Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 is the sixth season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on 1 June 2013 on Colors. The season was hosted by Manish Paul and Kapil Sharma. Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D'Souza were the three judges. The finale took place on 14 September 2013 and was won by Drashti Dhami with Salman Yusuff Khan, Lauren Gottlieb and Punit Pathak became the runner-up.
Couples
Original Contestants
- Drashti Dhami and Salman Yusuff Khan, winners on September 14, 2013
- Lauren Gottlieb and Punit Pathak, second place on September 14, 2013
- Sonali & Sumant and Vivek Chachere, third place on September 14, 2013
- Shaan and Marischa Fernandes, fourth place on September 14, 2013
- Mukti Mohan and Shashank Dogra, eliminated on September 7, 2013
- Sana Saeed and Tushar Kalia, eliminated on August 24, 2013
- Sidharth Shukla and Sonia Jaffer & Mohena Singh, eliminated on August 17, 2013
- Karanvir Bohra and Sneha Kapoor, eliminated on August 10, 2013
- Karan Patel and Sharmishtha, eliminated on August 3, 2013
- Mantra and Ankita Maity, eliminated on July 20, 2013
- Aarti Chhabria and Cornel Rodrigues, eliminated on July 13, 2013
- Shweta Tiwari and Sushant Pujari/Savio Barnes, eliminated on July 7, 2013
- Ekta Kaul and Tushar Kalia, eliminated on June 29, 2013
- Meghna Malik and Savio Barnes, eliminated on June 22, 2013
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Amrita, eliminated on June 15, 2013
- Suresh Menon and Suchitra Sawant, eliminated on June 8, 2013
- Vatsal Sheth and Alisha, Actor
- Rochelle Rao and Varun, Model/Miss India winner
- Rohit Roy and Suchitra, Actor
Scoring Chart
- Due to the health condition and Sonali being hospitalized, the duo Sonali and Sumant were unable to perform in week 10. Hence, no marks were given to them that week.
Averages
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
| 4 | 1 | Drashti & Salman | 580 | 21 | 27.62 |
| 1 | 2 | Lauren & Punit | 618 | 21 | 29.43 |
| 2 | 3 | Sonali & Sumant | 544 | 19 | 28.63 |
| 6 | 4 | Shaan & Marisha | 552 | 21 | 26.28 |
| 5 | 5 | Mukti & Shashank | 316 | 12 | 26.33 |
| 3 | 6 | Sana & Tushar | 225 | 8 | 28.13 |
| 11 | 7 | Sidharth & Mohena | 292 | 12 | 24.33 |
| 7 | 8 | Karanvir & Sneha | 288 | 11 | 26.18 |
| 13 | 9 | Karan & Sharmishtha | 68 | 3 | 22.67 |
| 14 | 10 | Mantra & Ankita | 22 | 1 | 22.00 |
| 10 | 11 | Aarti & Cornel | 147 | 6 | 24.50 |
| 12 | 12 | Shweta & Sushant | 115 | 5 | 23.00 |
| 9 | 13 | Ekta & Tushar | 100 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 8 | 14 | Meghna & Savio | 77 | 3 | 25.67 |
| 15 | 15 | Srikant & Amrita | 21 | 1 | 21.00 |
| 16 | 16 | Suresh & Suchitra | 21 | 1 | 21.00 |
Celebrity Guests
Themes
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:- Week 1 : Introduction
- Week 2 : Jhalak On Wheels
- Week 3 : Dance Fusion
- Week 4 : Family
- Week 5 : Out Of The Box
- Week 6 : Wild Card Entries & Back-up Dancers
- Week 7 : Filmi Masala
- Week 8 : Costume Drama
- Week 9 : International 'Item Songs'
- Week 10 : Brahmastra & Team Challenge
- Week 11 : Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani & Dance Marathon
- Week 12 : DJ Mix & Indian Cinema
- Week 13 : Teen Ka Tadka & Public’s Demand
- Week 14 : Ganesh Acharya Special & International Style on Bollywood Songs
- Week 15 : Semi Finals & Dancing with the Fictitious Crew without their choreographers
- Week 16 : Super Finale
- Lauren & Punit- Father
- Sidharth & Sonia- Mother
- Shaan & Marisha- Kids
- Ekta & Tushar- Sisters
- Shweta & Sushant- Working/Single Mothers
- Karanvir & Sneha- Lovers
- Drashti & Salman- Brother and Sister
- Aarti & Cornel- Mother
- Sumanth & Sonali- Friendship
- Sumanth & Sonali- Matka
- Drashti & Salman- Chain
- Karanvir & Sneha- Feather
- Shweta & Savio- Skipping Rope
- Lauren & Punit- Umbrella
- Sidharth & Sonia- Scarf
- Shaan & Marisha- Pillow
- Aarti & Cornel- Suitcase
| Couple | Dance Form | Dance Song |
