Is DID a dance or Drama show?

Hey guys do you watch the new Saas Bahu serial called Dance India Dance? But here the difference is that there is no saas Bahu but Mothers, Fathers, Daughters and Sons crying, hugging, and getting so affectionate with each other, which in their daily lives they don't even bother to do. Now, is this a new way to get more TRP or loose TRP, is a question that only the creative team of DID can answer. Do people actually buy this nonsense in India? Children who otherwise disregard their parents are giving all the credit to them on screen. For what? To have a huge fan following and then eventually get a film, or a serial or they genuinely are thankful towards their parents. And if they are truly thankful to their parents then it can also be done without all the drama on screen.
I am so glad that Punit is not faking his personality on the show and needlessly shedding tears. Besides he is doing a good job on the show but unfortunately he is not in the limelight. But thats okay! His art will speak for himself.
I think this year the contestants are getting trained not only in dance but also in acting because DID has become a ticket to get into Bollywood films. Dance is Secondary, therefore the choreographers are being very political.

Great going India. You will take another century to reach the international level.
You can keep crying, Keep having KIT KAT breaks and the lousy jokes on the hosts. The world has gone far ahead, but you are allowed to move at a snail's pace because that is what India is known for. Thank you for not promoting and respecting dance on a dance show.

My only suggestion to the DID team is "WAKE UP SID" 😡

And for the DID creative team: Please be more creative, innovative and think big. Make this show better. Don't be stupid and show that you have received no education ever. And if you can't create anymore then quit....

Best Regards,
A well wisher of DID and a fan of Jack Cole.

Is the rant over yet? lol Drama is a part of every reality show, so please stop making Indians seem as if we are below everyone else.

Drama is a part of every reality show, so please stop making Indians seem as if we are below everyone else:


Yes Drama is a part of every reality show in India because its so pre-planned and scripted to cater the India audience. But in the whole process we don't realize that this show is shown in more that 160 countries and not just in India. So why make a reality show that is only meant for the Indian mindset and yet showed in so many countries. I am an Indian too and I am not making Indians seem below anyone. Just trying to tell the DID team to raise the standards of the show. Most of us in India love hollywood films more, love the foreign serials like freinds, So you think you can dance, full house, Desperate housewives, etc. Ask any European or American have they seen the serials called Jyoti, Bandini, Na aana is desh mein lado, or Dance India Dance and the answer will be a big NO....
Why would they watch such fake drama on a reality show. Nothing is real in a reality show esp. in India. I know this because I have done a reality show.


You are acting as if you know these contestants and as if you know they are usually rebellious against their parents.


Answering your above question, Yes I know some of these contestants and many other people on DID. They are not rebellious against their parents but they don't even do so much drama in their real life. They respect their parents and they love them and so do the parents in return. They are thankful to them but my point is that so much of rubbish is not needed on a Dance reality show. U dance , u perform and if you are appreciated then u thank god and ur parents and move on....



If the judges sat there with no emotional connection, just criticising the daners then I don't think this show would be what it is. The audience would grow to dislike the judges:


Judges have all the right to be emotional as they grow to be very close to them. They rehearse with the contestants for more than 10 hours a day. But when their dancers make small technical errors which professional can spot then they cannot say that it was a good performance. They need to be strict because that will help the dancers to become better. If the performance was flawless and then u get emotional because the song and the dance touched u so much that u couldn't control then its still okay.

I hope you get the point.
I am saying these things because I belong to the dance world and I know most of them on DID. So I also know what is happening behind the scenes too.... At this stage they should just focus on dance and not think of BOLLYWOOD FILMS at all.

But Definitely DID is doing very well and the dancers are doing a good job. But I have high expectations and my standards are very high for DID so I will keep criticizing and hope that DID team read my comments at least consider and give a thought to what I am saying...

Thank you!

chill out guys..its js a show..why r u guys making it sound lke a war..n wats the need to compare it to the international dance shows? why India is India .. ..thr is no point comparing it to the shows from US, UK o canada..everyone has their own taste , their own way of conducting a show..and which international show gives dance information in it..thr is google for it ..if you really wanna know about dance and info chck out google site..man

YES Mehak, you and me can google as we have access to internet and we are technologically advanced. But I am sorry to say that our rural audience who are the target audience of DID either don't have this facility or are not educated enough to read and understand. But if a smallest dance information given by our judges can really educate the masses then that will be using the power of the media... 😃

Ya so in masters comments thy do tell n whn the contestants dance it says which dance form it is n whn geeta did bachata Terrence did say in his comments abt the dance form.. Even in season 1 he did .. Out of all the three Terrence has the best knowledge whn it comes to dance forms

Originally posted by: Jackcole

Drama is a part of every reality show, so please stop making Indians seem as if we are below everyone else:


Yes Drama is a part of every reality show in India because its so pre-planned and scripted to cater the India audience. But in the whole process we don't realize that this show is shown in more that 160 countries and not just in India. So why make a reality show that is only meant for the Indian mindset and yet showed in so many countries. I am an Indian too and I am not making Indians seem below anyone. Just trying to tell the DID team to raise the standards of the show. Most of us in India love hollywood films more, love the foreign serials like freinds, So you think you can dance, full house, Desperate housewives, etc. Ask any European or American have they seen the serials called Jyoti, Bandini, Na aana is desh mein lado, or Dance India Dance and the answer will be a big NO....
Why would they watch such fake drama on a reality show. Nothing is real in a reality show esp. in India. I know this because I have done a reality show.

