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TRP ratings could take a beating as two celebrity shows are set
to air back-to-back on the same day on separate TV channels. Star
Network has already announced its third season of "Nach Baliye"
from Friday. On Thursday, Sony Entertainment Television (SET)
announced season two of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" - also from Friday.
So, what's the difference between the two shows? The first
features a dance competition between 10 celebrity couples; the
other features 12 individual celebrities dancing with their
choreographers.
If this doesn't create enough of a dilemma for viewers, there's
the question of timing. "Nach..." will air for an hour from 8 p.m.
"Jhalak..." will be on air for an hour from 9 p.m.
Now, here's the twist in the tale: "Jhalak..." will feature Mir
Ranjan Negi, the former Indian hockey goalkeeper who served as the
inspiration for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Chak de India".
But the big question is: how many viewers have the time and energy
to watch two almost-similar shows for a full two hours?
This being the case, what happens to the TRPs?
Apart from Negi, the other 11 participants in "Jhalak..." are Mini
Mathur, Mika Singh, Sandhya Mridul, Cyrus Brocha, Ronit Roy, Sudha
Chandran, Sonali Kulkarni, Aadesh Shrivastav, Tapur Chatterjee and
Jay Banushali.
Apart from Indian dances, they would also be performing salsa,
jazz, samba, jive and hip-hop numbers.
Mona "Jassi..." Singh, the winner of season one of "Jhalak...", and
TV actor Rohit Roy will anchor the show.
"I am really excited and happy that I am getting a chance to host a
show which gave me so much confidence and helped me in enhancing my
dancing skills," Mona said at a press conference Thursday to
announce the show.
She was equally upbeat about the future.
"I don't want to get into daily soaps so I am looking forward to
acting in some movies. Apart from that I would be hosting (makeover
show) 'Naya Roop Nayi Zindagi', and some reality shows," she
added.
The judges for the season two of "Jhalak..." are electrifying
dancer and actor Urmila Matondkar, 'Jumping Jack' Jeetendra and
Shiamak Davar, who pioneered a popular chain of nationwide dance
academies.
The show would run for 14 weeks.
"Season one was a big success. A lot of Indian viewers liked it and
appreciated the work of the celebrities who were not known for
their dance prowess," said Albert Almeida, SET's executive vice
president and business head.
"This response made us launch season two of the show. This time the
show will be bigger and better," he added.
Indo-Asian News Service
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