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Twists and Turns
Last week STAR unveiled the 10 couples selected for their popular dance show Nach Baliye season 2. Like last time, this time too most of the couples are not ace dancers save for a Hussain or a Shweta Tiwari but everyone from Raja Choudhar to Rasik Dave is eager to put his/her best foot forward. Says Rasik, "The last time I danced was in college over two decades ago. But I am looking forward to a couple of things from the show. First and foremost it will help me lose weight which will make my wife extremely happy. It will be my gift to her after 25 years of marriage." Yet, when the couple got a call from STAR, it was Ketaki who was hesitant to give her nod. This despite the fact that she loves dancing. "I always wanted to dance. I joined films for that but only heroines got to do the jhatkas and then I did serials where there's no scope for dance," sighs Ketaki. The few times she has done the jig for the big screen was in Kal Ho Naa Ho and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyya. No wonder, Rasik who believes in taking up challenges coaxed her to be a part of the show. Such is his enthusiasm that despite having to take pain-killers after six hours of non-stop dancing, Rasik is gung-ho about the show. "I am getting used to it," he grins. For Hussain who is a brilliant dancer, the show is an opportunity to be paired with his wife for the first time on television. "Since she is not from the industry, there was no scope of us acting together. But Nach Baliye has brought us together on screen," he says fondly. And though Tina has watched each and every episode of Nach Baliye 1 and had a feeling that they would be called for season 2, when the offer actually came, she held back. "I had to do a lot of convincing. She was not very comfortable initially because she felt out of place," informs Hussain. A few rehearsals later, Tina who is a 'okay' dancer is slowly getting into the groove. When Kirti and Sharad Kelkar got a call from STAR they were all but set to don the dancing shoes. "We are a young and happening couple on television. We had to be called," says Kirti confidently. The couple which loves dancing and has a record of sorts for taking to the floor whole night at a celebration party is taking this opportunity to learn the right moves. Of the two, Kirti acknowledges Sharad as a better freestyle dancer. One couple that complements each other as far as body language goes is Gurdeep Kohli and Arjun Punj. "We both are good and the best part of the show is the chance to spend time with your better-half," smiles Arjun who will soon be seen in another STAR One show from September.x Another good dancer on the show Shweta Tiwari had to convince her husband Raja who has two left feet, to be a part of the show. "Dancing is my weakness but please I am not an accomplished dancer," pleads Kasauti Zindagi Kay's Prerna who is grateful to Balaji and STAR for sorting out her dates agreeably. Right now, the couple is just about loosening up with the rehearsals but Shweta has her eyes set on clearing the initial five rounds atleast. "I want to dance on as many new songs as possible and that will be possible by clearing all the rounds," she states. The other couples on the show include Tanaaz Currim-Bhaktiyar Irani, Shweta-Manav Goyal, Narayani Shastri-Gaurav Chopra, Gouri-Yash Tonk and Gauri-Hiten Tejwani. Though the basic format of the show remains the same, it has been tweaked a little to make it more interesting. Instead of 10 weeks, the show will be on for 13 weeks. There will be a wild card entry after the fifth episode wherein one of the eliminated couples can make a comeback.
Last week STAR unveiled the 10 couples selected for their popular dance show Nach Baliye season 2. Like last time, this time too most of the couples are not ace dancers save for a Hussain or a Shweta Tiwari but everyone from Raja Choudhar to Rasik Dave is eager to put his/her best foot forward. Says Rasik, "The last time I danced was in college over two decades ago. But I am looking forward to a couple of things from the show. First and foremost it will help me lose weight which will make my wife extremely happy. It will be my gift to her after 25 years of marriage." Yet, when the couple got a call from STAR, it was Ketaki who was hesitant to give her nod. This despite the fact that she loves dancing. "I always wanted to dance. I joined films for that but only heroines got to do the jhatkas and then I did serials where there's no scope for dance," sighs Ketaki. The few times she has done the jig for the big screen was in Kal Ho Naa Ho and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyya. No wonder, Rasik who believes in taking up challenges coaxed her to be a part of the show. Such is his enthusiasm that despite having to take pain-killers after six hours of non-stop dancing, Rasik is gung-ho about the show. "I am getting used to it," he grins. For Hussain who is a brilliant dancer, the show is an opportunity to be paired with his wife for the first time on television. "Since she is not from the industry, there was no scope of us acting together. But Nach Baliye has brought us together on screen," he says fondly. And though Tina has watched each and every episode of Nach Baliye 1 and had a feeling that they would be called for season 2, when the offer actually came, she held back. "I had to do a lot of convincing. She was not very comfortable initially because she felt out of place," informs Hussain. A few rehearsals later, Tina who is a 'okay' dancer is slowly getting into the groove. When Kirti and Sharad Kelkar got a call from STAR they were all but set to don the dancing shoes. "We are a young and happening couple on television. We had to be called," says Kirti confidently. The couple which loves dancing and has a record of sorts for taking to the floor whole night at a celebration party is taking this opportunity to learn the right moves. Of the two, Kirti acknowledges Sharad as a better freestyle dancer. One couple that complements each other as far as body language goes is Gurdeep Kohli and Arjun Punj. "We both are good and the best part of the show is the chance to spend time with your better-half," smiles Arjun who will soon be seen in another STAR One show from September.x Another good dancer on the show Shweta Tiwari had to convince her husband Raja who has two left feet, to be a part of the show. "Dancing is my weakness but please I am not an accomplished dancer," pleads Kasauti Zindagi Kay's Prerna who is grateful to Balaji and STAR for sorting out her dates agreeably. Right now, the couple is just about loosening up with the rehearsals but Shweta has her eyes set on clearing the initial five rounds atleast. "I want to dance on as many new songs as possible and that will be possible by clearing all the rounds," she states. The other couples on the show include Tanaaz Currim-Bhaktiyar Irani, Shweta-Manav Goyal, Narayani Shastri-Gaurav Chopra, Gouri-Yash Tonk and Gauri-Hiten Tejwani. Though the basic format of the show remains the same, it has been tweaked a little to make it more interesting. Instead of 10 weeks, the show will be on for 13 weeks. There will be a wild card entry after the fifth episode wherein one of the eliminated couples can make a comeback.
The judges remain the same save for Farhan Akhtar who is being replaced by Kunal Kohli. Saroj Khan and Malaika Arora will continue to give their expert comments. The hosts are yet to be decided but according to Sameer Nair, "the couples of Nach Baliye 1 will come onto the show as and when they are free to host and perform." That certainly is an added attraction to the eagerly awaited show. Though the date hasn't been fixed yet, the show starts rolling in mid-September.
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