Dance Deewane 3: Punit Pathak & Shakti Mohan Join Madhuri Dixit As Judges After Dharmesh Contracts COVID-19

Thanks to the pandemic, working conditions are getting worse. The second wave has hit the entertainment industry especially hard with many celebrities testing positive for novel coronavirus. Well, last week 18 crew members of dance reality show Dance Deewane 3 contracted the virus. While judges Madhuri Dixit and Tushar Kalia tested negative, choreographer and judge Dharmesh Yelande tested positive during his visit to Goa. The makers are now bringing in two of his good friends to fill in his shoes till he recovers.

In a chat with ETimes producer Arvind Rao, who is also in quarantine after testing positive, shared, “Dharmesh tested negative last week, when he went to Goa to renovate his home. He was supposed to join us for the shoot on April 5. But, before we start shooting, everyone has to undergo a COVID-19 test. Dharmesh underwent another test in Goa and he had developed symptoms, too. He tested positive, so we decided to bring in Shakti Mohan and Punit J Pathak for the upcoming episodes. They shot the show with Madhuri Dixit and Tushar Kalia.”

For the uninitiated, Dharmesh, Shakti and Punit began their journeys with Dance India Dance. They also worked together as mentors in Remo D'Souza’s reality competition show Dance Plus.