Mumbai:
Sushil Kumar, who won Rs five croreon the fifth season of reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati(KBC), will now put on his dancing shoes for Jhalak DikhlaJaa 5.
He will be the 13th contestant on the dance reality show.
Earlier the show judges Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar andRemo D'Souza had said the 13th contestant will be a surprisepackage and that he will be a commoner who has become asensation overnight.
"He is the 13th contestant on the show as a commoner. Wewanted someone who is not a celebrity but has become popularby some or the other way. He won KBC and that reason wasenough to have him on the show," sources said.
"He will perform like other contestants," the sourceadded.
The other contestant on the show include Former SriLankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, Ghazal singer Talat Aziz,child actor Darsheel Safary, actress Isha Sharvani, Bhojpuriactor Ravi Kishan, stand up comedian Bharti Singh, TV actorsGiaa Manek, Pratyusha Banerjee, Gurmeet Choudhary and VJsShibani Dandekar and Archana Vijaya.
Read: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5: Meet the probable participants
He will be the 13th contestant on the dance reality show.
Earlier the show judges Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar andRemo D'Souza had said the 13th contestant will be a surprisepackage and that he will be a commoner who has become asensation overnight.
"He is the 13th contestant on the show as a commoner. Wewanted someone who is not a celebrity but has become popularby some or the other way. He won KBC and that reason wasenough to have him on the show," sources said.
"He will perform like other contestants," the sourceadded.
The other contestant on the show include Former SriLankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, Ghazal singer Talat Aziz,child actor Darsheel Safary, actress Isha Sharvani, Bhojpuriactor Ravi Kishan, stand up comedian Bharti Singh, TV actorsGiaa Manek, Pratyusha Banerjee, Gurmeet Choudhary and VJsShibani Dandekar and Archana Vijaya.
Read: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5: Meet the probable participants