Shilpa's teething problems

Nach Baliye definitely ain't a cakewalk for its contestants, if what we have heard is true.
Among the pairs who have had the going tough are Apurva Agnihotri and Shilpa Saklani. In the episode to be aired tonight, Shilpa apparently slipped and fell on her face during the duo's performance, dislodging two of her front teeth.

Audiences mistook the 'blackened' look of her grin as part of a 'comedy' gimmick, comedy being the theme of the evening. But Shilpa was apparently in tears at the end of the performance. But the judges gamely ignored the incident, and whether it was sympathy or sheer dancing prowess, we do not know, but the couple scored a 9 -9 - 9 with the judges!

Nach Baliye seems to be taking a toll on the health of contestants! First, it was Mihir Misra, who hurt his back while practising for the show, now, it's Delnaz and Rajiv, who are suffering from varied ailments.

Delnaz Paul was taken to Sanghvi hospital by her hubby, Rajiv as she suffered severe asthma attacks and stomach ache. Rajiv, too is not keeping well, with his knees giving him trouble! The doctors have told him to rest completely for three weeks, but his Nach Baliye commitments does not allow him to do so.
Amit Sadh, who was recently in bed with high fever, had to forego his rehearsals to get back in shape. Shilpa Sakhlani too was tired juggling her different shoots!

Sources tell us that the left footed couples were involved in some accidents on the stage as well! To add to their woes, there was a costume problem recently, something that Sachin takes in his stride --"Women will always have problems with costumes, anywhere, anytime," laughs Sachin.
And this is not all, following the leak of the couple voted out last week, put the entire team off. "What was done was wrong! The curiosity of the audience was mislaid when the news was out. We immediately had a meeting regarding this issue, so that it does not happen again in the future," says Rajiv.

Heavy rehearsals, packed with many goof ups and all sorts of painstaking incidents is now what Nach Baliye is all about! However, the curiosity, excitement and spirit is still alive in the Nach Baliye couples -- their determination and hunger for victory, have added that extra spice to the show!