Nach Baliye Explained

Genre:Dance
Reality
Creator:Sanvari Alagh Nair, Fazila Allana, Kamna Menezes
Director:

Country:India
Language:Hindi
Num Seasons:9
Num Episodes:201
Producer:Hemant Ruprell (Season 4–6)
Shobha Kapoor (Season 7)
Editor:Kumar Priyadarshi (Season 8)
Company:SOL Productions (season 1–3)
Wizcraft International (Season 4–6)
Balaji Telefilms (season 7)
BBC Worldwide (season 8)
Salman Khan TV (season 9)

Nach Baliye (Dance Partner) is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on Dancing With The Stars.

Production

Concept

The show is a competition where 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance to a different tune, different theme and different styles every week and their performance are evaluated and scored by the judges. Each week one couple is eliminated based on public voting and their scores.

In Season 9, the contestant ratings were changed to be on a scale from 1 to 100.

Reception

In 2012, when season 5 premiered the show did very well throughout the season. The grand premiere has gained 4.1 TRP.[1]

Series

SeasonJudgesFirst AiredLast AiredWinners
1Saroj KhanMalaika AroraFarhan Akhtar17 October 200519 December 2005Sachin PilgaonkarSupriya Pilgaonkar
2Kunal Kohli25 September 200618 December 2006Hussain KuwajerwalaTina Kuwajerwala
3Vaibhavi MerchantIsha KoppikarDavid Dhawan21 September 200722 December 2007Aamir AliSanjeeda Sheikh
4Farah KhanKarisma KapoorArjun Rampal17 October 20081 February 2009Shalin BhanotDalljiet Kaur
5Shilpa ShettySajid KhanTerrence Lewis29 December 201223 March 2013Jay BhanushaliMahhi Vij
69 November 20131 February 2014Rithvik DhanjaniAsha Negi
7Marzi PestonjiPreity ZintaChetan Bhagat26 April 201519 July 2015Himmanshu MalhotraAmruta Khanvilkar
8Sonakshi SinhaMohit SuriTerrence Lewis2 April 201725 June 2017Vivek DahiyaDivyanka Tripathi
9Raveena TandonAhmed Khan19 July 20193 November 2019Prince NarulaYuvika Chaudhary
10TBATBATBATBATBA

Season 1

Season Number:1
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Num Contestants:20
Runner Up:Manish Goel
Poonam Narula
Num Episodes:24
Network:Star One
Next Series:Season 2

Nach Baliye 1 is the first season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It started on 17 October 2005 and ended on 19 December 2005 with Sachin Pilgaonkar and Supriya Pilgaonkar as the winners. The judges were Saroj Khan, Malaika Arora Khan and Farhan Akhtar with Sangeeta Ghosh and Shabbir Ahluwalia serving as the hosts.[2] The series was produced by SOL Productions.

Contestants

Season 2

Season Number:2
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Presenter:Shabir Ahluwalia
Sangita Ghosh
Num Contestants:20
Winner:Hussain Kuwajerwala
Tina Kuwajerwala
Runner Up:Yash Tonk
Gauri Tonk
Num Episodes:24
Network:Star One
Prev Series:Season 1
Next Series:Season 3

Nach Baliye 2 is the second season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It started on 25 September 2006 and ended on 18 December 2006 with Hussain Kuwajerwala and Tina Kuwajerwala as the winners. Saroj Khan, Malaika Arora Khan and Kunal Kohli were the judges. Sangeeta Ghosh and Shabbir Ahluwalia hosted the season.[3] SOL Productions produced the second season as well.

Contestants

Season 3

Season Number:3
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Presenter:Hussain Kuwajerwala
Tina Kuwajerwala
Num Contestants:22
Runner Up:Abhishek Avasthi
Rakhi Sawant
Num Episodes:24
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 2
Next Series:Season 4

Nach Baliye 3 is the third season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It started on 21 September 2007 and ended on 22 December 2007 with Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali as the winners. The judges were Vaibhavi Merchant, Isha Koppikar and David Dhawan. The winners of the second season, Hussain Kuwajerwala and Tina Kuwajerwala, hosted the show. It was produced by Diamond Pictures and moved from Star One to Star Plus. It was created by Anil Jha who was also the Showrunner for Season 3,4, and later 9.

