Nagpur: Dance has various art forms and some of them actually help you to express who you are. Colours TV Channel is all set to bring-in the Latkas, Jhatkas and Thumkas slated telecast a dance based reality show aptly titled Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa from July, 30, 2016 from 10:00 pm.
One of the leading contestant Nora Fatehi was in the city to promote Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Nora Fatehi is a Moroccan Canadian dancer, model and actress. While interacting with media personnel in a press meet, she said that while growing up with a lot of Indian friends Nora had a huge Bollywood influence on her. This led her to join the Indian film industry too. She has acted in number of Bollywood movies and has also gained popularity in the Telegu film industry for her performance of item numbers in various hit movie like Bahubali, Kick-2 to name a few. She also made her television debut as a contestant on Bigg Boss Season-9 last year.
In a tete-e-tete with Nagpur Today, Nora Fatehi spoke candidly about her plans for the show.
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NT: What is hot, this season?
Nora: Of course there will be hot contestants like “me”. This time round, the dance performance of all the contestants will set fire on the stage of Jhalak.
NT: What do you want to take away from Jhalak?
Nora: I want to see myself as a better performer after the completion of this show.
NT: Fitness is very important for dancers, what is your fitness mantra?
Nora: I personally don’t go for gyming. Dancing away and rehearsals help me lose 2-3 kg of weight. So I feel dance is one good way to stay fit.
NT: What do you do to de-stress yourself?
Nora: I listen to music which acts as the best stress buster for me.
NT: What is your style mantra?
Nora: To be what you are and to wear the cloth which make you feel comfortable.
NT: What does dance mean to you?
Nora: Personally, dance is to express my inner feelings, to communicate certain ideas and concepts that I can’t express through words. It’s a form of escapism for me from all the problems and craziness of the world to relive stress; it’s a form of therapy to me.
NT: What does ‘Hot’ mean to you?
Nora: Hot to me is a vibe, a feeling, and energy. Something that catches my attention, something which makes me think there is an X-factor, that X-factor is hot to me.
What are your preparations to bring the Heat element on Jhalak Dikla Jaa?
Nora: I will bring the oomph factor through my dance moves, through my body language, my expressions through my confidence. The hot element on Jhalak is going to be Cornel and my partnership with him.
By Swati Gan.
Pics by Shubham Kamble.
