We were ready to be wooed but JDL has left us cold. Also, the format of three judges and one of two hosts waiting backstage had a lot of NB recall. To be fair, we don't remember whether we liked the Nach Baliye jingle from the word go, but it sure was catchy. Jhalak... may or may not grow on us. Also, the show's set resembled a yesteryear Bolly film set, almost like we'd been transported to the '70s. Rip the script The script was trite, tired and tacky. We yawned each time Parmeet told the contestants, "Meri dharampatni backstage wait kar rahi hai". At one point he even said, "Aapki bhabhi backstage wait kar rahi hai". Did they kidnap the writer of a Bhojpuri flim to pen the the lines? And what was with that 'Tak dhina dhin' after every break? Only band, no baaja There was a band present on the set but were they just for show? We noticed them sitting idle with their instruments in the background! Since they were not playing, what was the need to place the musicians as mute props? For stage effect, perhaps? It's a dance show for Pete's sake, so give us the muzik! | ||||||||||||
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The thing you need to know about TV stars: they're better known as their screen names rather than their real names. So using pet names is stretching the familiarity a tad bit. Dress circle Apparently, there is no single dress designer for the show. Each contestant is up to their own thing with individual designers. And the results showed. The costumes were extremely outlandish, some even scary. Was it necessary for the contestants to wear loud, garish colours coupled with flowers, glitter, frills and flounces? Please hire a designer, ASAP. Especially for Rati Agnihotri. Main solah baras ki
Agreed Ek Duje Ke Liye was a rage, and that the actress was dancing again after 24 years. She was fun, but did she deserve the high points? Mr Bhansali, the show is about dancing, not nostalgia. It might help to remember that next time. And while on him, we prefer the scowling Bhansali way more than the smiling Bhansali. Please come back, all's forgiven! Where's Lady Luck? Bechara Akashdeep! He got the lowest scores on the first show. Frankly, there were others who performed a lot worse. We liked Akash's act but Lady Luck wasn't smiling down on him. His choreographer thought Akash was good, and we thought she was terrific too. At least they made for some much-needed eye candy.
Ajay Jadeja was annoying, to say the least. If only he could prove his skills through his steps and not his highhanded talking. Rea, his choreographer, certainly has one tough student on her hands. Oooh Mona! She dressed right to hide all the extra inches and surprise, surprise, moved well too. The erstwhile Jassi did her steps well with choreographer Tobby. Last night, truly Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin thi! Shilpa: It's only words Shilpa Shetty sure knew what she was talking about. Her comments were precise and to the point, she wasn't fawning over anyone and wasn't the wallflower that everyone expected her to be. Take a bow, lady.
And now, for our favourite judge, Farah Khan. She had us right from her oh-so-sweet entry, and was the fairest judge of them all (like duh!). She calls a spade a spade. We like that. But wasn't she a tad harsh on Akash? We thought so. Sweet! And, of course, super chef Sanjeev Kapoor had us eating out of his hands. His act was the cutest, especially the part where he rips off his chef's outfit and then the staid moustache. Totally hilarious! We thought Mahesh Manjrekar was cool too. | ||||||||||||
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