Gunjan Sinha, an eight-year-old from Guwahati, was named the winner of the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10’. Gunjan and her partner, another child dancer, Tejas Verma, won the trophy and a cheque for Rs 20 lakh.
The 10th season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ premiered on September 3rd, with 15 celebrity contestants judged by Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, filmmaker Karan Johar, and dancer-actress Nora Fatehi. The show was hosted by comedian Maniesh Paul. Even as the contestants gave their best performances, ‘Bhediya’ cast members Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon appeared as celebrity guests during the finale.
Kriti and Madhuri both danced to the ‘Lajja’ song ‘Badi Mushkil,’ and Salman Khan, who is hosting ‘Bigg Boss 16’, recreated a scene with Madhuri from their iconic film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!’
Rubina Dilaik, Faisal Shaikh, Nishant Bhat, Gunjan Sinha, and Sriti Jha, the top five contestants, were seen competing against each other. Sriti and Nishant were evicted following the double elimination. As a result, the competition was reduced to the top three finalists — Gunjan, Faisal, and Rubina — and Gunjan was ultimately declared the winner by the judges.
Gunjan, who has appeared on other dance reality shows such as ‘Dance Deewane Juniors,’ expressed her excitement, saying, “I am taking back a lot from the show. Many moments and memories will remain with me. My partner Tejas Verma and choreographer Sagar Bora kept inspiring me to perform well.”
“I learned a lot from the judges and Madhuri ma’am has always been my idol when it comes to dancing.” she added.
Gunjan also stated that hip-hop has been her favourite dance form since the beginning and that she has been passionate about dancing since the age of five. She now wishes to pursue a career in dance. “I want to be the best dancer,” she declared.