One and a half years after the third season ended, Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa returns with season four on December 12, soon after Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 featuring Amitabh Bachchan wraps up on December 9. Malaika Arora Khan has stepped in as the third celebrity panellist on the show apart from Madhuri Dixit and Remo D’Souza.
Malaika confirms the news and says:
The format of the show is excellent and something I always adored. I lapped up the offer immediately because you rarely get an opportunity to share a platform with Madhuri Dixit, who epitomises dance. Also I had the dates required for the show. Everything worked out beautifully. I’ve been on Zara Nachke Dikha’s first season and Nach Baliye too. Those were diverse formats. Jhalak… is a different format. I love its Indian version as well as the western. Here, the emphasis is on searching for a celebrity who can pull off as many dance forms as convincingly as possible.
Malaika has already shot the promo of the show and will be shooting the first episode of the show this week. It’s rumoured that she will be introduced on the show by her mother-in-law and popular dancer-actor Helen. “I’ve heard that too,†she exclaims. “If Helen aunty is introducing me on the show, I’ll consider myself to be a privileged soul. She’s another epitome of dance and elegance.â€
