After a brief meeting on a recently concluded reality show, the actress and yoga guru are set to reunite for another one
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 2, 2017)

After Indian Idol Junior 2 with composers Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani and Nach Baliye 8 alongside choreographer Terence Lewis and filmmaker Mohit Suri, Sonakshi Sinha is up for another stint on TV. The 30-year-old actress will be back on the small screen to judge another musical reality show, Om Shanti Om, for Life OK. On the panel with her will be yoga guru Ramdev, singer Kanika Kapoor and singer-composer Shekhar Ravjiani. They began shooting from Tuesday at a Powai studio. Ranveer Singh was the first celebrity on the show with Mouni Roy and Badshah as the guest performers.

“It’s a youth-oriented show and the contestants will be singing bhajans and devotional songs set to contemporary tunes. Sonakshi is the perfect combination of the traditional and the modern. She also has a great connect with youngsters,” informs a source, adding that Aparshakti Khurrana, who played a jagrata singer in Shashank Khaitan’s romcom Badrinath Ki Dulhania, is the host.

On Tuesday, Sonakshi posted a picture, saying, “Back to the grind and loving it! Shooting for something super special and the first of its kind... will announce soon!” Incidentally, Ramdev had made a guest appearance on the recently concluded Nach Baliye and taught Sonakshi a few asanas. According to the source, the show will focus more on spirituality than competition. “Ramdev will share insight and teachings with the contestants as well as the audience,” the source further revealed, adding, “He will be a part of the show for a few episodes.”

While speaking to Mirror (September 14) earlier, Sonakshi had admitted that she loves to sing and had even released a debut single, “Ishqholic”, in 2015 which was followed by her giving playback for the ditty “Rajj Rajj Ke” in AR Murugadoss’s Akira.

On the filmi front, Sonakshi will next be seen in Abhay Chopra’s Ittefaq with Sidharth Malhotra and Akshaye Khanna, which is an official remake of Yash Chopra’s 1969 film by the same name. Meanwhile, she is also gearing up for Salman Khan’s Da-Bang tour with Jacqueline Fernandez, Sooraj Pancholi, Prabhdheva and Daisy Shah, among others.
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Letty Mariam Abraham (MID-DAY; August 2, 2017)

After Indian Idol Junior (2015) and Nach Baliye 8 (2017), Sonakshi Sinha, according to sources, will judge a singing reality show, titled Om Shanti Om, on Life OK. Keeping her company on this musical ride is Baba Ramdev, who will also be seen as a judge. The quartet of judges will be completed by singer Kanika Kapoor and composer Shekhar Ravjiani.

The makers have another ace up their sleeve. Ranveer Singh will grace the opening episode. “Ranveer, Sonakshi and Ramdev are shooting for the first episode today,” informs a source. “The show will focus on bhajans, with contestants modifying and modernising existing bhajans.”