Vaibhavi Merchant is third judge for ‘Zara Nachke Dikha’

Vaibhavi Merchant, the choreographer behind Aishwarya Rai’s sensuous moves in “Kajra re” from the movie “Bunty Aur Babli”, will now be co-judging STAR Plus’ dance reality show “Zara Nachke Dikha” along with Bollywood stars Shilpa Shetty and Arshad Warsi.

Vaibhavi, who won a National Award for choreographing the song “Dhol baaje” from the film “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, has been a celebrity judge on shows like “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa” and “Nach Baliye 3″ earlier. But she is extremely excited about this new show, which is a battle of the sexes between nine male and nine female TV actors.

“The show is primarily about great dancing with celebrities set against the background of gender competition. Hence we wanted a great female and a male dancer and an ace choreographer who has made both men and women dance to her tunes. The formidable trio will not only bring tough judging but great fun quotient to the show,” said Anupam Vasudev, executive vice president (marketing), STAR India Pvt Ltd.

The participants will be assessed not only for their dancing talent but also for their performances on different theme based dances, innovative use of props, impromptu challenge facing abilities, strategies to win the battle and team spirit.

The show will be hosted by actors Mohit Sehgal and Sanaya Irani of “Miley Jab Hum Tum” fame. It will premiere May 1, and will be aired every Saturday-Sunday at 9 p.m.