DIVEKZONE Magazine July Issue
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<strong>DIVEKZONE</strong> MAGAZINE<br />
PAGE 7<br />
Exclusive Interview<br />
Nach Baliye 8 winners Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya, who are also lovingly known as<br />
Divek by their fans, are said to be the most romantic jodi of the season. We got chatting with<br />
the dancing duo soon after their big win about their best moments from the show and their<br />
toughest challenges too.<br />
Q. Congratulations to you both. Did you see the Nach Baliye 8 win coming?<br />
Divyanka Tripathi: We had kept our expectations low because sometimes it hurts when you<br />
expect and it doesn’t go accordingly.<br />
Vivek Dahiya: We kept our hopes high and expectation low. You can hope for something, but<br />
you should never expect too much. We had no idea what the voting numbers were, as they<br />
were kept away from us all through. All we knew was that we need to perform and after that<br />
it will be the audience who will take the decision.<br />
Q. How did you manage your TV serial shoots and dance rehearsals along with the Nach<br />
Baliye shoot?<br />
Divyanka Tripathi: It was very tough. While doing Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, of course I had to<br />
give it my best. Ishita’s character was not compromised with. The show was going full on<br />
and maximum scenes had me in it, so I didn’t get any time off from Mohabbatein. And when<br />
it came to dance rehearsals, I used to be so exhausted by the time I reached for rehearsals in<br />
the evening, mentally and well as physically. Yet I used to prep myself by saying ‘no, this is a<br />
new start, so you have to focus’.<br />
We had only two to three hours to rehearse, while some other contestants had the privilege<br />
to practice for eight to nine hours. Most of the couples had that. They would rehearse for<br />
hours and hours and I used to feel ‘oh god! Only if I had that privilege’. So since I didn’t have<br />
it, I kept myself focused and in those few hours I used to try my best to learn and practice as<br />
much as possible, without taking a break because I couldn’t afford to waste any time.<br />
And obviously we didn’t get enough sleep in the past four months. So after a long time today<br />
I slept properly.