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'The show is not about me, but about my team' - Varun Badola

17 March 2008 | 11:35am   Comments 8 Comments

After Nach Baliye and Jjhoom India, Varun returns in yet another reality show, this time mentoring in 9X's Yeh Hai Jalwa.


Varun Badola's
acting, dancing and even singing skills have been on primetime display. Viewers would probably never forget Badola's famous 'blackout' during the penultimate round of Nach Baliye. His wife, Rajeshwari Sachdeva and he were sure proving to be stiff competition to Supriya and Sachin Pilgaonkar then, but Badola's momentary 'loss' cost him a place in the final positions.

Come March 16 and Badola will wear his dancing shoes again, this time heading an all-women's team "which has women in their 50s" aptly called Guru Kool in Yeh Hai Jalwa, 9X's new dance reality show. So will Varun put the Nach Baliye demons to rest? He smiles, "I have no demons to put to rest. Nothing haunts me…but I think the media and the people can't seem to forget that round. Those demons are haunting them, not me." May be he's right, may be his fans who wanted him and Rajeshwari to win can't overcome those memories. He spits fire, "Really? Then where were these people during voting? Why were we always lagging behind in votes? I don't buy that."

As talk veers to Yeh Hai Jalwa, Varun says, "I am doing this show because reality shows are short stints and they give you a lot of money. I love dancing and the idea of choosing my own team of these women who know to dance but haven't danced in ages excites me." Ask him if the focus would remain on the teams and not the stars leading them and the guru cool says, "Well, you need to approach this in a different manner. For instance, I will come with the group on stage and then leave for them to do the dancing and then come in the end again. I'm not competing in this for myself. It's for them."

Varun also claims to have told his team "to be free to tell me whatever they want about the concepts, dance steps, etc. It's a democracy." Finally, his last reality show brought the singer out of him. "Yes, it made me go back to music. My dad was happy with my improvement by the time we finished with the show. The experience was mixed but I enjoyed it, thoroughly." As for acting he softly smiles as he mentions Aek Chabi Hai Padoss Mein. "It's going good."

Author: Suhaani Rai

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008RandomSquared

    varun is rly good, i luv him as an actor!!

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008maha786

    varun is really talented and i wish him all the very best

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008goldei

    thankssss...

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008kshreya2002

    thanks for the article...i like varun's brutal frankness. i wish him all the best for the show.

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008smallwonder

    he seemed so full of himself in jhoom india... lets see how he acts here...

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008togepe30

    Hey i like this guy!

    But dude.....chill it....! The other contestents prolly voted for themselves......Normal Ppl will vote only one -twice for u....they cant spend their entire bank-balance over u.......Bcoz after all its u who are winning....the audience doesnt get anything!

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008~*puja*~

    Love his candor... didn't realize how versatile he is... he can sing, act, and dance!

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  • Posted on: 17 March 2008arwax

    wish them all the best.

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