Contestants

Season 4

Season Number:4
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Num Episodes:24
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 3
Next Series:Season 5

Nach Baliye 4 is the fourth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It started on 17 October 2008 and ended on 1 February 2009 with Shalin Bhanot and Dalljiet Kaur as the winners.[4]

Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali were the initial hosts but Sara Khan and Ali Merchant hosted in Week 5 and Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani hosted in Week 8.

Farah Khan, Karisma Kapoor, and Arjun Rampal were the judges.

Contestants

Season 5

Season Number:5
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Num Contestants:22
Runner Up:Ravi Dubey
Sargun Mehta
Num Episodes:24
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 4
Next Series:Season 6

Nach Baliye 5 is the fifth season of the dance reality show - Nach Baliye.

It started on 29 December 2012 and ended on 23 March 2013 with Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali as the winners.

Karan Wahi and Gautam Rode hosted the season. The judges were Shilpa Shetty, Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis.

Contestants

Guests

Shriman V/s Shrimati

Nach Baliye Shriman V/s Shrimati is an extension of the Nach Baliye series, and ran in April 2013. In Shriman V/s Shrimati, the celebrity couples did not dance together but instead competed against each other. The series ended in a tie.[9]

Gurmeet Choudhary was declared the Best Performer of the series.[10]

Season 6

Season Number:6
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Num Contestants:22
Runner Up:Gurmeet Choudhary
Debina Bonnerjee
Num Episodes:24
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 5
Next Series:Season 7

Nach Baliye 6 is the sixth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It premiered on 9 November 2013 on Star Plus. Shilpa Shetty, Sajid Khan and Terrence Lewis were the judges and Gautam Rode and Karan Wahi hosted the season.

Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi were declared as the winners of Nach Baliye Season 6 on 1 February 2014.[11] Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee were declared the runners-up.[12] Sara Khan did a cameo dance performance in the wild card special episode along with Paras Chhabra.

Writing for Rediff.com, Paloma Sharma gave the show 2.5 stars out of 5 in its first week, stating "perhaps the hosts and the judges could keep their clothes on and refrain from excessive flirting since Nach Baliye does happen to be a 'family show'."[13]

Contestants

Guests

Scoring chart

CoupleWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 8Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13
Rithvik312427323332303224293033Rashami2531Winner
Asha
Gurmeet313033303323333333302533Mouni2231
Debina
Ripudaman333327232233332433253232Sayantani3332
Shivangi
Vinod273333332727332427333033Dharmesh2630
Raksha
Kiku223327293127332727301829Siddesh3028Eliminated
Priyanka
Raqesh243326323233312127312828MahekEliminated
Ridhi
Ankur30302833302425232623Quit
Kanika
Omar28272927Eliminated32212130Eliminated
Bruna
ParasNot in Competition27Eliminated
Sara
Raju272718232126Eliminated
Shikha
Yash193024Eliminated26
Amrapali
Sanjeev1827Eliminated
Lata
BottomSanjeev-Lata
Yash-Amrapali
Ankur-Kanika
Yash-Amrapali
Kiku-Priyanka
Omar-Bruna
Raju-Shikha
Ripudaman-Shivangi
Kiku-Priyanka
Ripudaman-Shivangi
Omar-Bruna
Paras-Sara
Raju-Shikha
Ripudaman-Shivangi
Yash-Amrapali
Ankur-Kanika
Omar-Bruna
Ankur-Kanika
Kiku-Priyanka
Kiku-Priyanka
Raqesh-Ridhi
Gurmeet-Debina
Kiku-Priyanka
Ripudaman-Shivangi
Rithvik-Asha
Vinod-Raksha
Finalists
Gurmeet-Debina
Ripudaman-Shivangi
Rithvik-Asha
Vinod-Raksha
Re-enteredNoneOmar
Bruna
None
Ripudaman
Shivangi
QuitNoneAnkur
Kanika
None
EliminatedNo
Elimination
No
Elimination
Sanjeev
Lata
Yash
Amrapali
Omar
Bruna
Raju
Shikha
Ripudaman
Shivani
Paras
Sara
No
Elimination
Omar
Bruna
No
Elimination
Raqesh
Ridhi
Kiku
Priyanka
Vinod
Raksha
Ripudaman
Shivani
Gurmeet
Debina
Rithvik
Asha

