TIL Desk Bollywood/ Maharashtra-based Tanay Malhara, 14, on Sunday night emerged as the winner of the dance reality TV show Dance+ Season 2. Choreographer-director Remo D’Souza, who was the super judge of the Star Plus show, along with captains Shakti Mohan, Dharmesh Yelande and Punit J Pathak announced his name as the winner of the second season of the show.
Along with the trophy, Malhara, who hails from Jalgaon, walked away with Rs 25 lakh and a car. He was pitted against Wild Rippers crew, Piyush Bhagat and Sushant Khatri. Malhara said the feeling of victory was yet to sink in. “Winning this show was a very big surprise. I didn’t know so many people out there have been supporting me.
Most importantly, Dharmesh sir has supported me throughout and I dedicate my win to him,” Malhara said in a statement. He also credited Shakti and Punit for their “constant motivation”. “The shining moment was when they all said, ‘Being a 14-year old boy, you deserve to be the next dance icon of the nation’,” Malhara added. The finale affair had a Bollywood connection with actor Ranbir Kapoor adding to its glamour quotient.
