6 June 2016 (2016-06-06) – 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)
Network
Sony Entertainment Television
Release
November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) – present (present)
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The first four seasons of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa were aired on Sony TV. Season fifth to tenth were aired Colors TV then again from season 12, the broadcasting network was changed back to Sony Entertainment Television.
Format
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.
The show's format is taken from the Strictly Come Dancing show on BBC One in the United Kingdom.[1]. The show is also pre-recorded, unlike Strictly Come Dancing and other spin-offs.[1] 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.[1] The title derives from "Jhalak Dikhlaja" (Let Me Have a Glimpse of You), a song from the film Aksar (2006), composed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya.
Although the show features mixed-sex couples, but the tenth season saw, for the first time, the participation of same-sex couple Dutee Chand and Raveena Choudhary[2] (considering that Gaurav Gera in ninth season performed as fictional character-Chutki).[3][4]
Elimination
The show airs its elimination on a Sunday in every season. The elimination procedure varied for number of seasons. The show adopted the following elimination methods:
Judges' Pick from the bottom-two/three/four.
Direct elimination based on combined judges' scores and public votes.
The season began in June 2012. The season saw a change in its presenters and judges. Manish Paul and season 4 contestant Ragini Khanna was confirmed to host the series. Madhuri Dixit and Remo D'Souza was retained as two of the judges whilst Karan Johar joined the panel replaced Malaika Arora.
The sixth season began in June 2013. Paul retained his position as the presenter whilst Kapil Sharma replaced Ragini Khanna. Dixit, D’Souza and Johar was also returned to the judging panel.
The season began in June 2014. There was a change it it’s presenters as Ranvir Shorey and season 6 winner Drashti Dhami were roped in as the hosts. Dhami later got replaced by Manish Paul.
The tenth season began in September 2022,[7] making its comeback after a hiatus of five years.[8]Madhuri Dixit and Karan Johar retained their positions as judges, whilst season 9 contestant Nora Fatehi came onboard as well.[9]Terence Lewis came as a guest judge for two weeks.[10]Manish Paul also returned as the presenter.[11]Arjun Bijlani came as a guest anchor for a week.[12]
The eleventh season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa airs on Sony Entertainment Television after 12 years after the change in broadcasting network. The judging panel includes Arshad Warsi, Farah Khan and Malaika Arora. Season 5 2nd runner-up Rithvik Dhanjani and Season 3 runner-up Gauahar Khan joined as hosts.
