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My friends are shocked! - Aamir Ali

Actor Amir Ali says his family and friends are still in a state of shock after seeing his performance on Aa khushi se khudkhushi kar le in the first episode of Nach Baliye 3.

"Last Friday my family, friends and me were watching our first performance at my place and when my performance got over they kept quiet for a minute and then they started screaming," says an excited Aamir, "They told me that we never knew that you are such a good dancer… You never danced at any party or event. We are shocked and speechless because of your performance."

"My mum is also shocked. I was with her and she told me that it was a pleasant surprise for her. She never saw me dancing before this and she felt proud of me," says Aamir who wowed everyone with his performance.

Although ecstatic after their performance, Ali says that it hasn't come easy for him. "I still cannot believe it that I have done it! I never performed on the stage before this. I took up this show because of Sanjeeda. During initial days of our rehearsals, I suffered from back pain and knee pain but I took injections and worked hard on it."

Aamir and Sanjeeda who scored good marks in first episode are working hard on their second performance as now they know that their responsibility have increased after their first rocking performance.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070925_242

Lights go off at Film City

With the sparks flying off between Kashmeera Shah and Rakhi Sawant one would think that the crew wouldn't feel the need to have electricity on the sets of Nach Baliye 3 but sadly the electricity between the two of them isn't enough to light up the entire set!

As the ten couples and production crew got together to film the third and fourth episodes at Film City this morning the lights went off leaving every one fuming.

One of the most popular couples in the competition was quite cross at the production arrangements. "We don't understand this. How can the lights go off? We are all ready and about to go on the floors and the lights have gone off… It's so hot!" they said.

This is not the first time that the generators have given trouble on the sets. "Right now I'm sitting in my own car with the AC on because it's too hot outside. Even on the first day there were issues with the generator," says a choreographer.

Today the couples are preparing for their fusion performance. The couples arrived on the sets and were ready in their costumes and with their make up. "We all are ready and now waiting for hours in our vans. It's beginning to annoy us. We will be speaking to the production staff at the end of the day to sort this out. We understand if it happens once in a while but not if it's going to happen again and again!"

Well hopefully the lights will be back soon and the shooting will resume.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070925_241

Vaibhavi gets angry

Vaibhavi Merchant is one tough taskmaster. Not only does she not believe in mincing her words as a judge but she also believes in telling off the choreographers if the need arises. And this time it was Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek Awasthi's choreographer Pratap Shetty.

The whole episode began when Abhishek arrived on the sets to film for the second round of performances. The dancer is already carrying a sever leg injury and hasn't rehearsed for most days. However, when it was time to get to the dance floor he was ready to show his moves. And although the two danced perfectly Vaibhavi got cross with Pratap for allowing Awasthi to take to the floors without any warm up.

"She basically got angry with Pratap saying that it was wrong for him as Abhishek's choreographer to let him practice without any warm up. She was angry because she felt this could seriously injure Abhishek and therefore she got upset," says a witness to the confrontation.

However it wasn't only Pratap who received a stern telling off by Merchant. "She even told Abhishek that it was foolish of him to do this. Abhishek is a dancer… he should have known how doing such a performance without any warm up can do to his injury."

Hopefully the two will now take into account Vaibhavi's suggestion and will ensure that they get in a warm up schedule before the filming.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070926_259

All OK between Kashmeera and Rakhi?

The latest interaction between Rakhi and Kashmeera suggests that all is okay between the two ladies – at least for now!

The argument that started following Rakhi's allegation that Shah had passed a catty remark to her face at the Nach Baliye launch had resulted in bad vibes between the two. As seen in the reality footage and subsequently on the show that Rakhi and Kashmeera had then decided to settle their differences. However nobody believed that the truce would last for very long. The only way to know for sure was to wait for the next round of performances.

Yesterday the next round of performances was canned and all those who were waiting for a catfight were in for a surprise. Rakhi and Kashmeera egged one another during their dances. In fact before getting into the filming area the two item girls were also spotted hugging one another.

