HT-D- Dun have a chance - Shweta

Actor Shweta Tiwari says that she's participating in a dance reality show only to learn, not to win

Smriti and Sakshi are both senior to me career and age-wise. So I won't say I am in their league Shweta Tiwari, actor

Be it drama or reality shows, actor Shweta Tiwari has done it all. Yet, when she bags a new assignment, the actor admits to feeling a childlike excitement. She's just signed up for a dance show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (JDJ), and is eager to learn on the sets.

After Nach Baliye, now you are in JDJ. What are your chances of winning?

My chances are just three out of 10 (laughs). More than winning, I hope I'll be able to learn a lot. I've been part of a few other dance reality shows earlier, but JDJ is a different platform altogether, as it has various dance forms in every episode. For a person like me, who only knows four thumkas, this is very tough.

The usual trend is that TV stars or bahus win JDJ, as they get most votes. Who is your competition?

The show will not be about winning, but about who provides the most entertainment every week. More than TV stars, I feel with Lauren (Gottlieb, American dancer-actor) around, I don't have a chance. I just want to come away with more experience in dance, which will stay with me forever. I don't want to waste this opportunity, or beizzati karaake first round mein out ho jaoongi (I'll humiliate myself and get eliminated in the first round).

Are you looking at films at all, Hindi or Bhojpuri?

There are only so many hours in the day, and with Parvarrish (TV show) and now JDJ, where's the time? I used to do stage shows, but now with JDJ, that too has stopped. I'm always booked for 15-20 stage shows in a month and have ads to do as well.

Do you feel you are in the same league as Smriti Irani and Sakshi Tanwar who are thought of as the most iconic Indian TV stars today?

Smriti and Sakshi are both senior to me. I remember before I started my career, I would watch them on TV. I am junior to them, career and age-wise. So I won't say I am in their league, but yes, whenever they are mentioned, my name is taken in the same breath too. I feel I have got more than what I expected, and I couldn't be happier.