Why did you choose to host Sonys DPL when the wave of dance reality shows has just subsided? I would be fooling no one if I say that a show like DPL has never been seen before. But what sets it apart is the presentation. With IPL,we saw that the combination of Bollywood and cricket works magic. Hence we are trying to recreate that by merging cricket with dance. Apart from calling it Dance Premier League,we will be using cricket lingo. We already have coaches and umpires on board. The rounds will be called matches and scores will be in terms of runs. This is what excites me about the show. You are said to have replaced Eijaz Khan,who was to originally host DPL. Why? That is a question you will need to ask the producers of the show. I was told that all selections were to happen through auditions but as far as I know,not all did. I was probably one such case. With film stars as the major attraction and Rani Mukerji as the presiding authority whose arrogance is already being spoken about,do you have to juggle star egos? My work does not need me to do any of that. As the anchor,I just host the show. On the sets we are all professionals but what happens behind the camera is something I am unaware of so I cant comment on star egos. Will we see you participate in another dance reality show soon? I have done two such shows and have had enough its a lot of hard work since we have to practice for hours every day. But if a fun format comes my way when I am on break,I might take it up. And what about television soaps,which is how you started your career? My current plan of action is to try and do some good films. I dont want to do soaps at the moment since once you partake in them,you get tied up for months together. I dont mind anchoring since it doesnt need me to dedicate much time. Do you feel the star status that television actors were given a few years ago has declined over time? Theres no point denying this. With a surge in the number of channels and the new faces that every show introduces,the scenario has indeed changed. Initially,a few channels and fewer shows had the monopoly in viewership statistics but now,that isnt the case now. But isnt this the case with every actor across the world?