The cordial relation also extended to Rakhi's mum who was also present at the filming. She was seen enjoying Kashmeera and Krushna Abhishek's performance to the hilt and also clapped for them once they finished. Once filming was complete both Rakhi and Kashmeera made an effort to compliment one another and hugged once again before they packed up for the day.

It certainly looks like Rakhi and Kashmera have decided to be cordial to one another but is it just a matter of time before things get ugly again?

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070926_262

Bend it like Star?

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Shakti Kapoor is allowed to dance without his wife Shivangi for Nach Baliye 3. Last time Shweta Tiwari had to leave the show, since she wasn't allowed to dance without partner Raja Back to Section Stories Posted On Thursday, September 27, 2007

Kunal M Shah For Nach Baliye 3 contestants Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor, it is a week of anxiety. The couple bent rules of the show, by not dancing together as Shivangi did not turn up for the show and her baliye had to make do with his choreographer's assistant. Apparently the other couples are not too happy with the privilege given to Kapoor. A contestant, on condition of Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor anonymity says, "So what if Shivangi had a backache, even we have backaches because of the strenuous rehearsals. We didn't like what happened but there was little that we could do." Star One, in the Nach Baliye 2 had not taken kindly to Shweta Tiwari dancing without her baliye. Raja was ailing in hospital with a swollen liver then and Shweta had gone ahead to gyrate to Dhol Bajne Laga with her choreographer. Shweta had to bow out of the show. According to a source from the set, "It was shocking that Star allowed Shakti to dance without Shivangi. After what happened to Shweta and Raja last year, one thought Star will put its foot down to all couples in this season if they don't perform together." "David Dhawan told Shakti that Shivangi's presence in the next episode was absolutely essential," the source adds. Though Shakti remained unavailable for comment, Shivangi says, "I'm unwell hence, I could not perform." Anupama Mandloi (Senior Creative Director, Star India Pvt Ltd) revealed that the channel and the judges took a joint consensus in allowing Shakti to go ahead without Shivangi. "It would have been great if Shivangi had been present. Shakti would have scored more. But Shivangi is genuinely unwell. I don't know what had happened during Shweta-Raja incident, but even Archana had danced without her husband Parmeet last year," she says. It would be interesting to see if Shivangi adheres to Dhawan's call, else Star will have to take a tough call on the Kapoors.

https://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&am p;sectid=12&contentid=2007092720070927020838234f7e99948

Kiran, Ritu bow out of Nach
By: Tushar Joshi
September 27, 2007

Are the first couple to be eliminated, while Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek score big Aakhri Alvida: Ritu and Kiran Janjani In the first elimination round of Nach Baliye 3 (shot on Tuesday evening at Film City), the first couple to bow out of competition was Kiran Janjani and his wife Ritu. A source from the show reveals, "Kiran was visibly upset after the results were announced. He had worked really hard. He was totally shocked and didn't think his exit would happen so soon." \ New toppers While Kashmera and Krushna scored big in the first week, it was Rakhi and Abhishek's turn to get the perfect score this week (see box). "Rakhi and Abhishek scored full 30 this time. They were in good form and the judges loved the performance," says one of the participants. Apart from them, another couple that scored big was Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda. "Aamir's performance was incredible and he got a standing ovation. Not everyone expected him to perform that well. In fact, he too was quite shocked and thrilled at the same time." Sources reveal that the coming weeks of NB3 will see the couples perform various tasks and battle each other not just on the dance floor but off it as well. "For the first time, Nach will have interesting tasks and contests the couples will have to perform in order to move to the next round." The elimination episode will be telecast this Saturday at 8 pm on Star Plus Rakhi celebrates 30… … while Kash-Krush falter and score only 21 points! Vickey Lalwani vickey.lalwani@mid-day.com The first episode of Nach Baliye 3 had Kashmera Shah and boyfriend Krushna getting a perfect score of 30 points. However, the second round goes to rival Rakhi Sawant and boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi, who scored a perfect 30. Interestingly, Kash-Krush got only 21 points. Says an insider, "Rakhi was beaming when Kash scored lower than her. She went home in a very elated state." Kashmera's friend tells us, "Kashmera and Krushna's performance wasn't bad. I think the judges were rather harsh on them." Kashmera refuses to confirm her score, but says, "Mark my words. We will bounce back." Meanwhile, Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh scored 28 points, one more than last week's score. http://www.mid-day.com/hitlist/2007/september/164656.htm

Rakhi heads to the monitor room…

Looks like the relationship between Kashmeera and Rakhi is going to be changing every time the two meet. While the two enjoyed a cordial relationship during the second shoot sources on set tell us that one day before things were quite different!

