Gurmeet Choudhary beats Rashmi and Rithvik, wins 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'

Mumbai: Television actor Gurmeet Choudhary and his choreographer Shampa Sonthalia Sunday won the fifth season of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'. He defeated Rashmi Desai and Rithvik Dhanjani and took home the winners trophy and a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh.

A novice and a stiff dancer, Gurmeet wooed the audiences and judges with his moves and stylish grooves to pip Rashmi and Rithvik with the maximum votes.

Gurmeet, who earned fame as Ram of TV show 'Ramayan', started his journey of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' from day one as the other two finalists came as wild card entries midway in the show. The judges' panel included Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D'Souza.

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  Celebrity dance show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5' will go on air from June 16, 2012.

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  Ravi Kishan is a popular Bhojpuri actor. He has done many Bollywood films as well. Let's wait and watch how he scores as a dancer now.

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  Bollywood actress Isha Sharvani made her debut in films with 'Kisna'. Known for her dancing skills, Isha is probably one of the strongest dancers on the show.

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  Child actor Darsheel Safary impressed everyone with his performance in 'Tare Zameen Par'. Now he is all set to flaunt his dancing skills.

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  Pratyusha Banerjee who plays the grown up Anandi in 'Balika Vadhu', will be seen in a different avatar on the show.

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  Archana Vijaya won the first season of model hunt 'Get Gorgeous'. She is better known as the IPL host. The stunning lady can really add some glamour to the show.

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  Bharti Singh is a famous stand-up artist. Don't know about her dancing skills, the lady is one of the best humourists in the country.

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  Ghazal singer Talat Aziz will also be seen shaking a leg on the show.

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  TV actress Jayati Bhatia is known for playing different kind of roles on the small screen. Not many know that she is a trained dancer as well.

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  Singer, anchor and model Shibani Dandekar has made her mark internationally and formed a music band named D-Major.

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  Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is probably the most surprising name on the list. Are you ready to see him groove to the hottest Bollywood numbers?

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  Giaa Manek better known as Gopi Bahu of 'Saath Nibhana Saathiya' is all set to surprise you with her new look and attitude.

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  Gurmeet Chaudhary is one of the most good-looking men on television today. He is also a part of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'.

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Gurmeet Choudhary

Gurmeet's popularity won him the much-needed audience votes, and his choreographer Shampa groomed him to get him the thumbs up from judges. He also suffered a shoulder injury, but he bounced back soon enough.

Gurmeet displayed performances ranging from robotic hip-hop, semi-classical moves and international dance forms like rumba and Paso Doble.

"It feels really great. After working for four to five months, this journey has finally come to an end. 'Mehnat rang layi hai' (hard work has paid off). The trophy belongs to my fans who have voted for me. Public is the winner of 'Jhalak...' not me," Gurmeet told IANS after winning the show.

The show started June 16 with 13 contestants including Gurmeet, Isha, Pratyusha Banerjee, Giaa Manek, Talat Aziz, Bharti Singh, Archana Vijaya, Shibani Dandekar, Jayati Bhatia, Darsheel Safary, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sushil Kumar and Ravi Kishan. Rithvik, Rashmi and Karan Wahi were introduced midway as wild card entries.

The grand finale evening not only witnessed some wonderful acts from the three finalists and former contestants of this season, but also saw Madhuri and Sridevi, once big screen rivals, share the stage. They shook a leg with each other on the show to 'Mere haathon mein nau nau choodiyan' (Sridevi's popular song from the film 'Chandni') and Madhuri's 'Dhak dhak karne laga' from the film 'Beta'.

Another highlight of the show was Remo and Bharti's performance, as they danced together on 'Dil kyun yeh mera'. Throughout the season, Bharti often used have fun with Remo by calling him his 'love-interest' and her dream of sharing the stage with the choreographer came true in the finale. Her comical acts and funny one-liners kept the entertainment quotient alive.

Madhuri also mesmerised viewers with her Marathi mulgi avatar as she danced to three Lavani numbers. Madhuri's husband Sriram Nene was also present on the show along with their children. However, Sushil Kumar, Pratyusha, Isha, Jayati and Jayasuriya gave the finale a miss.

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