It’s either song or dance that works best when it comes to reality television in our country. And most entertainment channels have their token singing and dance shows – Sony has Indian Idol, Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa and Boogie Woogie. We would have thought that would be enough.
But the people at the channel seem to think otherwise. They have mixed the Indian Idol and Boogie Woogie formula with the IPL cricket format to bring to us Dance Premiere League. Parts of the country have been divided into zones with cheesy names like Uttar ka Puttar, Southern Sizzlers and Eastern Tigers etc. Dance groups from the zones will try to outperform each other week after week.
Only audition episodes have been aired till now with Shiamak Davar and Arshad Warsi in the judges’ seats. Like Indian Idol auditions, the episodes had a mix of funny, desperate, talented and inspiring contestants. The best part of the show is that they are getting people with different styles of dance, people who have never even met before to come together as a team and perform. With the usual TRP inducing tears and drama, the auditions haven’t brought anything new to the table. And watching the immensely tactless and boring Arshad Warsi just makes you want to change channels.
The auditions are over, teams have been picked and from this Friday onwards Rani Mukerji will descend onto the small screen to judge the show along with Shiamak Davar. Zee TV’s Dance India Dance and India’s Got Talent on Colors brought out some great dancing talent from the country. We’re hoping the group performances of DPL will be able to hold our attention with some great performances as well.
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