During technical rehearsals Rakhi took special permission from the production staff to go into the monitor room as Kashmeera practiced so that she could give her opinion on Kash and Krushna Abhishek's performance.

Once she got her permission Rakhi made her way to the monitor room that was set up and watched the rehearsals with Abhishek by her side. Once the duo was done performing Rakhi came out with a big smile on her face and was also spotted telling the crew in the van that "there is nothing special in their dance but you make sure our round must be covered properly on screen."

It almost looks like Nach Baliye has narrowed down between Kashmeera and Rakhi. Both actresses are trying their level best to outdo the other. With Kashmeera taking the first round it comes as no surprise that Rakhi and Abhishek will leave no stone unturned to ensure that they outdo Kashmeera and Krushna Abhishek in round two.

Now whether that happens or not is something that we will have to wait and watch!

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070927_270

Aamir Ali = Sylvester Stallone?

Aamir Ali impressed all three judges with his very first performance and complimented him saying that he looked like a "dancing Sylvester Stallone." We spoke to other male contestants if that has them feeling a little insecure.

Hanif Hilal

He doesn't resemble Sylvester Stallone but he does look like Salman Khan as he is having a perfect physique. I'm very happy with Aamir and Sanjeeda's performance as Sanjeeda is very good dancer and he has perfectly matched his co-dancer.

Karan Grover

Why we should feel insecure as he has got that because of his hard work and being a non-dancer he has got such a good compliment from the director is really a worth.

Shakti Kapoor

We have come here to enjoy and if we are here to enjoy why would I feel insecure? Everyone's a fabulous dancer. I don't believe in competition I believe in enjoying dancing with my wife.

Karan Patel

It's very nice that he has got such good compliment but even I got the compliment from Ishaa regarding my head wave!

Alexx O'Neil

It's ok. The judges even liked our performance so now even we are performing with different strategy and concept as in the first round we had perform on North Indian style now its time to go south and to do experiment we have to take risk so but over all we are enjoying.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070927_269

Rakhi Sawant heading for a world tour?

Things are definitely looking up for Rakhi Sawant these days. From better film offers to now heading for a possible world tour Rakhi has definitely moved on from her item girl days. Sawant has managed to get tremendous fan following the world over and therefore show organizers are now hoping to take her on a world tour.

The buss suggests that Rakhi received the offer recently. Rakhi confirms the news but she also adds that right now it is in an offer stage and not more. "Ya I got the offer to do a world tour but I can't talk about it right now... at least not till I get the money in my hand! But yes my secretary has confirmed it," says Sawant. Her boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi is also expected to accompany her and be a part of the act.

And looks like Rakhi is getting into the mode of being a diva like most other Bollywood heroines. She has made it clear to the organizers that if they want her then they also have to take on her choreographer Pratap for the show. "We also went our choreographer Pratap with us for the world tour. We are also waiting on his confirmation," says Rakhi.

Rakhi says that although both she and Abhishek are keen to do the tour a lot is also dependent on Abhishek's injury which he sustained recently while rehearsing for Nach Baliye. The injury has healed about 30% but the dancer has a long way to go if he wants to sustain the rigour of a world tour.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070927_273

Vikas not looking forward to this Modh

Vikas Sethi popularly known as Abir of Kyunki… is not looking forward to his upcoming film Modh. The film was wrapped up around three years back but the director has not been able to find distributors for it. And Sethi says he is not at all interested in seeing the film being released.

