Shakti crowned `Dance India Dance` winner, Dharmesh runner-up

Girl power ruled at Zee TV`s popular Dance Indian Dance competition show on Friday night as Shakti Mohan was announced the winner at the grand finale held in Mumbai. Dharmesh `sir` came a close second while Punit was third and Binny Sharma came on fourth position. Shakti who is from Terrence Lewis` team won with 7, 34, 140 votes.

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Mumbai: After several weeks of tough competition, Shakti Mohan was announced the winner of Zee TV`s dance reality show "Dance India Dance" at the grand finale Friday night. Shakti who is from Terrence Lewis` team, "Terrence Ki Toli" won with 7, 34, 140 votes and beat other finalists including Punit Pathak, Dharmesh Yelande and Binny Sharma to claim the spot. While Dharmesh bagged the second position, Punit was third and Binny Sharma on fourth position. "The journey has been really awesome. It is all thanks to Terrence sir that I have come so far and got a chance to wear theGolden hat. He is a mind blowing guru and I will be seeking advice from him regarding whatever I do in future. It just feels great - from being nobody to being somebody," Shakti told reporters. She also added that though she is a pro in contemporary dancing, she hopes to master hip-hop and kathak to be a versatile dancer. The 24-year-old, who received the award from Pt. Birju Maharaj, in addition to the trophy, won a contract worth Rs.50 lakh , a beautiful WagonR car and a plasma TV along with audience love. She also added, “Dance India Dance turned out to be a dream for me and I enjoyed every bit of this beautiful journey. My jouney of dance started from childhood and Iwant to continue it on the international level too.” The show was graced by actor Mithun Chakraborty, grand master of the show, and masters Geeta Kapoor, Terrence Lewis and Remo D`Souza, at the Andheri Sports Complex. Also present were choreographer-director Farah Khan, who has promised the winner a chance to feature in the promotional video of her forthcoming film "Tees Maar Khan", choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and actor Manoj Bajpai and director Prakash Jha, who were with Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor to promote their upcoming movie "Rajneeti". The channel will now launch its first junior version of "Dance India Dance" with Farah and Soparrkar as judges. -IANS inputs