Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 3

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox television season

| season_number = 3

| image =

| image_alt =

| caption =

| bgcolour = #000

| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season

| judges = Saroj Khan
Juhi Chawla
Vaibhavi Merchant

| host = Shiv Panditt
Shweta Tiwari

| num_contestants = 12

| celebrity_winner = Bhaichung Bhutia

| professional_winner = Sonia Jaffer

| runner_up = Gauahar Khan

}}

| num_episodes = 24

| network = Sony Entertainment Television

| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2009|02|27}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2009|05|31}}

| episode_list =

| prev_series = Season 2

| next_series = Season 4

}}

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 is the third season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on 27 February 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television. The season was hosted by Shweta Tiwari, Shiv Panditt and Rohit Roy. The series was won by Baichung Bhutia and Sonia Zaffer on 31 May 2009 winning ₹40,00,000.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2009 |title=Bhaichung gets his goal, wins Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bhaichung-gets-his-goal-wins-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-317298.html |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}

Cast

=Couples=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |Celebrity

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notability

! scope="col" |Professional partner

! scope="col" |Status

!Ref

scope="row" |Bhagyashree Dassani

|Actress

|Toby Fernandez

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 1st

|{{Cite news |title=Bhagyashree fails on TV show |newspaper=Masala.com |date=10 March 2009 |url=https://www.masala.com/bollywood-news/bhagyashree-fails-on-tv-show-10854}}

scope="row" |Ugesh Sarcar

|Magician

|Tina Sachdeva

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 2nd

|{{Cite web |title='Had I used magic tricks, we would have gone far' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/18ugesh-sarcar-out-of-jhalak.htm |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=www.rediff.com}}

scope="row" |Anand Raaj Anand

|Music composer & Singer

|Rozita Rajput

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 3rd

|

scope="row" |Mohinder Amarnath

|Cricketer

|Lillian Mendes

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 4th

|{{Cite web |title='Dancing is tougher than cricket' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/31mohinder-amarnath-on-jhalak.htm |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=www.rediff.com}}

Ram Kapoor

|Actor

|Marischa Fernandes

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 5th

|{{Cite web |title=Ram Kapoor on being voted out of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa |url=https://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/08/ram-kapoor-out-of-jhalak.htm |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Rediff |language=en}}

Monica Bedi

|Actress

|Javed Sanadi

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 7th

|{{Cite web |title=rediff.com: 'I am sure the dance forms in Jhalak will help me in my film career' |url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/28sld1-monica-bedi-on-jhalak-dikhla-jaa-elimination.htm |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=specials.rediff.com}}

Shilpa Shukla

|Actress

|Nishant Bhat

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 8th

|{{Cite web |date=4 May 2009 |title=Shilpa Shukla dances out of Jhalak… |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/shilpa-shukla-dances-out-of-jhalak/story-MB72epNTYcJoWlXVFHvgvI.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

Parul Chauhan

|Actress

|Deepak Singh

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 9th

|{{Cite web |title=Jhalak gets its top 4... |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/jhalak-gets-its-top-4_12199 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=India Forums |language=en}}

Hard Kaur

|Rapper

|Savio Barnes

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 10th

|{{Cite news |date=21 May 2009 |title=Gauhar & I are not friends: Hard Kaur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/gauhar-i-are-not-friends-hard-kaur/articleshow/4559589.cms |access-date=4 February 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Karan Singh Grover

|Actor

|Nicole Alvares

| style="background:tan;" |Third place

|{{Cite web |date=2 June 2009 |title=Karan Singh Grover looses in Jhalak Dikhlaja -3 |url=https://shishircyb.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/karan-singh-grover-losses-in-jhalak-dikhlaja-3/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=TREATISE |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |Gauahar Khan 17x17px

| rowspan="2" |Model

| rowspan="2" |Himanshu Gadani
{{small|(earlier Hanif Hilal)}}

| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 6th

|{{Cite web |title=A shocker eviction in Jhalak |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/a-shocker-eviction-in-jhalak_11762 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=India Forums |language=en}}

style="background:silver;" |Runners-up

|

Bhaichung Bhutia

|Footballer

|Sonia Jaffer

| style="background:gold;" |Winners

|{{Cite web |date=31 May 2009 |title=Bhaichung gets his goal, wins Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bhaichung-gets-his-goal-wins-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-317298.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#004600|bold green}} with a dagger ({{dagger}}), while the lowest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#800000|italicized red}} with a double-dagger ({{double-dagger}}).