"I'm least interested in this movie as the movie got over some 3 years ago. After this movie I was doing Kahin to Hoga and even that serial has gone off the air and still that movie is not released… it's quite stupid when things like this happen!" says Sethi, "Movie ne aisa modh liya kiya ki abhi tak uska modh khatam nahi hua!"

Vikas says that he doesn't even remember the storyline of the film. "Well I can't really recall but it was suspense movie I guess. I think Kiran Kumar was there. I just want to concentrate on Nach Baliye3, Kyunki and Kasauti," says Sethi who has managed to create a niche for him self on television.

It sure looks like the actor is suffering from selective amnesia as far as this modh of is life is concerned. So one can't help but wonder if there is something that Vikas wants to hide… remember Oops?

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070927_275

Chetan speaks about Aamir and Sanjeeda

Jodi No 7 Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh's choreographers Chetan and Arun are surprised with their jodi's performance in Nach Baliye 3 in the first two weeks. Chetan says that although he wanted them to do well he didn't think that Aamir would be able to manage to get things this right in week one itself.

"Aamir's performance is like a surprise for us as well! We had a particular concept about the dance sequence and the steps so it is easy for us to dance on it but at the same time it is difficult for them to understand it and perform on it as well to take care of it that audience should also like it."

"I was at Aamir's place when the first episode was aired and that time his mum told me that she was watching him dance for the first time! So for a non dancer like Aamir it was really amazing thing to receive such comments," says Chetan.

So what's the secret behind such a great performance?

"The suspense behind both of them giving the best performance is that they really work hard and listen to us. We explain to them properly what we want. We do half an hour warm up everyday before actually going for the rehearsals. They have never told us that please hurry up we want to go here or there. They do their rehearsals properly and never look at the time. Whenever anyone does warm up before rehearsals they never feel stress of dancing," says Chetan echoing judge Vaibhavi Merchant's sentiments.

Chetan says that both he and his partner Arun now probably feel as much pressure as Aamir and Sanjeeda do following their great performances. "Aamir and Sanjeeda do synchronized steps and we never tried to hide that Aamir is a non dancer. Now he has proved himself and in the next episodes we will try to incorporate more acting or drama in our performances… we know that people now want to see them dancing more," says Chetan.

The latest buzz from the set suggests that the duo have managed to bowl over the judges with their second performance as well.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070927_276

Kavita says its all about having fun!

Jodi No 6 Karan and Kavita performed on soni de nakhre in the first round. And although they scored 25 marks the judges only gave them very average comments. Similarly even during the threat meter that was being calculated nobody mentioned them as being threats. So we asked Kavita if she felt that they weren't being taken seriously enough?

"It is a good thing if people are underestimating us. I do not want anyone to judge us. It is because of that we are not feeling pressure and no one is expecting much from us! Both of us know that we are not good dancers. For us dance is like a hobby... So I am not going to fight about what is fair and what is unfair. I am here to play and enjoy the game," says Kaushik.

"I will accept all the criticism and the marks. I am making my money. People know that I am a good actor and here we are just trying to dance. Karan is also working hard but I know he is not a dancer. I still have some rhythm in my body. He dances like Dharmendra and has fun in dancing. Like Dharamji everyone laughs on his dance as well. Karan is like that only!"

Kavita syas the main reason for them doing the show was to enjoy themselves and that is what they plan to do throughout the time that they last in the season. "Nothing bothers us. I will feel bad only when somebody will come and tell me that you are not a good actor. If somebody will tell me that you are not good dancer then I will take it in the right spirit... On the other hand if you will say you are not good dancer then it will hurt Rakhi or Kashmeera because they are known for their dance... which is not case with us." Karan and Kavita are the only jodi where bother partners are not trained dancers as compared to the other nine where at least one is a trained dancer.

The actress says that the duo is happy with their first performance but its the second one that is worrying them right now. "I thought our first performance was fine but I do not think that our second one will be as good as the first. We are just not getting any time for rehearsals!" she says.

One couple stands to be eliminated day after on Saturday. What if it is them?

