Nach Baliye
Nach Baliye is a dance, reality-television series on the Indian STAR Plus channel. The contestants are couples who are television stars. The first and second season aired on Star One and then shifted to Star Plus. Its name in Punjabi is inspired by a song from the Bollywood film Bunty Aur Babli (2005).
Concept
Celebrity couples compete against one another. Major names in the television industry were given a platform to showcase another side of their persona.
Judges and hosts
Judges
Hosts
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Season 3
Season 4 Former hosts:
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Nach Baliye 1
Winner Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar
Guests
Nach Baliye 2
Nach Bailye 2 started on 25 September, 2006, and ended on 18 December, 2006, with Tina and Hussain as winners.
Judges and hosts
Judges
Hosts
- Sachin Supriya — 25 September
- Rohit and Mansi — 2 October
- Mihir and Manini — 9 October
- Amit and Neeru — 16 October
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- Rajiv and Delnaaz — 23 October
- Sangeeta and Shabir — 30 October
- Rajeshwari and Varun — 6 November
- Sangeeta and Shabir — 13 and 20 November
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- Shakti and Sai — 27 November
- Apoorva and Shilpa — 4 December
- Manish and Poonam — 11 December
- Shabir and Sangeeta — 18 December
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Participants
- Jodi Number 1 — Narayani Shastri and Gaurav (eliminated on 9 October 2006)
- Jodi Number 2 — Gouri and Yash Tonk (runners-up on 18 December 2006)
- Jodi Number 3 — Shweta K and Manav (eliminated on 27 November 2006)
- Jodi Number 4 — Shweta Tiwari and Raja Choudhary (eliminated on 23 October 2006, re-entered on 13 November 2006 and evicted on 20 November 2006)
- Jodi Number 5 — Ketki Dave and Rasik (eliminated on 2 October 2006)
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Theme of Rounds
- Week 1 (25 September 2006) — Introductory round
- Week 2 (2 October 2006) — Village Dance Round
- Week 3 (9 October 2006) — Comedy Dance Round
- Week 4 (16 October 2006) — Western Dance Round
- Week 5 (23 October 2006) — Wedding Dance Round
- Week 6 (30 October 2006) — Romantic Dance Round
- Week 7 (6 November 2006) — Wild Card Round
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- Week 8 (13 November 2006) — Choreographers' Choice Round
- Week 9 (20 November 2006) — Regional Spice Round
- Week 10 (27 November 2006) — Solo Dance Round
- Week 11 (4 December 2006) — Couples' Choice Round
- Week 12 (11 December 2006) — Semi-Finals Round
- Week 13 (18 December 2006) — Mega-Finals Round
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Nach Baliye 3
Nach Bailye 3 started on 21 September 2007 and ended on 22 December 2007, crowning Sanjeeda and Aamir as winners.
Performance episodes
Fridays, 8 p.m.
- These episodes featured the actual dance performances of each couple
- The judging by both the jury and viewers (50:50) was based on their performances during these episodes
- Each week the couple with the lowest score was eliminated
Reality episodes
Saturdays, 8 p.m.
- These episodes provided an insight into the lives of the famous celebrity couples — how they live, who are their families and friends, how they adapt to "normalcy", and how they handle challenges faced by any couple.
Judges and hosts
Judges
Hosts
Participants
- Jodi Number 1 — Shweta Keswani and Alexx ONell (eliminated on 17 November)
- Jodi Number 2 — Karan Patel and Amita Chandekar (eliminated on 15 December along with Jodi Number 8)
- Jodi Number 3 — Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek Awasthi (runners up)
- Jodi Number 4 — Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kapoor (quit on 6 October)
- Jodi Number 5 — Amita Sethi and Vikas Sethi (eliminated on 13 October)
- Jodi Number 6 — Karan Grover and Kavita Kaushik (eliminated on 20 October)
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Elimination
- Jodi Number 1: Sweta Keswani and Alexx ONell (eliminated on 17 November)
- Jodi Number 2 - Karan Patel (eliminated on 15 December)
- Jodi Number 4: Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kapoor (quit on 6 October)
- Jodi Number 5: Amita Sethi and Vikas Sethi (eliminated on 13 October)
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Special
- No elimination in round - 3 (Ched Chhad)
- Shakti Kapoor and his wife quit NB3 due to injury
- Choreographer of Jodi Number 8 (Kashmira & Krishna) hospitalized
- In Episode 7, there was a special dancing couple from Indonesia — Kinaryoish and Wawan
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- Episode 7 was on Diwali night which featured Om Shanti Om Celebrations
- Two eliminations in one night on 15 December
- Jodi Numbers 3 and 7 were the finalists
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Guests
Winners
Aamir and Sanjeeda were the underdog of the competition but with their superb performances, awesome chemistry and charming personalities, went on to win the NB3 title and also the hearts of the people as highest audience votes made them clinch the trophy in the finale.
Nach Baliye 4
Nach Bailye 4 started on 17 October 2008 in India and the United States. The broadcast of the series began on 3 January 2009 in the United Kingdom. It finished on 1 February 2009 in India, with Shaleen and Daljit as winners.
Judges and hosts
Judges
Hosts
- Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali, winners of Nach Baliye 3 hosted the show for the first couple of weeks, but then did not appear. On Week 9 they returned and danced, stating that for "personal reasons" they could not return to their hosting duties.
- Celebrity hosts Sara Khan and Ali Merchant hosted on week 5, theme love
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- Child actors and singers Aishwariya and Ali on Week 6, the children's theme episode and on Week 7, jashn-e-nach episode
- Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani hosted on Week 8, and hosted the duration of the show since Aamir and Sanjeeda left.
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Participants
- Jodi Number 1 — Vineet and Tanushree (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 2 — Reshmi Ghosh and Amit Gupta (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 3 — Karanvir Bohra and Teejay Bohra (quit)
- Jodi Number 4 — Naman Shaw and Megha Gupta (runners up)
- Jodi Number 5 — Kapil Nirmal and Anjali Abrol (made it to the semi-finals)
- Jodi Number 6 — Mohit Malik and Aditi Shirwaker (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 7 — Sudeep Sahir and Anantika Sahir (eliminated)
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- Jodi Number 8 — Mazhar Khan and Moulli Ganguly (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 9 — Jaspal Bhatti and Savita Bhatti (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 10 — Jatin Shah and Priya Bathija (first Jodi to be eliminated)
- Jodi Number 11 — Shaleen Bhanot and Daljit Kaur (winners)
- Jodi Number 12 — Abhijeet Sawant and Shilpa Sawant (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 13 — Chetan Hansraj and Lavinia (*wildcard entry) (eliminated)
- Jodi Number 14 — Yash Tonk and Gauri Tonk (*wildcard entry) (made it to the semi-finals)
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Guests
Nach Baliye 5
Hosts
Jodies
It has been confirmed that this season's judges will be; Madhuri Dixit, Hritik Roshan and Saroj Khan. Madhuri Dixit was busy judging Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 4 and Hrithk Roshan was busy with Just Dance (another Dance reality show which will air soon in Star Plus). The date when it will be aired was to be announced after the end of Jhalak Dikhlaja Season 4 but still is not announced. The show will start soon.
Promotion
- Nach Baliye on-air promotions for first, second and third seasons were conceptualized and scripted by Amir Rizvi; they were directed by Monica Nair and Jaya Peter.
- Many of these promos have won ProMax awards for the best promotion.
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