You simply cannot compare Indians watching English shows to the West not watching Indian shows. Here in the UK, if you want to pay for Zee then you have to pay an extra monthly subscription which can be quite costly so I do not understand why an average person living in the UK or US would decide to subscribe to an Indian channel when they do not even understand the language. Now if we look at India, I know a lot of young people watch FRIENDS, SYTYCD etc like you mentioned but think about it logically. These kids have their first language, which is their state language, usually Hindi as a second language and their 3rd language is often English. Now let's look at the west, they cannot understand Hindi so how do you expect them to subscribe to Zee and watch DID even if they wanted to? You simply cannot compare the two countries. India has recently had a rise in the dominance of the English language which would explain why they watch all these american shows. But I don't see Hindi being spoken by majority of the population in western contries. Now you tell me, how likely do you think Indians are to watch a Czechoslovakian dance reality show?😉or even a french reality show for that matter?😛

However, do not underestimate the influence India now has in the west. On channel 4 in the UK, the month of January has been dedicated to 'Indian winter' This means all their prime time slots have been dedicated to indian shows/documentaries etc. Last week, they played OmShanti Om and it was amazing how everyone on FB was talking about the movie. Black, white, eastern european, a lot of them watched the movie and stayed up from 10-1am to watch it and absolutely loved it!😉

You are acting as if you know these contestants and as if you know they are usually rebellious against their parents.


Answering your above question, Yes I know some of these contestants and many other people on DID. They are not rebellious against their parents but they don't even do so much drama in their real life. They respect their parents and they love them and so do the parents in return. They are thankful to them but my point is that so much of rubbish is not needed on a Dance reality show. U dance , u perform and if you are appreciated then u thank god and ur parents and move on....

Again, you need to look at the cultural context. If we were presented with a contestant who has ran away from home left their parents to participate in DID, then we are likely to not connect with them much. However, if we are presented with someone who appreciates the support their parents have given them, then we are more likely to vote for them. It is a family show an the Indian mentality definitely plays a big role in it all. If the producers wish to spend time on contestants and their parents then let it be. Even I won't lie when I say it was fun having Mayuresh's dadi come on the show last season, talk about his shaadi and all lol. Even when Terence's mum came, it was so cute to watch. This is what we as an Indian audience like to watch so that is what they will show.😉

If the judges sat there with no emotional connection, just criticising the daners then I don't think this show would be what it is. The audience would grow to dislike the judges:


Judges have all the right to be emotional as they grow to be very close to them. They rehearse with the contestants for more than 10 hours a day. But when their dancers make small technical errors which professional can spot then they cannot say that it was a good performance. They need to be strict because that will help the dancers to become better. If the performance was flawless and then u get emotional because the song and the dance touched u so much that u couldn't control then its still okay.

I hope you get the point.
I am saying these things because I belong to the dance world and I know most of them on DID. So I also know what is happening behind the scenes too.... At this stage they should just focus on dance and not think of BOLLYWOOD FILMS at all.

I wonder how many people in India would give up the chance to work in a Bollywood movie if offered one?😉This stage offers so much and it is completely up to each person what path they would like to pursue post-DID. Maybe some of them don't have it in them to be great choreographers, but they may be great dancers. People should do whatever they feel comfortable doing. Some will open dance schools, some will try their luck in choreography, others will try to act.

But Definitely DID is doing very well and the dancers are doing a good job. But I have high expectations and my standards are very high for DID so I will keep criticizing and hope that DID team read my comments at least consider and give a thought to what I am saying...

Thank you!

Its a reality show so its not just any dance show. It is a Dramance show.

if you hate it that much then just don't watch there is no need of degrading somebody and their judging skills!
also by posting such messages your only making this into a heated discussion on the forum thats not needed!
i'm sorry if I sounded rude but its just a dance show and its not that serious so relax!

if you hate it that much then just don't watch there is no need of degrading somebody and their judging skills!
also by posting such messages your only making this into a heated discussion on the forum thats not needed!
i'm sorry if I sounded rude but its just a dance show and its not that serious so relax!


Hey Bismazaman2000! Dude chill... My comments are not to upset u but to improve DID as a show as I know some of the judges and the host personally and I belong to the same industry... My comments are mainly meant for them and others... I am not degrading anybody... and there is no heated discussion going... we are just debating... I also know some of the contestants personally and even last years contestants are my friends.... So my comments are only meant to get people's reactions and what they think about the show because that will help the show and the team....