Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa

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. The show is also pre-recorded, unlike Strictly Come Dancing and other spin-offs. (considering that Gaurav Gera in ninth season performed as fictional character-Chutki). 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. • Dance-off of bottom-two and judges' scoring. == Cast ==

Hosts Color key Judges ;Color key Professional dancers == Series overview ==

Series 1 (2006) }} The first season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa premiered on 7 September 2006 until 4 November 2006. The season was judged by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shilpa Shetty and Farah Khan. The season was hosted by Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh. The winner was Mona Singh. The contestants were: Series 2 (2007) • }} Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 is the second season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on 28 September 2007 until 15 December 2007. Shiamak Davar, Urmila Matondkar and Jeetendra were the judges. Bipasha Basu appeared as a guest judge. Rohit Roy and Mona Singh were the hosts. Prachi Desai and Deepak were the winners. The contestants were: Series 3 (2009) The season began on 27 February 2009. Series 4 (2010) The fourth season began on 12 December 2010. Series 5 (2012) 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. Series 6 (2013) 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. Series 7 (2014) The season began in June 2014. There was a change in its presenters as Ranvir Shorey and season 6 winner Drashti Dhami were roped in as the hosts. Dhami later got replaced by Manish Paul. Series 8 (2015) The season began in July 2015. Shahid Kapoor and season 6 runner-up Lauren Gottlieb replaced Dixit and D'Souza whilst Karan Johar was retained as judges. Manish Paul was retained as the presenter. Series 9 (2016) The ninth season began in July 2016. PManish Paul was confirmed to return as the presenter of the series. In June 2016, Jacqueline Fernandez, Karan Johar and Ganesh Hegde were confirmed as the judges. Series 10 (2022) The tenth season began in September 2022, making its comeback after a hiatus of five years. Madhuri Dixit and Karan Johar retained their positions as judges, whilst season 9 contestant Nora Fatehi came on board as well. Terence Lewis came as a guest judge for two weeks. Manish Paul also returned as the presenter. Arjun Bijlani came as a guest anchor for a week. Series 11 (2023) 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. == Awards and nominations ==