Finalising
couples for Nach Baliye 3 is getting harder. Some are demanding fatter
pay packets while others are uncomfortable presenting themselves as a
'couple'
Thinking heads at Star One are busy finalising the line-up of celebrity
couples for Nach Baliye's third season that goes on air this September.
If sources are to be believed, this year has been the toughest in terms
of getting telly couples to do the show. While most of the popular
faces are busy with their respective soaps, a few 'out-of-work' couples
have been demanding a bigger pay packet! A
reliable source from the channel informs, "They have been asking for
unheard of money for the show. It's simply beyond our budget. We have
had approached at least 20 couples."
Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek
Few couples, who have been secretly dating, were also not keen on
coming out in public. Our sources say that a few had even taken offence
when approached for the show. A source from the channel adds, "That's
the biggest problem we faced this year. A few have kept their
relationship under the wraps. They were extremely uncomfortable when we
approached them for the show."
Trade
pundits reveal that the hoopla surrounding the show (in the third
season) has also died down. An actor on condition of anonymity says,
"We need some new elements in the show otherwise it gets a little
boring. We are expected to bring in a lot of melodrama just for the
sake of it."
Kishwar and Hiten
The list so far reads, Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek Awasthi, Indraneil
Sengupta and Barkha Bisht, Sandeep Baswana and Aslesha Sawant, Aamir
Ali and Sanjeeda Shaikh, Kishwar Merchant and Hiten Paintal, Kiran
Karmarkar and wife Rinku, Pooja Ghai and Vikas Kalantri, Kavita Kaushik
and Karan Grover, Karan Patel and Amita Chandekar. The channel is yet
to decide on another couple this week. Apparently, Rajshri Thakur and
husband Sanjot Vaidya, Swetta Keswani and beau Alex O'Neil are in the
run.
Says our source, "These eight celebrity couples have been finalised. This week we start signing the contract papers."
The
channel, however, maintains a stoic silence over the show. Anil Jha
from Star One says, "I have no information on Nach Baliye 3. We might
not have a third season."
Indraneil and Barkha, Rinku and Kiran Karmarkar
NO WAY !
Here's a list of couples who have turned down the show: • Iqbal Khan and wife Sneha • Renuka Shahane and Ashutosh Rana • Roshni Chopra and husband Siddharth Anand • Smriti Irani and husband Zubin Irani • Rajeev Khandelwal and Aamna Shariff • Anita Hassanandani and Eijaz Khan
the couples not doing NB3 seems more intersting than the ones doing
i would have loved Eijaz, Anita and Iqbal, Sneha
cause Eijaz and Iqbal are just too good dancers
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