Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 5


Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 is the fifth season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on 16 June 2012 on Colors and concluded on 30 September 2012. The series was hosted by Manish Paul and Ragini Khanna.

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Themes

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
  • Week 1: Introduction and premiere
  • Week 2: 100 Years of Indian Cinema
  • Week 3: Dance Attack
  • Week 4: Zodiac Signs
  • Week 5: Entertainment with Twist
  • Week 6: Judges' Challenge
  • Week 7: 'Superstar' Rajesh Khanna Special & Wild Card Entries
  • Week 8: Best Foot Forward
  • Week 9: Toofani Remix
  • Week 10: Famous Jodis of Bollywood
  • Week 11: Colours & Childhood
  • Week 12: Kuch Hatke Dikha & Brahmastra
  • Week 13: Judges team special
  • Week 14 Individual performances, performing in a group with back-dancers
  • Week 15: Semi-Final - Guest dancing partners, Solo and Group Relay performances
  • Week 16: Finale
The first episode of Week 7 was themed 'Wild Card' Special selected three new contestants to current participating celebrities.
CoupleDance FormDance Song
Rashami & DeepakBollywood & FreestyleKhallas
Jay & BhawnaContemporary & BollywoodTum Ho Paas Mere
Avika & SanamBollywoodJali Toh Kasam Se
Rithvik & SnehaSalsaAadat Se Majboor
Neha & CornelFreestyle & JazzDhunki
Karan & MohenaContemporaryIshaqzaade
Ashmit & SoniaContemporaryDil Ibadat

Out of the seven new Wild Card Entrance the couples which joined the current celebrities in the race of 'Jhalak' were
  • Rashami & Deepak
  • Rithvik & Sneha
  • Karan & Mohena
In Week 9, Isha's choreographer Salman sustained an injury during technical rehearsals and was thus unable to perform. Cornell, another dancing partner, performed with Isha in this episode. Cornell was the dancing partner of Neha Bhasin in the Wild Card Entry episode.
From the episode dated 2 September 2012 new choreographers were introduced and the celebrities and their professional partners danced one of these routines for the week 13 episode 25 :
Week 13: Firangi Tarka
Week 13 episode 26 Rithvik's choreographer Sneha could not perform since she was suffering from typhoid thus another dancing partner Marischa Fernandes was roped in to perform with Rithvik.
Week 14: Salman, Isha's choreographer, performed on a Bollywood Dance form alone as Isha could not perform due to the elbow injury sustained in Week 12. There were no scores and the voting lines for Isha-Salman were not opened either. However, as per Judges ruling, Isha shall start performing from Week 15 onwards.
Week 15 contestants from previous Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa seasons were invited as guest partners to perform with the remaining contestants Gurmeet, Bharti, Rashami and Rithvik. As Isha still had not recovered, she did not perform in that episode.
The performances were choreographed by the respective choreographers; however, contestants had the following guests as dancing partners:

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances of each team according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
Dance Form Highest scoreTeamLowest scoreDance Form
Puli Kali; Latin Robotic; Freestyle; Indian Semi-Classical; Pasodoble3020Freestyle
Afro Jazz Dance; Freestyle; Bungee Freestyle; Bollywood30Rashmi & Deepak24Yakshagana Dance; Cha-cha-cha
Michael Jackson style & Indian Semi-Classical; Aerial Silk;
Hip-Hop & Stomping; Freestyle		30Rithvik & Sneha21Locking & Freestyle
Bollywood; Pasodoble; Freestyle; Contemporary;
Bachata & Pole Dance;Bollywood Contemporary; Aerial Hoop;
Ballroom Dance; Argentine Tango; Solstrom; Rope Mallakhamb		30Isha & Salman0
Lyrical Contemporary30Bharti & Savio19Freestyle; Bhangra & Hip-Hop
Contemporary; Bollywood30Karan & Mohena23Freestyle; Contemporary
Aerial & Kalaripayattu30Darsheel & Avneet25Lyrical Hip-Hop
Contemporary; Hip-Hop ; Robotic30Shibani & Punit23Bollywood; Jazz Funk & Indian Semi-Classical
Aerial Freestyle30Gia & Nishant22Bollywood; Mujra & Kathak; Lyrical Hip-Hop
Tango; Bollywood27Ravi & Kunjan21Twist & Rock&Roll
Bollywood25Sushil & Alisha16Freestyle
Odissi28Jayati & Diwakar19Salsa
Freestyle; Cha-cha-cha, Salsa & Jive24Pratyusha & Deepak19Bollywood
Freestyle23Archana & Sanam20Foxtrot; Ballet
Salsa27Sanath & Suchitra19Salsa
Freestyle22Talat & Ankita21Freestyle

Controversies

  • TV Actress Gia Manek was replaced overnight from her show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya for participating in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
  • Stand-up comedian Bharti Singh who withdrew from the competition for medical reasons on 22 September revealed that the real reason behind her quitting the show was to protest Isha's stay on the dance contest. While standing against Rashmi in the bottom two, Bharti vehemently proclaimed that she sees her performances of no worth as she believes that the reality show has been rigged and Isha's continuous progression in the competition from week to week without delivering any performances is a visible proof that the contest is being plotted on unfair grounds.

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryWinner
2012Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Anchor-Music & Film-based ShowManish Paul
2012Colors Golden Petal AwardsMost Lokpriya Non-Fiction AnchorManish Paul
2012Colors Golden Petal AwardsBest Non Fiction JudgeMadhuri Dixit Nene
2012Colors Golden Petal AwardsMost Verstile TV PersonalityKaran Johar
2012Colors Golden Petal AwardsMost Lokpriya Dharavahik – Non FictionJhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5
2012Colors Golden Petal AwardsMost Favourite Dancing DivaRashami Desai
2013Indian Telly AwardsBest AnchorManish Paul