Star Plus' popular dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 is moving towards its final stage. Giving a tough competition to the other contestants, the Jodi of Neelu and Arvind has successfully won the hearts of the audience including the judges. Entering the last stage of the competition, they have enjoyed the love and appreciation from the audience too. Tellybuzz spoke to Neelu Vaghela to know more about her journey of Nach Baliye. Let's see what she has to share with us…

Nach Baliye is reaching its final stage. How has the journey been so far?

We are very excited and the journey of Nach Baliye 5 has been very good. In fact it is a dream come true for me. Arvindji and me were very excited in the beginning of the show and gradually we started moving forward in the competition after crossing all the hurdles. I have never expected this journey to be full of difficulties and that too when we have to try out different acts. Doing two shows together is very tough. I have to shoot for 14 hours and then rest for 4-5 hours. I have to be at the rehearsals by 10.30 pm and dance till 3 in the morning. After that I go home and wake up at 7.00 am and rush to the sets by 8 or 9 am.

I didn't expect this journey to be like this. I have my scenes in Diya Aur Baati Hum everyday and I was advised by the doctor to take rest after the swelling in my legs but I said if I have taken this up then I have to do justice with it. Me and Arvindji get a lot of time to spend together. All the things that have never happened in the past few years have happened now. In fact we had a memorable Valentine's Day celebration. We used to forget all the pain. He cares a lot of me.  There is a saying that if one has to walk on the road of hurdles, the journey becomes easy with the support of his/her partner. Taking part in a dance reality show was a first time experience for me but it was very good. People believed and supported me and that is what took me to this level. It is all because of the love of the audience and the blessings of God.

How are you managing your personal and professional life altogether?

Honestly speaking, I do not get time for my personal life. When I reach home, my children are already in bed and when I have to leave, they are sleeping. I only meet my son because he used to wake up at 6:30 in the morning. My children are so sweet that they have supported me always and motivated me too. Once my daughter fell ill and she used to call me and convince me that she is fine and I must concentrate on my work. Getting such tremendous support from my family, production houses, fans and everyone else motivated me to go ahead with this. I have to do it for the smile I see on my children's face after each episode. I have always received comments from my kids and the fans and it feels simply amazing.