Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 Review: Weekly dose of sparkle and showmanship

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10Cast Nia Sharma Rubina Dilaik Gashmeer Mahajani Ali Asgar Gunjan Sinha Faisal Shaikh Amruta Khanvilkar Niti TaylorRating It took five years for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to return with its 10th season and it took me almost the fifth episode to warm up to the new set of contestants The Indian adaptation of BBCrsquos Dancing With The Stars and Strictly Come Dancing comes with new and old faces from the television industry with a chef and a sports personality thrown in What do you get when you have a motley pack of the ambitious and others who simply enjoy dancing An entertaining ride where everyone tries to put their best foot forwardOf the contestants Nia Sharma is evidently in it to win it She comes with fiery energy and determination that reflect in all her acts Amruta Khanvilkar who has picked up dancing by observing others since childhood is experimenting with several dance forms with choreographer Pratik Utekar However a performance that will make you sit up and take notice is yet to happen Gashmeer Mahajani came with two promises mdash a lot of Desi Boys moments and effortless dancing One cannot deny that he is a sight for sore eyes and will have the female population voting for him Tiny tots Gunjan Sinha mdash who was a Dance Deewane season 3 finalist mdash and Tejas Verma a Super Dancer 3 finalist mesmerise with their acts every week Dancing is in their DNA To give stiff competition to adults thrice their age is no small feat TikTok star Faisal Shaikh is a nondancer but one can see his unbridled desire to prove his worth with every act Former Bigg Boss winner Rubina Dilaik Paras Kalnawat and Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan fame Niti Taylor will take their time to shine on this stageAlso Read Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Dheeraj carries on with his performance despite injuryThat brings us to the nondancers The stage does seem unfair to the few participants mdash including Shilpa Shinde and chef Zorawar Kalra mdash who are compelled to move their two left feet and give Twinkletoes a run for their money Whatrsquos commendable though is that they have no delusions about their prospects in the competition only too happy to enjoy every moment of this dream ride Ali Asgar who is popular as Daadi seems like a lastditch effort by the makers to up the showrsquos comic element While judges Madhuri DixitNene and Karan Johar have compared Dheeraj Dhoopar to Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh it is a long road for the actor to match up to themWhat stands out this year is the showrsquos production value The glittering set is high on opulence a perfect alterpersonality to Johar The VFX and setpieces of each act are designed to impress particularly the mermaid VFX employed in Dilaikrsquos act and the visual treat that was Shindersquos cabaret piece From a flashy Jhalak passport to the golden throne the makers have introduced new and may we add unnecessary elements The panel mdash Johar Dixit and Nora Fatehi mdash are strict with marks but not with words constantly reiterating that the scores are in comparison with every individualrsquos previous performance and not with their rivalsrsquo That sounds like a desperate effort to placate the nondancersIndian television offerings arenrsquot complete without their heavyhanded dose of drama So wersquore told about Dhooparrsquos lack of time with his firstborn and Dilaikrsquos turbulent marriage How that affects the TRPs is anybodyrsquos guess But does Jhalakhellip really need it Hell no for a show that has given some promising acts in its threeweek run so far Now Irsquom tuning in to the next episode I suggest you do the sameAlso Read Olympian athlete Dutee Chand to participate in Jhalak Dikhhla JaaYUCK WHATEVER GOOD SUPER AWESOME

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 Review: Weekly dose of sparkle and showmanship

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10
Cast: Nia Sharma, Rubina Dilaik, Gashmeer Mahajani, Ali Asgar, Gunjan Sinha, Faisal Shaikh, Amruta Khanvilkar, Niti Taylor
Rating: ***

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Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 Review: Weekly dose of sparkle and showmanship

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10Cast: Nia Sharma, Rubina Dilaik, Gashmeer Mahajani, Ali Asgar, Gunjan Sinha, Faisal Shaikh, Amruta Khanvilkar, Niti TaylorRating: ***

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Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10
Cast: Nia Sharma, Rubina Dilaik, Gashmeer Mahajani, Ali Asgar, Gunjan Sinha, Faisal Shaikh, Amruta Khanvilkar, Niti Taylor
Rating: ***