He is cool and portrays a perfect spoilt brat, Rishi, while she moves us with her down-to-earth performance as a Indian girl, Pammi. But when they danced, they sizzled!
Yes, we are talking about Shabir Ahluwalia and Sangita Ghosh, the sizzling host-jodi from Nach Baliye. Catch up with this jodi about their experience hosting and dancing in Nach Baliye.
indya.com had an exclusive interview with the man, Shabir Ahluwalia and the scintillating Sangita Ghosh.
Shabir Ahluwalia
Shabir is one of the few who got their real identity after he was famous across the country as the flirty, womaniser, Rishi Garewal. His role in Kahiin To Hoga made news as he flirted like it was an all man's business. His dusky complexion and his rugged looks stole hearts, but his moves on Nach Baliye with co-host Sangita Ghosh skipped heart beats...
One word to describe your Nach Baliye experience?
Awesome, total fun
Your experience before and after Nach Baliye?
First of all, now my schedule is not as hectic! (Laughs) Days were always on the go, now I miss the action. People know me as Shabir who plays Rishi Garewal, that feels good!
How was it like sharing the screen with the biggies - the jodis, judges?
The couples were all fun, I knew the jodis from before, the judges were fun to be with, it was like a big nine week party…
Your favourite jodi?
Amit and Neeru, I think they had the chemistry, they were real good!
How was it like to dance with Sangita? Who according to u is the better dancer, you or her?
Sangita is real good, definitely better than me, the best thing about us dancing was that neither of us have any inhibitions. We just move with the music!
Your best performance in Nach Baliye?
Many people think my performance in Samundar, in the forth week was good, so i would go with that.
Shabir, your future and current projects?
You will see more of me in Kahin To Hoga and my next big project will start in January, it's called Karmic Connection.
Sangita Ghosh
India identifies with Pammi as the naive girl with Indian values, but in Nach Baliye Sangita Ghosh grooved week after week with her co-host, Shabir Ahluwalia the nach that will be remembered.
One word to describe your Nach Baliye experience?
It's too big an experience to describe in one word, I have ever done anything like Nach Baliye before, it was exciting, stressful, a mixture of emotions.
Your experience before and after Nach Baliye?
Now that it is over, I really miss it all, the rehersals, shoots, meeting with all friends every day, it was too good.
How was it like sharing the screen with the biggies - the jodis, judges?
I did not take the show with the mind set that the jodis and judges were popular, for me it was a project with my friends, I know all of them. Infact, every week I would stay in the sets till the end to find out about the results, we all went through the journey of Nach Baliye together.
Your favourite jodi?
My personal favourites are Archana and Parmeet. Of course, Sachin and Supriya rocked... they were the jodi who remained on the top through the show, that itself was an achievement, and India voted for them, their energy level was awesome.
How was it like to dance with Shabir? Who according to you is the better dancer, you or him?
We as a dancing couple were cool, there was no problem. Our performance required us to be comfortable with each other, that was the best part, we had that going, we struck well with each other from the very start, it was professional and I love dancing. About who is better, you should ask the choreographer!
Your best performance in Nach Baliye? I liked my performance in Kaante nahi kat te... in week two, but I was praised a lot for my performance in the last episode when I danced for Piya tu ab toh aaja…
Sangita, your future and current projects?
I am currently workin on a project that is called Viraasat under the B R Films banner, the title might change.