''Jjhoom India'' is a musical reality show that aired on
Sahara One
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in New Delhi. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar.
History
Sahara One was launched as Sahara TV on 28 March 2000, which later in April 2003 was renamed as Sahara Manoranjan. ...
channel, starting from 27 October 2007. Jjhoom India is an Indian adaptation of Stars on Stage, a Swedish format from Zodiac Television.
Concept
Jjhoom India is a musical reality show wherein ten celebrities are paired with professional singers to take on specific challenges. The ten celebrities team up with singers to compete against each other for the grand prize. The singers train their celebrity partner, and the duo performs on the stage. Each week, the pairs have to perform a song based on specific themes:
Disco,
Swinging Sixties, R.D. Burman special, etc. One pair is eliminated every week. Viewers get a chance to vote for the best three teams every week.
Host/Anchor
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Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Krushna Vaidya (born 23 September 1987) is an Indian people, Indian singer. He has worked as a playback singer in Bollywood films such as ''Shaadi No. 1'', ''Jaan-E-Mann'' and ''Krazzy 4''. He also participated in the reality shows ''Ind ...
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Sucheta Khanna
Judges
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Mahesh Bhatt
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Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...
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Anand Shah
Winners
*Sachin Tyagi and
Madhushree
Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family ...
Finalists
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Varun Badola
Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in television.
Early life
Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, who is ...
and
Akriti Kakar
Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from '' 2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...
Contestants
*Jodi 1 -
Vinod Rathod
Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Bollywood films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod.
Music career
His career started when Usha Khanna after listeni ...
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Roshni Chopra
Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se.
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*Jodi 2 -
Jatin Padit and
Chhavi Mittal
Chhavi Mittal Hussein (born 4 September 1980) is an Indian film and television actress. She co-founded Shitty Ideas Trending (SIT), a digital production company, along with her husband Mohit Hussein.
Personal life
She married director Mohit ...
*Jodi 3 -
Varun Badola
Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in television.
Early life
Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, who is ...
and
Akriti Kakar
Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from '' 2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...
*Jodi 4 -
Jolly Mukherjee and
Shama Sikander
*Jodi 5 -
Sharad Kelker and
Vaishali Samant
Vaishali Samant is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer who is popularly known for her work in the Marathi film and music industry. Her career on television has included being a judge on the reality singing competition shows. ...
*Jodi 6 -
Parthiv Gohil
Parthiv Gohil (born 18 February 1976) is a playback singer for Indian films including ''Devdas'', ''Saawariya'', '' Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'', and ''Kisaan''. He is known in Gujarati Cinema for hit songs ''Aasmani'', ''Thai Jashe'', and ''Son ...
and
Apara Mehta
Apara Mehta Jariwala (Mostly Known By Her Maiden Name Apara Mehta) is an Indian television and Bollywood actress known for her supporting roles like ''Savita Mansukh Virani'' in the iconic show ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''.
Now current ...
*Jodi 7 - Sachin Tyagi and
Madhushree
Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family ...
*Jodi 8 -
Shekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer.
Personal life
Shekhar Suman married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman, a Bollywood film actor. An older son, Aayush, died o ...
and
Sanjeevni
*Jodi 9 -
Sudesh Bhosle
Sudesh Bhosale is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Bollywood films. Bhosale is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films.
Career
Bhosale was born on 1 July 1960 to Sumantai ...
and
Mrinal Kulkarni
Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni (born 21 June 1971) is a senior film, TV actress and director of India. She is better known for her role as Meerabai in doordarshan's Meerabai seriel and angel in Hindi TV serial '' Son Pari''. She has acted in Marathi langu ...
*Jodi 10-
Suresh Wadkarr and
Shweta Tiwari
Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is best known for playing Prerna Sharma in Ekta Kapoor's soap opera '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2010, she participated in ''Bigg Boss'' an ...
References
External links
Jjhoom India Official Site
{{Sahara One Programmes
Singing talent shows
Sahara One original programming
Indian reality television series
Music competitions in India
Indian television series based on non-Indian television series
Television series by Optimystix Entertainment
2007 Indian television series debuts
2008 Indian television series endings