Chetan Bhagat is Apparently Judging a Dance Show and Twitter's Having Trouble Believing It

Last year, best-selling novelist Chetan Bhagat said he wanted to take a break from writing and do something 'completely new'.

"I am very tired of writing books and want to do something else, something out of the ordinary," Mr Bhagat said at the Blender's Pride Fashion Tour in Mumbai.

Turns out, 'completely new' involves judging a dance show. According to reports, Chetan Bhagat will add Nach Baliye 7 judge to his resume, which already lists engineer and investment banker as jobs held. The overachieving Mr Bhagat's co-judges will be actress Preity Zinta and choreographer Marzi Pestonji.

Anything that the writer does, gets a lot of social media attention and so Twitter swung instantly into action. As we write this, he is trending on both Facebook and Twitter.

Some commented on his accomplishments.

Apparently @chetan_bhagat is going to join a dance competition as a judge. This guy is an expert is everything, is it?

- Amol Joshi (@amalezishi) March 23, 2015

Sarcastic disbelief was also accompanied by suggestions that other celebrities be recruited into unlikely gigs.

Chetan Bhagat to judge Nach Baliye! What's next - I will referee football matches? http://t.co/qdRKrgE91A pic.twitter.com/rrQgCsOM5p

- Anuraag Verma (@bakbakboy) March 22, 2015

Chetan Bhagat JUDGING next Nach Baliye?Whoaaa.What do we have next,Aliaa Bhatt on KBC!

- Chhaya Sharma (@draamchi) March 21, 2015

Some even described the author as 'jobless':

Chetan Bhagat to jusdge Nach Baliye. I can't stop laughing.!

- Shreela (@Shreela22) March 19, 2015

Chetan Bhagat to judge Nach Baliye. This is why I know Indian Television has completely lost it. #WhatIsThisIDontEven

- Ash (@codenameashtray) March 23, 2015

So Chetan Bhagat is even more jobless than I first thought him to be...judging Nach Baliye!!! LMAO!!!

- Medha Chatterjee (@moldyshorts16) March 23, 2015

If Chetan Bhagat was judging a competition I had to take part in, I'd withdraw. What qualifies him to be a dance judge?!

- Anusnigdha (@anusnigdha) March 23, 2015

What? Chetan Bhagat has decided to judge a dance show. How can he do smthing in which he has no skills and lacks total discernment.Oh right!

- sahil mehta (@mehta_sahil) March 23, 2015

Not just Nach, it's going to be #TooMuch #NachBaliye7! Chetan Bhagat who don't know shit about dance is actually judging #Toomuch

- Ashish (@BeingPunjabi_) March 23, 2015