Malaika Arora: Judge from my heart, not calculative about it

As an artiste who has been a regular fixture in films as well as television, she admits that the dancing styles displayed on shows put movies to shame. "Movies have to catch up. Some of the dances that I see on television — the quality, standard, technique and knowledge — are unbelievable. You don't see that level of finesse in films because some may not be able do what the contestants do on stage. Having said that, we do have some amazing dancers in the industry. It is only a matter of time [before the two mediums are on par]."

Mention Arora, and the first image that springs to one's mind is her dancing atop a train to the beats of Chaiya chaiya [Dil Se, 1998]. Difficult as the dance number may have been, she states that she has tried to push the envelope with her acts. "I have tried aerial [stunts] in some songs. It can be scary and I would do several rehearsals before performing."

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