Pooja and Hanif: Unfair Advantage?

The entry of Pooja Bedi and Hanif Hilal in Nach Baliye certainly raised eyebrows. Many believed that the duo had an unfair advantage as they have been a part of a similar dance reality show. There were whispers doing the rounds stating that many look as them having an idea about how it all works as opposed to the rest who are doing anything like this for the first time.

We spoke some of the contestants about Hanif and Pooja’s entry to find out if they had a problem with it.

Karan Patel and Amita Chandekar

We don’t have any problem Pooja and Hanif. They are good dancers and deserve to be here. I guess it can be considered a lucky break for them to be a part of both such shows.

Vikas and Amita Sethi

“Why should it bother us? It’s not at bothering me at all as we aren’t doing this for the money. We are looking at it as a way to relax, chill and have some fun. As far as their inclusion is concerned it is the channel’s decision. I will be dancing with my wife and that’s all that matters to me!”

Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh

“Who cares? My role is to dance with Sanjeeda and that’s about it. This is hardly like the BBCI and ICL where you can only be a part of one and not the other!”

Alexx O’Neill and Sweta Keswani

“We don’t consider this as a competition to beat anyone. We are doing it for ourselves and it doesn’t matter who is part of this. Compared to us everyone has an unfair advantage… Alexx has never dance Bollywood earlier whereas the rest in the competition come with years of experience. Pooja and Hanif aren’t the only ones!”

Shakti and Shivangi Kapoor

“We are not scared of any one. All the participants are our friends and it all depends on hard work and good timing. Dance is all about professionalism and emoting yourself and if you do that well then you will come out on tops. Your background or what all you have already done doesn’t really matter. Its all about what you do on that particular day.”