"I am very chilled out person. I do not like to fight or crib. If we will leave the show we will not cry... in fact we will leave the show with smile on our faces," says Kavita.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/ September/News_20070928_282

Rajiev Dinkar speaks on Karan - Kavita

Karan Grover and Kavita Kaushik's choreographer Rajiev Dinkar is upset. He says that although he may accept the criticism that is being levied on his students he doesn't believe them to be correct.

"We will accept all the comments and remarks marks from the judges. There are some limitations about certain dance forms and if you are showing a particular kind of dance form then you have give typical steps so that people can identify what is your dance form which is what I tried. That is why there were no innovative steps in it."

"But I do not like to be in controversies. If I would continue with same dance form then I would definitely improve the steps and people will like it. But like I said it is matter of day. We will perform strongly next coming episodes," adds Rajiev

Although the couple scored 25 marks in the first round things didn't go very ell in round two for them. However, Rajiev says it's normal for people to have good and bad days.

"I am working in the industry for six years. One of my films is celebrating a golden jubilee now. I am not claiming that I am big choreographer...Karan and Kavita are working hard. They can catch the beats and everything...For example Shubhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan and Pardes were hits but Yaadein could not do well. But he never stopped doing films. Same is the case with everyone. It is a matter of what happens on that day. There is some concept about dance in everyone's mind and if you can't match that concept then even a good performance looks average," he says.

Wonder if there is someone in particular that he is trying to hint at?

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070928_289

Vikas and Amita are the winners…

Vikas and Amita Sethi may not have won Nach Baliye 3 as yet but they did win another competition between them and two other jodis – Kashmeera & Krushna Abhishek and Kiran & Ritu Janjani.

The three couples were a part of is on full swing as the three couples had participated in Antakshari. Amita and Vikas say that they had a lot of fun filming and are glad to have won at the end of the day.

"If don't become the Nach Baliye 3 winners at least we can be happy knowing that we won Antakshari. The episode is full of great songs…we were lucky as Vikas' favourite star clippings were shown," says Amita.

Amita seems to be settling into the dance routines and feels more comfortable as the competition is progressing. "I'm not a good dancer but in this competition I have not put Vikas down," says a proud wife.

It seems that Amita is now also getting the hang of being a part of television – quite different from her real career of an air hostess. "It's a good experience! Now I can understand what is a camera…what it means to be before it…I hope even audience will like our Antakshari performance."

The episode featuring the three Nach Baliye jodis will be telecast in two parts - October 11th and 12th on Star Plus

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070928_286

29 Saturday | NB SuperSpy

Hey you! I am back and that only means one thing … it's time for you to sink your teeth into some juicy juicy gossip!

Shakti flies solo!

There were some backstage whispers about Shakti receiving permission to perform alone this weekend. Last year another contestant was up for disqualification as her partner couldn't make it whereas it seems this time our balma will be able to perform. Whether this is fair or not is something you can decide…what I want to talk about is the PYT that Shakti was rehearsing and performing with. It seems it took Shakti ages to find her… kyoo Shaktibhaiya…how can it take YOU so long to get a girl?

Rakhi and her tyre

No no… I don't mean you know the fat tyres but the ones that you sit on when you suffer from back problems. Well it seems that Rakhi has been sitting on a tyre when she is in the stands from the time Nach baliye began! This can only mean one of three things – our Super Girl has a back problem (and if she does how does she still manage to shake that booty?!) or she is trying to get some height or is she simply trying to protect her butt! Considering her moves she can't afford for it to get sore thanks to hours and hours that the jodis sit for filming!

Baba Ramdev graces the sets

I was queued to get some blessings from Baba Ramdev as he arrived on the sets of Nach…till I realized he was no baba but our very own hot hunk Hanif Hilal! Dressed as a sadhu Hanif had everyone fooled and was spotted blessing all and sundry… And considering the moves he displayed I am sure he is actually Baba Ramdev's disciple…

Agony Aunt Vaibhavi

As you know the choreographers had a heart to heart with Vaibhavi about how to deal with their couples and also got tips from her. But it seems our choreographers forgot all about diplomacy and let out quite a few secrets about their respective stars not realizing that what they were saying would reach the other jodis….

