Friday,
September
28,
2007
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Gallery |
'Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa'
has
12
celebrity
contestants,
from
all
walks
of
life,
and,
representing
the
fashion
world
is
model
Tapur
Chatterjee.
She
has
been
around
for
seven
years,
but
this
granddaughter
of
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
will
be
seen
on
a
television
show
for
the
first
time.
Here
is
a
tÊte-À-tÊte
with
her.
You
have
been
a
model
for
seven
years,
and
now
you
will
be
seen
for
the
first
time
on
television,
in
the
show,
'Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa'.
How
does
it
feel?
Great,
but
I
do
feel
a
little
weird
sometimes.
I
am
very
excited
about
my
television
debut,
with
so
many
others.
It
will
be
fun.
However,
I
am
a
little
tense
about
what
is
going
to
take
place
on
the
stage.
I
am
determined
to
do
a
good
job.
You
are
a
trained
dancer.
Why
would
you
be
nervous?
Who
told
you
I
am
a
trained
dancer?
I
have
never
learned
how
to
dance,
in
my
entire
life.
I
would
want
to
ask
your
source
where
she
or
he
has
seen
me
dance.
And
if
anybody
can
prove
that
she
or
he
has
taught
me
the
basics
of
dancing,
I
will
send
you
a
gift.
All
my
friends
know
that
I
cannot
dance
at
all.
When
they
read
my
name
in
the
papers,
they
thought
somebody
had
made
a
mistake.
I
had
to
convince
them
that
they
had
read
the
truth.
When
I
was
three
years
old,
I
had
enrolled
to
learn
some
classical
dance.
I
wonder
if
that
will
be
of
any
help
now.
How
did
you
decide
to
be
a
part
of
this
show?
The
show
is
all
about
'dancing
with
the
stars'
–
stars
who
have
never
danced
before.
I
was
called
twice,
for
this
show,
but
I
declined
both
times.
Then
the
organizers
asked
me
to
meet
them
once,
so
that
they
could
explain
the
concept
to
me.
They
explained
to
me
that
they
wanted
a
celebrity
from
each
field,
and
mentioned
that
chef
Sanjeev
Kapoor
and
cricketer
Ajay
Jadeja
were
a
part
of
the
show
the
last
time.
This
time,
they
had
also
roped
in
Mir
Ranjan
Negi.
I
became
less
apprehensive,
and
saw
their
point,
and
then
I
could
not
decline
anymore.
Do
you
think
the
judges
–
Jeetendra,
Urmila
Matondkar,
and
Shiamak
Davar
–
will
be
lenient
with
you?
I
cannot
answer
that
now,
as
we
have
not
yet
begun
shooting.
However,
I
learned
a
lot
in
three
weeks,
and
that
was
a
new
experience
for
me.
I
have
no
idea
what
the
future
holds
in
store.
Any
memorable
incident
during
your
dance
classes?
Nothing
special,
really,
except
that
I
suffered
quite
a
few
minor
injuries
during
that
time.
I
have
a
neck
problem,
and
it
hurts
quite
a
bit.
I
hurt
my
knee
while
dancing,
as
well
my
heel.
I
thought
I
had
fractured
my
heel,
in
fact,
but
thankfully,
it
was
nothing
as
unfortunate
as
that.
It
still
hurts,
and
I
have
been
advised
not
to
dance
on
my
heels.
Who,
amongst
these
12
contestants,
is
the
biggest
threat
to
you?
I
do
not
really
feel
threatened
by
any
particular
person,
but
one
thing
that
worries
me
is
that
all
of
them
are
performers.
They
are
better-known
faces,
and
have
been
seen
on
the
big
screen
and
the
small
screen,
so
the
audience
knows
them
better.
There
are
fewer
fans
of
the
fashion
world
amongst
the
viewers.
But
aren't
you
glad
that
the
people
who
have
only
heard
of
you
so
far,
will
now
get
to
see
you,
week
after
week?
Touchwood.
I
hope
to
be
here
week
after
week,
for
13
weeks.
That
will
be
an
achievement.
I
am
hopeful
that
the
audience
will
like
me,
especially
since
I
have
worked
very
hard
at
this.
I
have
no
experience
either
as
an
actor,
or
on
television.
A
lot
of
people
get
confused
between
your
sister,
Tupur,
and
you.
Have
you
experienced
this?
So
many
times!
Both
of
us
have
now
found
a
solution
to
this.
We
do
resemble
each
other
closely,
but
people
who
hang
around
with
us
for
more
than
a
couple
of
days,
learn
how
to
differentiate
between
the
two
of
us.
Any
memorable
incident
you
would
want
to
share
about
this
confusion?
We
were
in
two
different
colleges
–
Tupur
in
St
Xavier's,
and
I
in
Jai
Hind.
We
used
to
meet
at
Churchgate
Station.
I
was
waiting
for
her
one
day,
when
a
young
boy
came
and
slapped
me
on
my
back.
I
looked
at
him
angrily,
and
his
expression
changed.
I
saw
his
confusion
at
my
reaction,
and
realised
that
he
must
be
Tupur's
friend.
I
then
explained
to
him,
and
told
him
that
I
should
return
the
slap
on
the
back.
He
just
smiled
and
shook
his
head.
You
are
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee's
granddaughter.
Yet
you
have
not
yet
made
an
entry
into
the
film
industry.
Is
this
intentional?
I
follow
my
heart.
If
my
heart
commands
me
to
do
something,
I
will.
If
I
do
not
believe
in
something,
I
will
not
even
attempt
it.
I
want
to
give
what
I
do,
my
best
shot.
I
believe
I
should
be
here,
in
this
show,
and
that
is
why
I
am
here.
If,
in
the
future,
I
feel
the
urge
to
get
into
acting,
I
will.
The
theme
of
this
show,
'dil
se
naachenge,
dil
jeetenge'
describes
my
attitude
perfectly.
Do
you
still
receive
film
offers?
I
do
receive
a
lot
of
offers.
In
fact,
I
have
been
receiving
offers
since
I
began
my
career
as
a
model.
I
have
never
received
an
offer
that
appealed
to
me.
I
am
not
ready
to
be
an
actor.
When
I
entered
the
fashion
industry,
I
knew
nothing,
but
I
learned
one
thing
at
a
time.
I
know
that
there
is
a
lot
to
be
learnt
in
the
film
industry
as
well.
I
am
also
very
conscious
of
the
fact
that
I
belong
to
Hrishida's
family
–
I
used
to
call
him
Baju
Baju.
I
do
not
want
to
take
any
step
that
will
spoil
his
reputation
in
the
film
industry.
Did
Hrishida
ever
make
you
an
offer
to
act
in
any
of
his
movies?
Baju
Baju
was
very
proud
of
us.
He
never
forced
us
to
do
anything
we
did
not
want
to.
Whatever
we
are
today,
it
is
because
of
our
efforts,
not
because
we
are
his
granddaughters.
We
know
from
his
films
that
he
was
dead
against
any
kind
of
preferential
treatment.
He
was
like
that
in
real
life,
too.
He
used
to
praise
us
a
lot,
but
he
never
referred
us
to
anyone.
He
taught
us
how
to
stand
on
our
own
feet.