''Jjhoom India'' is a musical reality show that aired on

Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in New Delhi. It was operated by Sahara India Pariwar. History Sahara One was launched as Sahara TV on 28 March 2000, which later was renamed as Sahara Manoranjan in April 200 ...

channel, starting from 27 October 2007. Jjhoom India is an Indian adaptation of Stars on Stage, a Swedish format from Zodiac Television.

Concept

Jjhoom India is a musical reality show wherein ten celebrities are paired with professional singers to take on specific challenges. The ten celebrities team up with singers to compete against each other for the grand prize. The singers train their celebrity partner, and the duo performs on the stage. Each week, the pairs have to perform a song based on specific themes:

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, R.D. Burman special, etc. One pair is eliminated every week. Viewers get a chance to vote for the best three teams every week.

Host/Anchor

Rahul Vaidya Rahul Krushna Vaidya (born 23 September 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He started his career with the reality show '' Indian Idol 1'' in which he became 2nd runner up. He has also participated in '' Bigg Boss 14'' and was crown ...

* Sucheta Khanna

Judges

Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Mahesh Bhatt, a number of accolades, including four Nati ...

Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi cinema, Hindi film industry has spanned Shabana Azmi filmography, over 160 films, mostly within independent and neorealist paral ...

* Anand Shah

Contestants

Winners

* Sachin Tyagi and

Madhushree Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined fam ...

Finalists

Varun Badola Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in Hindi television. Early life Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, ...

and Akriti Kakar

Contestants

*Jodi 1 -

Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer and dubbing voice actor who primarily sings in Hindi language films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started w ...

and

Roshni Chopra Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, '' Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se. C ...

*Jodi 2 - Jatin Padit and

Chhavi Mittal Chhavi Mittal (born 4 September 1980) is an Indian actress, writer and produced who mainly works in Hindi television. Career Mittal started her career in the television industry in 2004. She is known for portraying the character of Disha in ...

*Jodi 3 -

and Akriti Kakar *Jodi 4 -

Jolly Mukherjee Jolly Mukherjee (born in 1 October 1956) is an Indian singer who specializes in the music of Bollywood. He started his career as a backing singer for commercials, then moving on to writing music for airline on-flight introductions, where he som ...

and Shama Sikander *Jodi 5 -

Sharad Kelkar Sharad Kelkar is an Indian actor and voice actor who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films, television and web series. Early and personal life Kelkar was born and brought up in Gwalior, his father was a PWD engineer in Madhya Pradesh Gove ...

and

Vaishali Samant Vaishali Samant is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer who is popularly known for her work in the Marathi film and music industry. Her career on television has included being a judge on the reality singing competition shows. ...

*Jodi 6 -

Parthiv Gohil Parthiv Gohil (born 18 February 1976) is a playback singer for Indian films including '' Devdas'', '' Saawariya'', '' Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'', and '' Kisaan''. He is known in Gujarati Cinema for hit songs ''Aasmani'', ''Thai Jashe'', and '' ...

and

Apara Mehta Apara Mehta is an Indian television and Bollywood actress most famously known for playing Tulsi's mother in law Savita Mansukh Virani in the iconic show ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. Personal life Born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Apara is ...

*Jodi 7 - Sachin Tyagi and

*Jodi 8 -

Shekhar Suman Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer working in the Hindi cinema. Personal life Shekhar Suman belongs to a Bihari Kayastha family . He married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a so ...

and Sanjeevni *Jodi 9 -

Sudesh Bhosle Sudesh Bhosale (born 1 July 1960) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Marathi and Bollywood films. Bhosale is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films. Career Bhosale was bo ...

and

Mrinal Kulkarni Mrinal Kulkarni (née Deo; born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's '' Mirabai'' and as a fairy on Star Plus ...

*Jodi 10-

Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Ak ...

and

Shweta Tiwari Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. One of the highest paid television actress, Tiwari is widely known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2010, she ...

References

External links

Jjhoom India Official Site
{{Sahara One Programmes Singing talent shows Sahara One original programming Indian reality television series Music competitions in India Indian television series based on non-Indian television series Television series by Optimystix Entertainment 2007 Indian television series debuts 2008 Indian television series endings