Rajeev has refused NB-3

Top officials at Star One confess they are having a very tough time getting celeb couples to participate in Nach Baliye 3, scheduled to go on air in mid September. "This year it has been very difficult to get them to make a commitment. The choice is limited, since the most popular ones have already appeared. The remaining ones say they are too busy. Ronit Roy said he doesn't have time and isn't interested either.

Moreover, his wife is pregnant. The other not-so-busy couples are quoting a steep price — we can get two couples for the same amount," a source said. Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi have agreed but Shakti Kapoor sounds rather vague. "I don't know for sure yet... I have to figure out my dates... we are not supposed to talk about the show... but my wife would love to be part of such a show as she is a great dancer..." he said.

Eight other couples are said to have confirmed their participation but their names are being kept under wraps. Twenty more couples were contacted but they refused. The popular duos who refused are:

* Kiran Karmarkar-Rinku
* Rakhi Sawant-Abhishek Awasthi
* Swetta Keswani and beau Alex O'Neil
* Indraneil Sengupta-Barkha Bisht
* Rajshri Thakur-Sanjot Vaidya
* Aamir Ali-Sanjeeda Shaikh
* Pooja Ghai-Vikas Kalantri,
* Karan Patel-Amita Chandekar
* Iqbal Khan-Sneha
* Roshni Chopra-husband Siddharth Anand
* Smriti Irani-Zubin Irani
* Rajeev Khandelwal-Aamna

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