Elimination tonight?

It's time for one jodi to leave tonight… Who do you think it is? Things have been kept under wrap and to ensure that there were no leaks the production house sent everyone off the sets other than the ten jodis, judges and the cameramen.

Yeh naach nahin aasan…

By the time the filming was complete it was Tuesday 3AM even though filming had begun on Monday 11AM… so all in all by the time everyone left after having been on the sets for close to 15 hours there were some tears but whether they were due to a departure or pure exhaustion was difficult to tell!

This should be enough to keep you going till we meet again!

SuperSpy

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/spy_diary.aspx

Recap: Episode Two

From Ritu and Kiran stopping mid way much to everyone's shock to Kashmeera and Krushna Abhishek unable to maintain their top spot last night's Nach Baliye episode was full of surprises for everyone – contestants and viewers.

Kavita Kaushik and Karan Grover began the night's proceedings. And as much as they had impressed the judges last week they were very as disappointing this week. Scoring less than 50% points the two need lot of votes to help protect them from elimination. Vikas and Amita followed next but to the surprise of many the couple wowed a lot of people with their performance as they kept true to the fusion theme of the night as they scored 24 marks.

Then it was time for the biggest shock of the episode. Kiran and Ritu began the performance looking ready to do a better job than last week. However with fate not on their side Ritu went blank and stopped mid way! Completely unaware that his partner had messed up Kiran kept going on till he realised that something went wrong…obviously unable to begin again the duo only got 5 marks but were allowed to restart their performance purely for the spirit of the show. Will last night's performance result in their ouster?

Pooja and Hanif brought in the fun last night. Pooja dressed as Maneka tried her best to entice Hanif who looked almost unrecognisable in his garb of a sage. A good all round performance that had fun and true fusion the couple received the third highest points of the night. After Pooja and Hanif it was Shakti's turn to take to the dance floor all alone as Shivangi was unwell. The judges decided to let Shakti perform solo and Sylvester – Shakti's choreographer – received a pat on his back from Vaibhavi for pushing his student.

Aamir and Sanjeeda blew everyone away with their performance last night. All credit goes to their choreographers Chetan and Arun who really pushed the envelope and got a stellar performance from the two. Using a table as a prop both Aamir and Sanjeeda took the game to a whole new level and thoroughly deserve the 30. Infact if a winner was to be decided solely based on last night's performances then these two would take the title hands down!

Desi gora Alexx and the petite Sweta looked cute together as they performed and a special mention should be given to Alexx for giving two good performances back to back despite the fact that he doesn't understand a word of Hindi. Abhishek and Rakhi followed and as expected gave a well co-ordinated performance. The two are strong dancers and therefore the performance last night was almost expected from the duo.

The last two performances – Karan Patel & Amita Chandekar and Kashmeera Shah & Krushna Abhishek – were very average. Karan and Amita scored 17 while the latter two went slightly higher with 21. This is the second week running that Karan and Amita have failed to impress and if they want to stay in the competition they really need to up their performances.

The ten couples will meet tonight to witness the departure of one of them… who will that be?

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070929_296

Rakhi's mum watches her daughter dance

After having danced for so many years Rakhi Sawant says she is still nervous about Nach Baliye. And therefore Rakhi's mum has been visiting the set to egg her daughter on.

"She only comes on the set of Nach Baliye. She brings me chocolates whenever she comes because I really like them. My mom is very nice. She treats all kids the same… she wishes everyone on the sets. And I have got my values from my mum. I always wish everyone before they begin. When the mishap happened with Kiran and Ritu I was feeling very bad. I wanted to start weeping myself," says Rakhi.

But Rakhi says that often her mother's presence worries her. "When she comes on the set she comes and sits with a stern face…she never smiles! And that's why I always wonder if my performance has gone well or not!" says Rakhi. "My mom doesn't smile a lot…and if I ask her why she isn't smiling then she will a smile a little bit. But she says that she doesn't smile a lot is because when she does you can't see her eyes! She tells me also the same thing that you don't laugh so much then people can't see your eyes… but her blessings are always there!"