| Sana & Tushar | Bollywood & Latin | Chikni Chameli & Kombdi Palali |
| Vastal & Alisha | Lyrical Hip-Hop & Freestyle | Main Kya Karoon |
| Karan & Sharmishtha | Freestyle | Deva Shree Ganesha |
| Mantra & Ankita | Freestyle | Dope Shope |
| Rochelle & Varun | Freestyle & Jazz | Babuji Dheere |
| Mukti & Altaf | Contemporary | Khuda Jaane |
| Rohit & Suchitra | Freestyle | Hud Hud Dabangg |
Out of the 7 new Wild Card Entrance the couples which joined the current celebrities in the race of 'Jhalak' were
- Mukti & Altaf
- Sana & Tushar
- Karan & Sharmishtha
- Mantra & Ankita
| Category | Drashti's Team | Lauren's Team |
| Team Leader | Drashti & Salman | Lauren & Punit |
| Remaining Participants | Sana & Tushar, Mukti & Shashank, Sidharth & Mohena | Karanvir & Sneha, Shaan & Marisha |
| Dance Form | Salsa | Jive |
| Dance Song | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Mashup | Lift Kara De, Phatela Jeb, Tai Tai Phish, I Hate You |
| Marks | 30 | 30 |
- Initially Sonali & Sumant, Karan & Sharmishtha were both in Lauren's team, but Sonali being hospitalized, they could not take part in the team act and were not scored and Karan & Sharmishtha being eliminated in the same week, they were too not a part of the team performance.
- The marks gained by the participants were added to their individual marks and next elimination was based on the combined marks with the votes.
- Lauren & Punit- Rithvik Dhanjani
- Drashti & Salman- Sanaya Irani
- Sonali & Sumant- Darsheel Safary
- Shaan & Sneha- Hazel Keech
- Sana & Tushar- Mumaith Khan
- Mukti & Shashank- Ragini Khanna
Dance chart
- Shweta performed with Savio in Week 5 due to an injury caused to her former choreographer Sushant.
- In Week 7, Mukti performed with Altaf, her former choreographer, but week 8 onwards, she continued the show with Shashank as her new choreographer.
- Week 8 onwards, Sidharth performed with Mohena due to an injury to his former partner Sonia.
- In week 10, as Sonali was hospitalized and had high fever with abdominal pain, Sumant performed a solo act which wasn't scored.
- In the first episode of week 13, Lauren-Punit performed with Rithvik, Drashti-Salman with Sanaya, Sonali-Sumant with Darsheel, Shaan-Sneha with Hazel and Mukti-Shashank with Ragini.
Dance Forms
Dance Songs
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances of each team according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:| Dance Form | Highest score | Team | Lowest score | Dance Form |
| Acrobatics; Acrobacia & Contemporary; Afro; Jive; Freestyle; Hip-Hop | 30 | Drashti & Salman | 22 | Freestyle |
| Hip Hop; Robotics; Semi Classical & Pasodoble; Contemporary; Contorted Contemporary; Jive; Broadway Jazz; Lyrical Hip Hop; Garba & Robotics; Tango; Freestyle; Street Jazz | 30 | Lauren & Punit | 27 | Bollywood |
| Freestyle Contemporary; Disco; Rock & Roll; Semi Classical; Kathak & Contemporary; Bollywood; Salsa; Freestyle; Rumba | 30 | Sonali & Sumant | 25 | Freestyle & Hip-Hop |
| Freestyle Contemporary & Acrobacia; Freestyle | 30 | Shaan & Marisha | 23 | Mallakhamb & Freestyle |
| Tandav; Contemporary; Mujra | 30 | Mukti & Shashank | 23 | Broadway Jazz |
| Aerial Contemporary; Acrobacia & Afro | 30 | Sana & Tushar | 26 | Indian Folk; Hip-Hop |
| Rumba | 27 | Sidharth & Mohena | 20 | Freestyle; Broadway Jazz |
| Hip-Hop; Waltz; Lavani; Salsa; Freestyle | 27 | Karanvir & Sneha | 23 | Kathak & Tap |
| Bollywood & Jive | 24 | Karan & Sharmishtha | 21 | Hip-Hop |
| Freestyle | 22 | Mantra & Ankita | 22 | Freestyle |
| Freestyle | 27 | Aarti & Cornel | 21 | Hip-Hop |
| Bollywood | 24 | Shweta & Sushant | 22 | Freestyle & Hip-Hop |
| Mayurbhanj Chhau & Odissi; Contemporary | 26 | Ekta & Tushar | 23 | Contemporary & Acrobacia |
| Bollywood | 27 | Meghna & Savio | 24 | Lavani & Cha-cha-cha |
| Freestyle | 21 | Srikant & Amrita | 21 | Freestyle |
| Tollywood | 21 | Suresh & Suchitra | 21 | Tollywood |