In this season, the scores per judge are out of 10 with the highest possible score of 30.

Red number indicates the lowest score.Green number indicates the highest score.

indicates the couple eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom three.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple.

indicates the third-place couple.

Season 7

Season Number:7
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Num Contestants:22
Runner Up:Nandish Sandhu
Rashami Desai
Num Episodes:12 (Weekend)
40 (Daily Punchnama)
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 6
Next Series:Season 8

Nach Baliye 7 is the seventh season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It premiered on 26 April 2015 on Star Plus.[18] [19] The series was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[20] The series aired from Monday to Saturday nights and on Sunday evenings. The season ended on 19 July 2015.

It was hosted by Rithvik Dhanjani and Karan Patel. Marzi Pestonji, Preity Zinta and Chetan Bhagat were the judges.[21] [22]

Kunwar Amar, Karanvir Bohra, Mukti Mohan, Sargun Mehta and Salman Yusuf Khan also appeared in a special episode.[23] [24]

Contestants

ContestantsStatusRef
C1Himmanshu MalhotraAmruta KhanvilkarWinners on 19 July 2015[25]
C2Nandish SandhuRashami Desai1st runners-up on 19 July 2015[26]
C3Upen PatelKarishma Tanna2nd runners-up on 19 July 2015
C4Mayuresh WadkarAjisha Shah3rd runners-up on 19 July 2015
C5Deepesh SharmaSana SaeedEliminated 9th on 5 July 2015
C6Rohit NagAishwarya SakhujaEliminated 8th on 28 June 2015
C7Parag TyagiShefali JariwalaEliminated 7th on 21 June 2015
C8Sharad TripathiMrunal ThakurEliminated 6th on 14 June 2015
C9Sangram SinghPayal RohatgiEliminated 5th on 7 June 2015
C10Arpit RankaNidhi RankaEliminated 4th on 31 May 2015
C11Jay SoniPooja SoniEliminated 3rd on 24 May 2015
C12Shakti AroraNeha Saxena
C13Vineet BhangeraSmiley SuriEliminated 1st on 3 May 2015

Scoring chart

CoupleWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12
Himmanshu29252829263029252630Karanvir262838Winner
Amruta
Nandish25262625292422262727Sargun262940
Rashami
Upen26282926242525272630Salman292536
Karishma
MayureshNot in Competition 273030Amar313038
Ajisha
Deepesh2526292722Eliminated272528Mukti2727Eliminated
Sana
Rohit24232522252821272424Eliminated
Aishwarya
ParagNot in Competition 2621Eliminated
Shefali
Sharad2427262226262721Eliminated
Mrunal
Sangram22252426242820Eliminated
Payal
Arpit222626242525Eliminated
Nidhi
Jay2528262322Eliminated
Pooja
Shakti262730Quit
Neha
Vineet2425Eliminated
Smilie
BottomSangram-Payal
Vineet-Smilie
Rohit-Aishwarya
Sangram-Payal
Deepesh-Sana
Jay-Pooja
Arpit-Nidhi
Upen-Karishma
Sangram-Payal
Rohit-Aishwarya
Himmanshu-Amruta
Sharad-Mrunal
Parag-Shefali
Rohit-Aishwarya
Nandish-Rashami
Rohit-Aishwarya
Deepesh-Sana
Upen-Karishma
Mayuresh-Ajisha
Upen-Karishma
Finalists
Himmanshu-Amruta
Mayuresh-Ajisha
Nandish-Rashami
Upen-Karishma
Re-enteredNoneDepeesh
Sana
None
QuitNoneShakti
Neha
None
EliminatedVineet
Smilie
No
Elimination
No
Elimination
Jay
Pooja
Arpit
Nidhi
Sangram
Payal
Sharad
Mrunal
Parag
Shefali
Rohit
Aishwarya
Deepesh
Sana
No
Elimination
Mayuresh
Ajisha
Karishma
Upen
Nandish
Rashami
Himmanshu
Amruta
Sana
Deepesh

