A
report
that
Shilpa
Shetty
has
replaced
Karisma
Kapoor
as
a
judge
on
Sony's
dance
show
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa
(JDJ)
because
the
replacement
came
much
cheaper,
has
both
the
actress
and
the
channel
deeply
disturbed.
Says
Shilpa,
"This
paper
has
been
targeting
me
on
the
smallest
of
pretexts.
They
called
me
a
jobless
actress,
which
I
am
not
for
sure.
I
currently
have
two
major
films
on
the
floor.
I
know
the
truth
about
why
I've
stepped
into
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa
and
how
much
I've
been
paid.
I
see
no
reason
to
tom-tom
my
career
moves
to
people
who
are
hell
bent
on
writing
me
off.
If
people
see
my
debut
on
television
as
a
stepping-down
I
can't
help
it.
Let
me
remind
them
I'm
not
doing
soap."
Incidentally
Karisma
Kapoor
burnt
her
hands
very
badly
with
the
soap
Karishma
on
Sahara
TV.
Says
Shilpa,
"I've
been
offered
lots
of
television
before.
So
far
I
resisted
the
temptation
because
I
didn't
want
anyone
to
say
I
was
getting
into
television
because
I
had
no
films
on-hand.
It's
another
matter
that
even
now
I'm
being
subjected
to
barbs
about
being
jobless.
I
can't
run
my
career
according
to
the
bitching.
Right
now
I'm
working
on
Anurag
Basu's
Metro
where
I've
a
role
to
die
for.
If
I've
chosen
to
cut
down
on
films
it's
only
because
I
can't
do
crappy
parts
at
this
stage
of
my
career.
I'd
rather
do
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa
on
TV
where
I
get
to
be
part
of
something
I
enjoy
unconditionally.
Dancing!"
Sony
spokesperson
Anupama
Mandloi
confirms
that
Shilpa
has
been
paid
very
handsomely.
"We
did
have
a
problem
with
Karisma
and
we
did
ask
Shilpa
to
step
in.
But
to
suggest
that
she
has
been
paid
a
meager
amount
is
a
joke.
Shilpa
has
been
paid
very
very
handsomely." Shilpa
takes
a
deep
breath.
"I've
been
around
long
enough
not
to
get
insecure
about
less
work
now.
I've
seen
so
many
girls
come
and
go.
By
God's
grace,
I'm
still
around
and
in
a
position
to
do
the
kind
of
work
that
I
really
enjoy.
The
best
part
of
doing
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa
is
my
colleagues
are
Farah
Khan
and
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
I've
never
worked
with
either
in
any
film.
But
I've
always
admired
their
work."
Another
person
who
opted
out
of
JDJ
was
composer
Himesh
Reshammiya.
Says
Anupama,
"We
asked
him
to
compose
the
title
song
for
us.
He
wanted
to
be
paid
the
sun,
moon
and
stars.
We
reeled
under
his
remunerative
demands
and
quickly
went
to
Vishal-Shekhar
who
has
composed
a
beautiful
signature
tune
for
us.
Javed
Akhtar
has
written
the
song.
Sure,
it
has
the
words
'Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa'
in
it.
But
our
song
is
completely
different
from
Himesh's."