''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is an Indian

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n version of BBC's ''

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''. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

Concept

In ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', celebrities perform various dances together with professional dance partners. The first four seasons of ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' were aired on

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. From its fifth season it has been airing on

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. The show's format is taken from the ''

'' show on

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in the UK. and ''

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''. The show is also pre-recorded, unlike ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and other spin-offs. Of the spin offs, the ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is the only one that uses recorded tracks rather than live music with an in-house band. The title derives from "'' Jhalak Dikhlaja''" (Let Me Have a Glimpse of You), a popular song from the film ''

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'' (2006). Although the show features mixed-sex couples, but the tenth season saw, for the first time, the participation of same-sex couple

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in ninth season performed as fictional character-''Chutki'').

Elimination

The show airs its elimination on a Sunday in every season. Contestants who are in the danger zone go into the face-off round.

Series overview

Judges and Hosts

Presenters

Parmeet Sethi Parmeet Sethi is an Indian actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in his debut in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Sethi has also acted in films such as '' D ...

(2006) *

Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and ''Comedy Circus''. She ...

(2006) *

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(2007, 2009) *

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(2009) *

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(2009) *

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(2007, 2010–11) *

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(2010–11) *

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(2012) *

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(2013) *

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(2014) *

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(2014) *

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(2022)

Judges

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 ...

(2006, 2016–2017) *

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(2006) *

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(2006) *

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(2007) *

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(2007) *

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(2009) *

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(2009) *

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(2009) *

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(2010–14,2022) *

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(2010–14) * Malaika Arora (2010, 2015) *

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(2015) *

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(2015) *

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(2012–2017,2022) * Ganesh Hegde (2015–2016) *

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(2022) * Terence Lewis (2022)

Contestant pattern

Choreographers

For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional partner who instructs them in the various dances each week and competes alongside them in the televised competition. A total of professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season (mostly in the earliest seasons). Shampa Gopikrishna has most wins of any choreographer, with 2. Note- In the below table, child professional partners are excluded as they have dance mentors. Key: : Won the season : Placed second in the season : Placed third in the season : Placed fourth (in the final) of the season : Placed last in the season : Withdrew in the season : Wildcard but Not Selected : Participating in current season

Season 1

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 is the first season of the dance reality show, ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 7 September 2006 until 4 November 2006. The season was judged by

and

. The season was hosted by

and

. The winner was

. The contestants were:

Season 2

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 is the second season of the dance reality show, ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 28 September 2007 until 15 December 2007.

Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dance to India.Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil films, she has received numerous accolades, including the Filmfa ...

and

were the judges. Rohit Roy and Mona Singh were the hosts.

Prachi Desai Prachi Desai (born 12 September 1988), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She started her television career as a lead in the successful TV drama '' Kasam Se'' on Zee TV. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2008 film ' ...

and Deepak were the winners. The contestants were:

Season 3

Judges

Saroj Khan Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first ...

Presenters

Contestants

Season 4

Judges

Remo D'souza Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974), is an Indian choreographer, actor, film director and producer, based in Mumbai. He is best known for his works in ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (2014) and ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2016). In a career ...

Malaika Arora Khan Malaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ and a television personality who appears in Hindi-language films. She made her debut as a film producer in 2008, with her former husband Arbaaz Khan, founding the co ...

Presenters

Contestants

Season 5

Judges

, *

Presenters

Contestants

Season 6

Judges

Presenters

Contestants

Season 7

Judges

as guest judge for two weeks

Presenters

Contestants

Season 8

Judges

* Ganesh Hegde

Presenter

Contestants

Season 9

The ninth season started on 30 July 2016.

Judges

* Ganesh Hegde

Presenter

Contestants

* Teriya Magar and Aryan Patra – Winner *

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, Dance India Dance 1''. He also participated in ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khi ...

and Aishwarya Radhakrishnan – Runner-up *

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 participated ...

and Alisha Singh – 2nd Runner-up *

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 Star ...

and Vaishnavi Patil – 4th Place *

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and Bhavna Purohit – 5th Place * Swasti Nitya and Preetjot Singh – 6th Place *

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 – 7th Place *

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''. Ar ...

and Suchitra Sawant – 8th Place * Spandan Chaturvedi – Hardik Rupanail – 9th Place *

and Cornel Rodrigues – 10th Place *

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 Sharma – 11th Place *

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 – 12th Place *

and Bhavna Khanduja – 13th Place *

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– 14th Place *

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 – 15th Place * Harpal Singh Sokhi and Bhavna Purohit – 16th Place * Poonam Shah and Priyanka Shah – 17th Place *

and Diwakar Nayal – 18th Place

Season 10

The tenth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa premiered on September 3, 2022 making its comeback after a hiatus of five years.

Judges

* Terence Lewis as guest judge for two weeks

Presenter

as guest anchor for a week

Contestants

References

External links

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