Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7)
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 is the seventh season of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It premiered on June 7, 2014 on Colors. The series was hosted by Ranvir Shorey and Drashti Dhami but later got replaced by Manish Paul. Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D'Souza were the three judges. The finale took place on September 20, 2014 and was won by Ashish Sharma and Shampa Gopikrishna.
Contestants
- Ashish Sharma and Shampa Gopikrishna, winners on September 20, 2014
- Karan Tacker and Elena/Bhawna, second place on September 20, 2014
- Shakti Mohan and Tushar Kalia, third place on September 20, 2014
- Mouni Roy and Punit Pathak, fourth place on September 20, 2014
- Akshat Singh and Vaishnavi, eliminated on September 13, 2014
- Sophie Choudry and Deepak Singh, eliminated on August 30, 2014
- Tara Jean Popowich and Jack, eliminated on August 23, 2014
- Kiku Sharda as Palak and Kruti Mahesh, eliminated on August 16, 2014
- Malishka Mendonsa, and Diwakar, eliminated on August 9, 2014
- Kushal Punjabi and Mohena, eliminated on August 2, 2014
- Puja Banerjee and Rajit Dev, eliminated on July 27, 2014
- Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Sneha Kapoor, eliminated on July 12, 2014
- Sukhwinder Singh and Bhawna Khanduja, eliminated on July 6, 2014
- Kritika Kamra and Savio Barnes, eliminated on June 29, 2014
- Purab Kohli and Mohena Kumari Singh, eliminated on June 22, 2014
- VJ Andy and Bhavini Mishra, eliminated on June 15, 2014
Scoring chart
- In week 12, Sophie did not get any scores as she was in the face-off round before she got eliminated
- In week 10, Kiku did not get any scores as she was in the face-off round before she got eliminated
- Due to the health condition and Shakti being hospitalized, the duo Shakti and Tushar were unable to perform in week 13. Hence, no marks were given to them that week.
Averages
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
| 3 | 1 | Ashish & Shampa | 511 | 21 | 27.62 |
| 1 | 4 | Karan & Elena | 495 | 18 | 26.28 |
| 4 | 3 | Shakti & Tushar | 496 | 17 | 28.63 |
| 5 | 2 | Mouni and Puneet | 522 | 21 | 29.43 |
| 2 | 5 | Akshat & Vaishnavi | 516 | 17 | 26.33 |
| 6 | 6 | Sophie & Deepak | 367 | 13 | 28.13 |
| 9 | 7 | Tara & Jack | 201 | 7 | 24.33 |
| 7 | 8 | Kiku & Kruti | 256 | 11 | 26.18 |
| 11 | 9 | Malishka & Diwakar | 118 | 5 | 22.67 |
| 13 | 10 | Kushal & Mohena | 107 | 4 | 22.00 |
| 8 | 11 | Puja & Rajit | 204 | 8 | 24.50 |
| 10 | 12 | Sreesanth & Sneha | 161 | 6 | 23.00 |
| 12 | 13 | Sukhwinder & Bhavna | 118 | 5 | 25.00 |
| 14 | 14 | Kritika & Savio | 106 | 4 | 25.67 |
| 15 | 15 | Purab & Mohena | 87 | 3 | 21.00 |
| 16 | 16 | Andy & Bhavini | 47 | 2 | 21.00 |
Celebrity guests
Themes
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:- Grand Opening Week: Introduction
- Week 1 : International Judge Week
- Week 2 : Made in India
- Week 3 : Judges Demand
- Week 4 : Jhalak Talkes
- Week 5 : Wild Card Entries & Prop Week
- Week 6 : I Love
- Week 7 : DJ Mix & Indian Cinema
- Week 8 : Kurukshetra & Team Challenge
- Week 9 : Backstage Dancer week
- Week 10 : Independence Day week
- Week 11 : Dialogues
- Week 12 : Teen Ka Tadka & Public’s Demand
- Week 13 : Special Group Theme
- Week 14 : Semi Finals & Ganesh Hegde Special
- Week 15 : Super Finale
- Puja & Rajit - Picture frame
- Ashish & Shampa - Stretchy Jacket
- Karan & Elena - Bucket
- Mouni & Punit - Golden Shoes
- Kiku & Kruti - Glass
- Akshat & Vaishanavi - Glasses
- Shakti & Tushar - Stretchy Material
- Sophie & Deepak - Sticks
- Malishka & Diwakar - Square Box
- Kushal & Mohena - Heart
- Tara & Jack - Feather
- Note - Singer Akriti Kakkar had to quit the show as she was to enter the wild card race due to an accident.
| Couple | Dance Form | Dance Song |
| Tara & Jack | Contemporary | Gulaabi |
| Rahul & Syscilia | Bollywood | Chingam Chabake |
| Kushal & Mohena | Freestyle | Thug Le |
| Kainaat & Cornel | Freestyle | Darling |
| Malishka & Diwakar | Freestyle | Dhinka Chika |
Out of the 5 new Wild Card Entrance the couples which joined the current celebrities in the race of 'Jhalak' were
- Malishka & Diwakar
- Kushal & Mohena
- Tara & Jack
| Category | Remo's Team | Karan's Team | Madhuri's Team |
| Remaining Participants | Kushal & Mohena, Tara & Jack, Kiku & Kruti | Karan & Elena, Shakti & Tushar, Mouni & Punit | Akshat & Vaishnavi, Ashish & Shampa, Malishka & Diwakar |
Weak 10 themed 'Team Challenge' had two performances from the participants, where one was a team performance. Team leader was selected from the previous week's highest scorers. Team participants, dancing style and songs were finalised by these leaders.
| Category | Akshat's Team | Mouni's Team |
| Team Leader | Akshat & Vaishnavi | Mouni & Punit |
| Remaining Participants | Tara & Jack, Ashish & Shampa, Karan & Bhavna | Shakti & Tushar, Sophie & Deepak, Kiku & Kruti |
| Dance Form | Bollywood & Freestyle | Broadway Jazz |
| Dance Song | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, All Is Well | Do You Wanna Partner & Chammak Challo |
| Marks | 29 | 30 |
- Mouni's team won the team challenge with getting 30 marks.
- Ashish & Shampa with Sana Saeed
- Shakti & Tushar with Mukti Mohan
- Karan & Bhavna with Krystle D'Souza
- Mouni & Punit with Faisal Khan
- Sophie & Deepak with Elli Avram
- Akshat & Vaishnavi with Ali Asgar
Dance chart
- In the first episode of week 12, Mouni-Punit performed with Faisal, Sophie-Deepak with Elli, Karan-Bhavna with Krystle, Ashish-Shampa with Sana, Akshat-Vaishnavi with Ali and Shakti-Tushar with Mukti
- In week 13, as Shakti was hospitalized and had high blood pressure with high fever, her and Tushar did not perform and got no scores
Dance forms