Nach Baliye 3 hasn't even flagged off yet, but it is already giving way to controversies. Pooja Bedi and Hanif Hilal's inclusion in the show has angered other contestant couples. And why not? Pooja-Hanif have already been on a dance show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa before, whereas the rest of them have to start from scratch.

The fact that the duo has already participated in a dance show before is giving sleepless nights to the other participants, who feel at a disadvantage since they do not even know the basics of dancing yet. Says a couple, on the condition of anonymity, " Pooja and Hanif have already participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa last year which had all the dance forms from salsa, ballroom dancing to Bollywood numbers. Now Nach Baliye 3 will be a cakewalk for them. We are non-dancers and we have to slog so much to get our steps right."

Pooja and Hanif are eligible to participate in this show as on Jhalak… the format was different. Personalities from different fields were given choreographers to complement them as a couple. There, Pooja and Hanif fell in love.

Another couple voices their insecurity, "We have never danced before and we have to learn the ABC of it now. This is really unfair on the channel's part. Both Pooja and Hanif are good dancers and they were associated with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa too. I think they don't need a choreographer."

When contacted Pooja Bedi refused to give any details. A tight-lipped Pooja said, "I can't comment anything at this point."

Prem Kamath, VP marketing and communication at Star India, says, "We are in the process of finalising couples. I am not in a position to comment on this."

Nach Baliye 3 will go on air in September. Apart from Pooja Bedi and Hanif Hilal, the list of couples goes like Amita Chandekar and Karan Patel, Rakhi Sawant and Abhishek Awasthi, Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh, Shakti Kapoor and wife Shivangi, Kavita Kaushik and Karan Grover, Kirann Janjani and wife Ritu, Shweta Keswani and Alex O'neill and Vikas Sethi with wife Amita.
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