Although Rakhi is ecstatic after last night's performance she says that Nach Baliye is making them do a lot of hard work. "Our choreographer Vaibhaviji toh says that I will only give you marks if you dance. And as a result our choreographers are making us do all sorts of dances. But then it's not their fault also…this is a dance competition. Otherwise you shouldn't participate. If Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek won't dance then who will dance?" she says candidly.

http://www.indya.com/nachbaliye3/news.aspx?xfile=2007/Septem ber/News_20070929_297

Rakhi dancing with a fractured back?

Rakhi has been spotted sitting on a tyre these days on the sets. We asked her the reason behind that.

"I have a problem in my foot. My lower back is fractured and I can't sit straight also. Dr. Ali Irani who is my doctor has asked me to sit on the tyre. All day long I have to sit on that tyre because for majority of the shooting we are sitting and clapping. Our performance only comes at the end of the day. So the doctor has advised me to sit on the tyre or end up with a chronic back problem," informs the actress.

How is she still managing to dance this well then?

"I'm still dancing because of my will power the love I have received from my fans. And that's how I manage to push myself despite having such problems. I won't let small injuries like this stop me. If I don't have dance in my life then I have nothing… I love dancing and I have managed to reach this place only thanks to my fans. Not only me... Even Abhishek… he did so well during Cinestars Ki Khoj only because of votes sent in," she says.

Rakhi says that she has only one plea to make. "Till date I have never asked anything for myself from my fans. But today I am asking them to help Abhishek and me win!"

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'I don't want sympathy'

Kavita and Karan were unable to impress judges in the second episode of Nach Baliye. However Kavita and their choreographer said that even though Kavita was sick we did not want sympathy votes and that is the reason they refused to tell the real reason for the lack luster performance on stage.

"I am not here to say what is right and what is wrong. We are going to enjoy this show with a sportsman's spirit. We are actors and not dancers. We will never cry on the show for whatever happens. We are not like that. We took this show so that we can spend some time together. Praise and criticism go hand in hand," says Kavita

So what according to her went wrong last night?

"We experiment with our dance. Karan is a good looking guy and we wanted to break that image of him. So we gave him that old get up just for fun. Same time I also wanted to wear a fisherwoman's costume so we did it. It is not necessary that we should perform well every time. We are not professional dancers."

"We are not here to win the show because thinking that would be stupidity. I do not believe that you should mention your personal life problem on stage in front of everyone. I do not like show my weakness. I do not want to say that I was not well that day and as it is judges had no problem with our performance but with our choreography. I do not like to ask for sympathy votes," she adds

Kavita says that it was out of her own choice that she didn't mention her illness or the fact that they got very little time to practice.

"We are not like those people who like to gain publicity with their injuries and pains. There are lots of reasons behind our not so good performance but I think weaker people like to count reasons and I am definitely not one of them. Those who give reasons that my hand or leg is broken or we did not get time for practice and all are very weak people according to me. We are bad dancers but not weak people to ask for sympathy votes."

"This week as well we are getting less time for practice as I am shooting in the morning and Karan in the night. So our timings are clashing with each other. But we have participated in the show as a hobby and I would never mention this fact on the stage. If you have taken that responsibility of performing on the stage then you should not give reasons for your performances even if you have major crisis at home," says the actress candidly.

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NB jodis find Bollywood stars in their partners

Last week David Dhawan said that Aamir Ali reminded him of Hollywood hunk Sylvester Stallone and Salman Khan and this week Alexx reminded him of yesteryear actor Mehmood.

So we asked some other contestants who their male partners reminded them of…

Rakhi Sawant
Bollywood is having only three stars - Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor and Abhishek Awasthi. These are the only three people who can dance fast.

Sweta Keswani
"I cannot compare him with anyone as he cannot dance. Last time we showed him in Mehmoodji's get up so that we can create some comedy. I think I can only compare him with Dharamji because he manages to do steps somehow like him. Also he looks equally funny while dancing!

