Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 31, 2017)

Here's some bad news for fans of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - the dance reality show fashioned after Dancing with the Stars. Following reports that the show runners had grand plans for its milestone 10th season, Mirror has learnt that they have decided to do away with the entire season. As per norm, the show's introduction every season has preceded Salman Khan's Bigg Boss but this time, while Salman has already begun work on promos of his show, there's no signs of Jhalak going on the floors.

A source from the channel told Mirror, “In October, Bigg Boss will replace Rohit Shetty's Khatron Ke Khiladi that is currently on air, so there's no slot for Jhalak this year.“

Last year's season saw Jacqueline Fernandez make her TV debut as judge on the dance show. She was joined by filmmaker Karan Johar and choreographer Ganesh Hegde, with Farah Khan stepping in for Ganesh later. The season was unusually long. It kicked off in July but the finale happened only in January, rounding off a seven-month run, with the episodes being shot much in advance.

This year, the channel also introduced a new show, India Banega Manch, hosted by Krushna Abhishek and Mona Singh to fill-up the weekend slot before Khatron Ke Khiladi, leaving no space for Jhalak.