In this season, the scores per judge are out of 10 with the highest possible score of 30.

Red number indicates the lowest score.Green number indicates the highest score.

Eliminated

Bottom three

Bottom two

Winning couple

Runner-up couple

Second runner-up couple

Season 8

Season Number:8
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Num Contestants:20
Runner Up:Sanam Johar
Abigail Jain
Num Episodes:17
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 7
Next Series:Season 9

Nach Baliye 8 is the eighth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It premiered on 2 April 2017 on Star Plus. The show was produced by BBC Worldwide. Sonakshi Sinha, Terence Lewis and Mohit Suri were the judges. Karan Tacker and Upasana Singh were the hosts for the show. Vivek Dahiya and Divyanka Tripathi were declared as the winners.[27]

Contestants

ContestantsStatusRef
C1Vivek DahiyaDivyanka TripathiWinners on 25 June 2017
C2Sanam JoharAbigail Jain1st runners-up on 25 June 2017[28]
C3Mohit SehgalSanaya Irani2nd runners-up on 25 June 2017[29]
C4Shoaib IbrahimDipika KakarEliminated 12th on 17 June 2017[30]
C5Siddhartha JadhavTrupti AkkalwarEliminated 11th on 11 June 2017[31]
C6Brent GobleAashka GoradiaEliminated 9th on 4 June 2017[32]
C7Haarsh LimbachiyaaBharti SinghEliminated 7th on 21 May 2017[33]
C8Vikrant SinghAntara BiswasEliminated 5th on 7 May 2017[34]
C9Pritam SinghAmanjot KaurEliminated 4th on 30 April 2017[35]
C10Manoj VermaUtkarsha NaikEliminated 1st on 16 April 2017[36]

Guests

Scoring chart

CoupleWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 12
Vivek24242924262930Vaibhav2837/40263025Winner
Divyanka
Sanam25262630303030Khushboo3033/40303029
Abigail
Mohit22252829293024Nishant3039/40303029
Sanaya
Shoaib24252726272630Yash2438/40253024Eliminated
Dipika
Siddhartha242630Eliminated19Omkar2835/4026Eliminated
Trupti
Brent25262826292517Sneha2740/40Eliminated
Aashka
Haarsh25272527292516
Bharti
Vikrant2426272521Eliminated16
Antara
Pritam28302225Eliminated15
Amanjot
Manoj2323Eliminated15
Utkarsha
Notes12colspan="4"
BottomManoj-Utkarsha
Vikrant-Antara
Brent-Aashka
Siddhartha-Trupti
Vikrant-Antara
Priam-Amanjot
Brent-Aashka
Vikrant-Antara
Brent-Aashka
Shoaib-Dipika
Haarsh-Bharti
Mohit-Sanaya
Brent-Aashka
Siddhartha-Trupti
Mohit-Sanaya
Siddhartha-Trupti
Sanam-Abigail
Shoaib-Dipika
Finalists
Mohit-Sanaya
Sanam-Abigail
Vivek-Divyanka
Re-enteredNoneBrent
Aashka
None
Siddhartha
Trupti
EliminatedNo
Elimination
Manoj
Utkarsha
Siddhartha
Trupti
Pritam
Amanjot
Vikrant
Antara
Brent
Aashka
Haarsh
Bharti
No
Elimination
Brent
Aashka
Siddhartha
Trupti
Shoaib
Dipika
Mohit
Sanaya
Sanam
Abigail
Vivek
Divyanka
Red number Lowest scoreGreen number Highest score