Sanjeeda Sheikh
Though I would not like to compare him with anyone I would say he dances like Salman Khan as Salman is my all time favourite actor.

Amita Chandekar
Karan has own style but if I would have to compare him with anyone then I will compare him with Hrithik and Shah Rukh. Shah Rukh is expressive and Karan does that easily at the same time Hrithik is good dancer and so is Karan. So it would be mixture of both of them.

Amita Sethi
I like Salman Khan and Vikas is having a kadak body like him so I would compare him with Salman. His dance is also having some similarities to Salman. But Vikas likes Shah Rukh a lot and I need to listen to my husband and Vikas is also popular like Shah Rukh and likes to copy him. So I would compare him with SRK as well.

Kavita Kaushik
Karan dances like Dharamendraji who enjoys dancing. Everyone likes to copy his dance he knows that. But he still attempts and has fun out of it. So I think I can compare him with Dharmendra.

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Kiran Janjani speaks on being eliminated

Kiran and Ritu Janjani were eliminated tonight. But the duo isn't happy. They tell us what they think on their elimination tonight.

"We were not voted out because of fewer marks or not due to bad comments like Karan and Kavita or due to horrible performance but it's a tragedy that due to one accident that Ritu got blanked out. When we were on stage and judges announced that we are out we felt that our kid or some our family person we lost," says Kiran.

The actor adds that being out of the show feels like a big personal loss to both him and Ritu. "We were involved too much in the show that we felt like as if we lost our family member or kid. We performed really nicely in our second performance. We were crying while performing on the stage. Davidji came on the stage and told us that you have to do it. But I said that Ritu is not in a condition to perform. Later on he said that if you won't do it then it will look more insulting. Our performance had comedy, entertainment, dance and everything. According to Ishaa we had a glamorous dance. Vaibhavi said that choreography was good."

Kiran says that nobody was expecting their departure. "Pooja, Vikas, Krushna and Rakhi they were also shocked because of it. All this happened because of the tragedy which took place with us. Nach Baliye is not above my wife. Ishaa also said that sometimes I also go blank even though I'm there in this industry for a long time. Here you are performing both so it is a high risk."

However both Kiran and Ritu feel that all is not lost yet. "We are excited about the wild card round and counting days for it. If somebody tells me the concept or the pattern now I am ready to do it now. I am ready to cancel my other shoots and ready to practice for 7 hours and for the entire month! This is not competition for me now… my dream of winning the show is changed to performing so strongly and for that I do not mind if my wife changes her image or hairstyle or she becomes slim. I also do not mind in changing my own look as well. Now I want to show Vaibhavi that see what we have done it! It is no more about winning or getting 10 marks. David should also come and should tell me that you created magic or Ishaa should say this is what is an item song….It is more than that of my dream. Now I'm not hungry for publicity or anything I just want to perform like never before!"

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Sowmya speaks on Kiran and Ritu's elimination

Delhi based choreographer Sownya is still in shock after her students Ritu and Kiran were eliminated tonight. She feels that the elimination came too early and too quick. However she hopes that the couple will find its way back into the competition through the wild card entry.

"I never thought only that my couple is going to get eliminated like this in the first round only. I think it's not due to the marks because we got good enough marks… but the problem is in the votes that come in and that is not in my hand. Everyone liked my choreography and their performance as well but it maybe it was my bad day that's why Ritu become blanked at the last minute," says Sowmya.

So what according to her went wrong?

"They are under a lot of stress and after each and every performance they are getting more and more stressed. When Ritu blanked out and stopped dancing suddenly Kiran also stopped after watching Ritu. He could have tried to do something different like taking her round or something to manage that situation," says Sowmya.

"It was not my lucky day so I don't want to blame anyone. Kiran and Ritu know all the technical aspects relating to dance. They were also confident back stage before coming to perform but suddenly Ritu became blank and that can be happen with any one!" adds the choreographer.

Who do you should have been eliminated tonight?

"If you ask me technically and practically I will say Shakti and Shivangi because on that particular day Shivangi was not performing!"

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