Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 is the ninth season of the dance reality show, ''

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of BBC's '' Strictly Come Dancing'' and '' Dancing with the Stars''. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs pr ...

''. It premiered on 30 July 2016 on Colors. The season was hosted by

Manish Paul Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian television presenter, anchor, model, singer, actor and comedian in Bollywood. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting. Early life and ...

and judged by

Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. Debuting with ''Aladin'' in 2009 she has since then es ...

Karan Johar Karan Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several s ...

Ganesh Hegde Ganesh Harish Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer. Early life Ganesh Hegde is a Tuluva Bunt, born on 10 November 1973 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to Tulu-speaking parents Harishchandra Subbaiah ...

and

Farah Khan Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, w ...

. The season ran from 30 July 2016 to 21 January 2017. This season's winner was Teriya Magar.

Elimination and Voting

''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' has no audience voting in this season. Eviction is based on two specific criteria: judges' scores and the live studio audience scores. In semi finale, it was announced that audience can vote for the winner. Voting lines were open only for five days. Thus, now the elimination is done right in the end of the episode, unlike the previous seasons where elimination would be done in the beginning of next week's episode.

Contestants Status

Contestants & Choreographers

The show started with 12 couples. In 8 October episode, 5 WildCard entries were introduced by Farah Khan (who too joined the show as a judge). * Teriya Magar and Aryan Patra - (wildcard entry)- Eliminated 8th on 22 October 2016, Re-entered as wild card entry again on 26 November 2016. Emerged as the winner of the series on 21 January 2017. *

Salman Yusuff Khan Salman Yusuff Khan (born 12 June 1985) is an Indian dancer, actor, choreographer and television judge. He participated in and emerged as winner of '' Dance India Dance 1''. He also participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and '' J ...

and Aishwarya Radhakrishnan, declared the first runner-up couple on 21 January 2017. *

Shantanu Maheshwari Shantanu Maheshwari (born 7 March 1991) is an Indian actor, dancer, choreographer and host. He debuted with the show '' Dil Dosti Dance'' on Channel V in his breakthrough performance as the protagonist Swayam Shekhawat. In 2017, he participate ...

and

Alisha Singh Alisha Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer. She was the winner of the reality show ''Boogie Woogie'' four times and a runner up in ''Dance India Dance''. She is also known for television shows '' Dil Dosti Dance'' and ...

, emerged as the second runners-up couple on 21 January 2017. *

Siddharth Nigam Siddharth Nigam is an Indian actor who works in Indian television and films. He is known for his role as young Sahir and Samar in ''Dhoom 3'', young Mauryan prince Ashoka in Colors TV's ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'', Prince Bindusara in Sta ...

and Vaishnavi Patil - (WildCard Entry), eliminated on 14 January 2017 *

Dwayne Bravo Dwayne John Bravo (born 7 October 1983) is a Trinidadian cricketer and a former captain of the West Indies cricket team. A genuine right arm seam bowling all-rounder, Bravo is well known for his aggressive lower-order batting and for his bowli ...

and Bhavna Purohit - (WildCard Entry), quit on 14 January 2017 *Swasti Nitya and Preetjot Singh - (WildCard Entry), eliminated on 19 December 2016 *

Karishma Tanna Karishma Tanna Bangera (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' in 2001. She is well known ...

and Rajit Dev, eliminated on 10 December 2016 *

Shakti Arora Shakti Arora (born 16 May 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He is known for his predominantly performances in '' Tere Liye'', ''Pavitra Rishta'', ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' and '' Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka''. A ...

and Suchitra Sawant, eliminated on 26 November 2016 * Spandan Chaturvedi and Hardik - (wildcard), eliminated on 19 November 2016 *

Nora Fatehi Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992) is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer who is predominantly known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her debut ...

and Cornel Rodrigues, eliminated on 12 November 2016 *

Gracy Goswami Gracy Goswami is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television and films. She made her acting debut in 2014 portraying Pinky Patil in '' Bandhan''. Goswami is best known for her portrayal of Nandini Shekhar in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Amri ...

and Sachin - (WildCard Entry), eliminated on 5 November 2016 *

Surveen Chawla Surveen Chawla (born 1 August 1984) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career with television shows like Kahin to Hoga and Kajjal. She is known for her roles in movies and shows like ''Hat ...

and Sanam Johar, eliminated on 1 October 2016 *

Arjun Bijlani Arjun Bijlani (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and reality shows. He is one of the most popular television actors. Arjun made his television debut with Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kartika'' on Hung ...

and Bhavna Khanduja, eliminated on 1 October 2016 *

Helly Shah Helly Shah (born 7 January 1996) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2010 with ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' portraying Talli. She is best known for her portrayal of Swara Sans ...

and Jai Kumar Nair, eliminated on 3 September 2016 *

Sidhant Gupta Sidhant Gupta (born 23 April, 1989) is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He made his television debut with Zee TV's romantic-drama ''Tashan-e-Ishq'' as Kunj Sarna (2015-16) which earned him Best Bet ...

and Pranalini Atul/Sneha/Afiya, eliminated on 3 September 2016 * Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi and Bhavna Purohit, eliminated on 27 August 2016 *Priyanka Shah and Poonam Shah, eliminated on 22 August 2016 * Gaurav Gera as Chutki and Diwakar Nayal, eliminated on 13 August 2016

Score Chart

'' :''Red numbers'' indicates the lowest score. :Green numbers indicates the highest score. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. : indicates the third-place couple. : indicates the fourth-place couple. : indicates the couple eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom three. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

Guests

References

External links

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