Eliminated

Bottom two

Winning couple

Runner-up couple

Second runner-up

Notes

Season 9

Season Number:9
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Num Contestants:28
Runner Up:Rohit Reddy
Anita Hassanandani
Num Episodes:33
Network:Star Plus
Prev Series:Season 8
Next Series:Season 10

Nach Baliye 9 is the ninth season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye.

It premiered on 19 July 2019. Produced by Salman Khan, it was judged by Raveena Tandon & Ahmed Khan and hosted by Manish Paul & Waluscha De Sousa.

Vighnesh Pande and his puppet character 'Anna' appeared as a comic relief for episodes featuring South Indian Megastar Prabhas and another with the Bollywood celebrity Sanjay Dutt.

The season was won by Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary on 3 November 2019.[37]

Contestants

NoContestants Status
C1Prince NarulaWinners
C2Rohit Reddy1st runners-up
C3
Eliminated
C4Aly Goni3rd runners-up
C5 Shantanu MaheshwariNityaami Shirke4th runners-up
C6Alam MakkarShraddha AryaEliminated
C7Sourabh Raaj JainRidhima JainEliminated
Eliminated
C8Anuj SachdevaUrvashi DholakiaEliminated
C9Avinash SachdevPalak PurswaniEliminated
C10Sandeep SejwalPooja BanerjeeQuit
C11Faisal KhanMuskaan KatariaQuit
C12Vivek SuhagBabita PhogatBgcolor =salmonEliminated
C13Vindu Dara SinghDina UmarovaBgcolor=salmonEliminated
C14Keith SequeiraRochelle RaoEliminated

Scoring chart

CoupleWeek 1Week 2Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12
Prince
  1. PriVika
1008982.58510010087981008995.574 8995Winner
Yuvika
Rohit
  1. RoNita
87.5Unwell1009410010087.588.597100948199.2596.3
Anita
Vishal
  1. ViRima
100921008593.580Eliminated100890979089.7595
Madhurima
Aly
  1. AlyNa
85100 10075100 100 27.5971009096.585.590.595
Natasa
Shantanu
  1. NiShan
96 651009210089100100 10091.589.510096.597.3
Nityaami
Alam
  1. ShAlam
77.5100849787.591.51001008993909696 92.5Eliminated
Shraddha
Anuj
  1. UrUj
81.585.590.591.592.5Eliminated89.58997.59977Eliminated
Urvashi
Sourabh
  1. SouRidhi
6670.586.593.510082.5909010010094.581.5Eliminated
Ridhima
Avinash
  1. PaNash
Not in the Show89.5 8783Eliminated
Palak
Sandeep
  1. PooSa
Not in the Show 801
Pooja
Faisal
  1. FaiSaan
10010088100100100100Quit; Injury
Muskaan
Vivek
  1. BaVek
10010090.585Eliminated
Babita
Vindu
  1. ViNa
10077.580Eliminated
Dina
Keith
  1. KeRo
65.580.5Eliminated
Rochelle
BottomAnuj-Urvashi
Keith-Rochelle
Anuj-Urvashi
Vindu-Dina
Anuj-Urvashi
Vivek-Babita
Anuj-Urvashi
Vishal-Madhurima
Alam-Shraddha
Vishal-Madhurima
Anuj-Urvashi
Avinash-Palak
Alam-Shraddha
Anuj-Urvashi
Sourabh-Ridhima
Alam-Shraddha
Vishal-Madhurima
Finalists
Aly-Natasa
Prince-Yuvika
Rohit-Anita
Shantanu-Nityaami
Vishal-Madhurima
Re-enteredNoneAnuj
Urvashi
None
Vishal
Madhurima
QuitNoneFaisal
Muskaan
Sandeep
Pooja
None
EliminatedNo
Elimination
Keith
Rochelle
Vindu
Dina
Vivek
Babita
Anuj
Urvashi
Vishal
Madhurima
No
Elimination
Avinash
Palak
No
Elimination
Anuj
Urvashi
No
Elimination
Alam
Shraddha
Shantanu
Nityaami
Aly
Natasa
Vishal
Madhurima
Sourabh
Ridhima
Rohit
Anita
Prince
Yuvika