;Colour key:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|

{{legend|gold|Winners}}

{{legend|silver|Runners-up}}

{{legend|tan|Third place}}

{{legend|lightblue|Bottom two}}

{{legend|#f4c7b8|Eliminated}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

|+Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 3)- Nightly Scores

! rowspan="2" |Couple

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pl.|Place}}

! colspan="18" |Night

1

!2

!3

!1+3

!4

!2+4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14{{efn|The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.|name=GuestJudge}}

!15

!14+15

scope="row" |{{nowrap|Bhaichung & Sonia}}

|1st

|{{N/a}}

|22

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|23

|45

|22

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|27

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|25

|{{fontcolor|#800000|25}}{{double-dagger}}

|29+27={{fontcolor|#004600|56}}{{dagger}}{{sort|56

}

|37+40+36={{fontcolor|#004600|113}}{{dagger}}{{sort|113|}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|25}}{{double-dagger}}

|bgcolor=gold|138{{efn|This couple finished in first place.|name=Win}}

|-

! scope="row" |{{nowrap|Gauahar & Himanshu}}

|2nd

|24

|{{N/a}}

|24

|48

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|27

|26

|bgcolor=lightblue|23{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|26{{efn|name=Elim}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, and was selected.|name=WildS}}

|26

|{{fontcolor|#004600|28}}{{dagger}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|28{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|22+24=46{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}{{sort|46|}}

|37+40+36={{fontcolor|#004600|113}}{{dagger}}{{sort|113|}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|bgcolor=silver|{{fontcolor|#004600|143}}{{dagger}}{{efn|This couple finished in second place.}}

|-

! scope="row" |Karan & Nicole

|3rd

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|19}}{{double-dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|29}}{{dagger}}

|48

|25

|26

|19

|27

|{{N/a}}

|27

|22

|29

|25+18={{fontcolor|#800000|43}}{{double-dagger}}{{sort|43|}}

|33+36+29={{fontcolor|#800000|98}}{{double-dagger}}{{sort|98|}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|25}}{{double-dagger}}

|bgcolor=tan|{{fontcolor|#800000|123}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|This couple finished in third place.}}

|-

! scope="row" |Hard & Savio

|4th

|{{fontcolor|#004600|27}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|27

|{{fontcolor|#004600|54}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|24

|26

|28

|28

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|29

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|26+27=53{{efn|name=Elim}}{{sort|53|}}

| colspan="3" rowspan="9" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|-

! scope="row" |Parul & Deepak

|5th

|{{fontcolor|#800000|20}}{{double-dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|22

|42

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|22

|29

|29

|bgcolor=lightblue|{{fontcolor|#800000|19}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|{{N/a}}

|28

|bgcolor=lightblue|24{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|26{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="8" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|-

! scope="row" |Shilpa & Nishant

|6th

|23

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|18}}{{double-dagger}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|{{fontcolor|#800000|41}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|{{fontcolor|#800000|20}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|27

|28

|{{N/a}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|24{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|{{fontcolor|#800000|20}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="7" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|-

! scope="row" |Monica & Javed

|7th

|24

|{{N/a}}

|22

|46

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|20}}{{double-dagger}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|22

|{{fontcolor|#004600|30}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|{{fontcolor|#800000|23}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="6" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|-

! scope="row" |Ram & Marischa

|8th

|{{N/a}}

|20

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|26

|46

|22

|26

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|{{fontcolor|#800000|16}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="5" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|27{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, but was not selected.|name=Wild}}

| rowspan="5" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|-

!Mohinder & Lilian

|9th

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|25}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|23

|48

|23

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|23{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="4" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|20{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, but was not selected.|name=Wild}}

|-

! scope="row" |Anand & Rozita

|10th

|{{N/a}}

|23

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#800000|21}}{{double-dagger}}

|bgcolor=lightblue|{{fontcolor|#800000|44}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|name=Bottom|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|21{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="3" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|28{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, but was not selected.|name=Wild}}

|-

! scope="row" |Ugesh & Tina

|11th

|{{N/a}}

|{{fontcolor|#004600|25}}{{dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|25

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|{{fontcolor|#004600|50}}{{dagger}}{{efn|This couple was eliminated.|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="2" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|{{fontcolor|#800000|19}}{{double-dagger}}{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, but was not selected.|name=Wild}}

|-

! scope="row" |Bhagyashree & Toby

|12th

|{{fontcolor|#800000|20}}{{double-dagger}}

|{{N/a}}

|24

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|44{{efn|name=Elim}}

| colspan="2" bgcolor=darkgrey|

|bgcolor=#f4c7b8|24{{efn|This couple was eliminated but performed as wild card again, but was not selected.|name=Wild}}

|}

;Notes

{{notelist}}{{Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa}}

References