Pragati Mehra livid with the judges of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa for “praising” the choreographers

Pragati Mehra

The ongoing season of Colors’ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (BBC Worldwide Productions) is being watched by one and all for the super-cool and classy performances that contestants deliver week after week. Pragati Mehta who is a big fan of the dance reality series however, is a bit disappointed with the comments coming from the judges of the show.

What is it that irks the lady? We decided to find out after we read a certain tweet by the actress on the show. “Drashti's performance was beautiful, but the judges going ga ga over her choreographer Salman Yusuff is strange. It’s 'dancing with the stars' nothing abt the teacher.”

Pragati went on to explain her thoughts saying, “In a recent episode Remo D'Souza told Drasthi Dhami’s choreographer Salman Yusuff Khan that he was back with a bang (referring to his last year’s performance). I thought that this BBC Worldwide production show was supposed to be the journey of a non-dancer learning the craft of dancing. Undoubtedly, the choreographer is good and there is no doubt about that. But by praising the professional dancer or pointing to his flaws, you seem to be taking away the hard work put in by the protégée. This is like saying that the star is only as good or as or bad as his guru.”

“They need to focus on the developing skills of the celebrities; Drashti was superb in the episode. Don’t get me wrong; I am not saying don’t give credit to the choreographer, but it is like if I go to school and work hard under the guidance of a good teacher, does it mean that I will become a best student only because of my teacher? And do you mean to say, if he/she was not as good, I will not reach where I deserve to be? If a choreographer comes to an acting show with me and the judges there say Pragati is good, I will say I have to be good and that is my job,” the actress added.

Pragati also added that the original concept of Dancing With The Stars (of which Jhalak is an adaptation) is based only on core dancing (Samba, Salsa and Jive etc). “I thought it may be repetitive, but it shows the learning skills of the contestants. But out here, we add a lot of drama as we are emotional people. There are also lots of lifts which is not real dance, but simple add-ons to the performance,” the self-confessed good party dancer exclaimed.

Your point is taken, Pragati!!!

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RM's picture

agree to pragati ji...you said it well !!
sahithi's picture

i too feel the same but as a fan of drashti i don't care about de judges...all i could see is amazing drashti dhami.....who cares about those biased people...
Preetydipu 's picture

Well said Pragati ji....hope they realize how much effort putting by Drashti Dhami and not appreciate enough...
Gitanjali Singh's picture

Jhalak Dhikla Ja is not patterned after Dancing with the Stars. It is patterned after BBC's Strictly Come Dancing which Dancing with the Stars is also patterned after.
ashi31513's picture

She is soooo jealous. A dancer is made good with a strong choreographer. If a dancer is out they will blame the choreographer . USeless jobless people looking for publicity with the help of big names like Drashti and Salman.
Sonia's picture

Wow she is one to point out mistakes. First off, the choreographer is the one that has to not only come up with the dance moves, but pick the costumes, figure out the lighting and song. Oh and also teach the celebrity the whole dance. So I say, YES, the judges should compliment Salman for all that he was able to do in less then a week as well as praise Drashti which they do. Give credit where credit is do. Nothing is possible without the choreographers.

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