Current Couple

Former Couple

Red number Lowest scoreGreen number Highest score

Eliminated

Bottom Two

Winners

Runner-ups

Second runner-ups

Hi5

Unwell

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 March 2013 . Star Plus races ahead of Zee and Colors . The Times of India.
  2. Web site: Star One launches star-studded dance show Nach Baliye. 18 January 2014. 9 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309030257/http://www.canadaupdates.com/star_one_launches_star_studded_dance_show_nach_baliye.html. dead.
  3. Web site: 'Nach Baliye' opens well for Star One. 9 October 2006. Indian Television Dot Com. 18 January 2014. 1 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201172514/http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k6/oct/oct95.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Meet the jodies of Nach Baliye 4 . 7 January 2010 . Rediff . 10 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090810101210/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/30sli1.htm . live .
  5. Web site: Deepshikha-Keshav are the first casualty of Nach Baliye 5. https://archive.today/20130831092254/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-08/tv/36215374_1%7Cdeepshikha-nach-baliye-celebrity-jodis . dead . 2013-08-31 . .
  6. Web site: 27 February 2013 . Shefali and Parag voted out again . 4 March 2013 . Bollywoodlife . 2 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302082706/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/nach-baliye-5-shefali-zariwala-and-parag-tyagi-eliminatedagain/ . live .
  7. Web site: Deepshikha-Keshav are the first casualty of Nach Baliye 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121075923/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-08/tv/36215374_1_deepshikha-nach-baliye-celebrity-jodis . dead . 2013-01-21 . .
  8. Web site: Shilpa Shetty cancels shoot to nurse son . https://web.archive.org/web/20130213151609/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Shilpa-Shetty-cancels-shoot-to-nurse-son/Article1-1011049.aspx . dead . 13 February 2013 . HindustanTimes.com . 14 February 2013 . 16 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Nach Baliye Shriman vs Shrimati ends in a tie. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221192355/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/nach-baliye-shriman-vs-shrimati-ends-in-a-tie/article1-1048442.aspx. dead. 21 February 2015. hindustantimes.com/. 9 June 2015.
  10. Web site: Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati in a tie. intoday.in. 22 April 2013 . 9 June 2015. 26 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626182715/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nach-baliye-shriman-vs-shrimati-ends-in-a-tie/1/266996.html. live.
  11. Web site: Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi are Winners of Nach Baliye 6 . 1 February 2014 . Biharprabha News . 13 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213164352/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/rithvik-dhanjani-and-asha-negi-are-winners-of-nach-baliye-6/ . live .
  12. Web site: Nach Baliye 6 results: Rithvik Dhanjani-Asha Negi beat Gurmeet Choudhary-Debina Bonnerjee!. bollywoodlife.com. February 2014. 9 June 2015. 1 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401020137/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/nach-baliye-6-results-rithvik-dhanjani-asha-negi-beat-gurmeet-choudhary-debina-bonnerjee/. live.
  13. Web site: Review: Nach Baliye 6 needs more sizzle! . . 11 November 2013 . 12 November 2013 . Sharma, Paloma . 11 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111141053/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-nach-baliye-6-needs-more-sizzle/20131111.htm . live .
  14. Web site: Nach Baliye 6: Paras Chhabra and Bidaai actress Sara Khan to enter. 19 December 2013.
  15. Web site: 12 September 2013 . Yash Sinha and Amrapali Gupta approached for Nach Baliye 6 . Tellychakkar.
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