another dance competition that simply gives you a feeling of deja vu.