Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan set the ball rolling, the industry's veteran choreographer starting a show where she would teach students to dance like famed Bollywood divas. In a country where young kids dance to Kajra Re in front of proud parents at family shindigs instead of reciting Alfred Noyes as used to be the norm, this is a scary concept.

It is also, obviously, a sound concept. Khan has choreographed lots, and there is a major market for this sort of thing. Khan, however, despite her Bollywood status, and her dhak-dhak moves seem dated at a time when the Shiamak Davars of the world showing off flying scissorkicks. The concept doesn't completely translate to the small screen with the lessons visibly inadequate and a woeful choice of subject matter.

It was obvious Saroj would start with a big one for the first episode, but a group of salwar-kameez clad newbies dying to giggle couldn't come close to pulling off Choli Ke Peechhe. It just further accentuated the gulf between normality and the ethereal Madhuri Dixit.

Text: Raja Sen and Sukanya Verma

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