on TV

So Kool’... my biggest excitement this year!
It’s a programme for the television channel ‘Star Maza’. Conceptualized by Sandesh Kulkarni and me! All thanks to Star Maza’s Rajiv Khandekar, with Milind Khandekar’s encouragement and support.

In this interesting program, we interview inspiring personalities. I am the anchor of the show and Sandesh is the Director.
The invitees are my stars and they are so kool! The usp of this programme is that  our dignitaries are not called to a typical studio setup to have a formal conversation with folded hands and legs   Instead, we travel all the way to their work place - be it anywhere in India.

These personalities are not necessarily page 3 famous; but they are all my heros, who have been dedicated to their work, passion and mission. They give us strength and vision.

The program is gradually catching the attention of genuine viewers and we are getting a huge response. The show timings on ‘Star Maza’ are
Saturday 09:30 pm
Repeat Sunday 10:30 am, Wednesday 02:30 pm.


Please do watch. I am waiting for your feedback.

So far our guests have been...
1. Sharad Kapuskar - Sculptor
2. Nitin Desai - Art Director
3. Rajiv Samant  - Owner of Sula Wines
4. Dr. Anand Karve - Scientist
5. Nilim Kumar Khaire   
6. Nasima Hurzuk - Helpers of the Handicapped
7. Tejaswini Sawant - Shooter
8. Bhau Katdare - Turtle Centre
9. Sarang Kulkarni - Marine Biologist

I am presently judging a Dance Competition - 'Halla Bol’ currently being telecast in E TV Marathi. The concept and creative director of this show is Umesh Jadhav.

I had an exciting time participating in Fear Factor ‘Khatron Ke Khiladee’, the reality show which was shot entirely in South Africa for 'Viacom 18 Colors'. The host of the show was Akshay Kumar.
 
   The Jhalak Dikhla Ja EXPERIENCE
I was recenty seen on Jhalak Dikhla Ja (season 2) on Sony Entertainment Television.
 
Jhalak Dikhla Ja (Dancing With Stars) is a reality TV show which features dance competitions among contestants. The stars from various fields - cinema, music, sport and theatre are coupled with choreographers. This popular dance reality show was aired every Friday and Saturday on Sony TV. Veteran actor Jeetendra, sexy Urmila Matondkar and the famous choreographer Shaimak Davar are the judges.
 
447 I was paired with Toby Fernandes (who won last year's contest). Rehersals were tough and the judges (Jeetenderji, Urmila and Shamak) are all experts from the field.Every contestant's survival in the show depended on the points they receive from the judges and the votes through phone calls and sms.
 
I have never really danced in my films - the song in Dil Chahta Hai was among my most popular. So with this background I came into the show not sure how far I would get. My performances were well appreciated by every one - not always by the judges.
 
I'm happy that the number of people who voted for me increased phenominally over the weeks that I took part in Jhalak and finally when I was eliminated from the show I was the highest vote getter on the show. But I was elimiated because of the low marks awarded by the judges.
 
Just went to show that though the three judges found my dance below their (high) expectations... there are millions of people all over the country who find my dance great.
 
Click here for more photos from official Jhalak website

A big thanks to all those who voted for me!

 JHALAK VIDEOS (from official Jhalak website)





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