Anand Raj Anand might have composed many groovy tunes and might have been part of a lot of reality shows. But none of them was a dance-based reality show. As the music director tries to match moves with his partner, he speaks to Tellychakkar about why he opted to do Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 3.

"One night, when we were having dinner, I got an SMS from Sony for Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa. My son was very excited at that and immediately said 'Papa, it's a very good show. You must host it.' When I told him that they are not expecting me to host the show; they want me to dance in it, he was very amused. Seeing the way happiness made his face glow, I thought this joy should last. So, I took up the challenge of dancing so that my kids can smile whenever they see me perform," says the music director of many hit songs.

But on the dance floor, the competition is for serious. Anand has no intention of joking about the rehearsals. "Hum jab tak chaate nahin, tab tak aate nahin," he says. Rehearsing everyday for three hours is the norm. Speaking about his dance partner, Rozita, Anand says, "She is a sweet person – does not know how to scold. She's a bundle of fun and a danger to the Hindi language. She is not fluent in Hindi and one of the rules laid down by the channel is that English cannot be spoken. So, Rozita tries out Hindi and the result is hilarious. She stretches sounds – for example "sun" becomes "soon". She kept mentioning a film of mine repeatedly, and after a lot of effort I realized that she was talking about Dulhe Raja. At this rate, I am at serious risk of forgetting my Hindi."

Well well. Seems like this jodi is living up to the tagline of the show "Aaj kya new try kiya?"