Super Dancer Chapter 5: Shilpa Shetty Pledges To Sponsor Apasara's Education
Super Dancer, the popular dancing reality show, is finally back with its fifth season, with Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Geeta Kapoor and Marzi Pestonji taking charge as the judges. As this edition emphasises the precious bond between mothers and their children, the forthcoming episode takes it a step further by inviting the participants' fathers to watch their children shine on the great stage.
Among all, contestant Apsara's performance touched everyone's hearts as she gave a touching tribute to her father, a hard-working rickshaw driver who works from dawn to sunset to support his family. Due to his demanding job, he rarely gets the chance to see her dance live, making this moment even more poignant.
Shilpa Shetty And Paritosh Tripathi To Sponsor Apasara's Education
Impressed by her performance, Shilpa gave the kid a standing ovation and also celebrated it with her iconic 'seedi gesture.' Following this, Apasara's father got emotional, looking at her daughter receiving all the praises, and shared the financial challenges he faces in supporting her kid's passion for dancing.
Listening to their financial struggles, the host, Paritosh Tripathi, immediately stepped forward and offered to sponsor Apsara's dance training for the entire year. 'Ek poore saal ki fees humaari taraf se," he said on the stage.
Inspired by his act of kindness, Shilpa was quick to join in and said, 'Aapne mujhe bhi inspire kardiya. Ek se bhale do," she said. Taking it a step further, she pledged, 'Dasvi tak mein karungi. Apsara jo padhai karna chahti hai, woh zimmedari meri." With this, Shilpa announced to sponsor Apsara's school education until class 10.
Shilpa Shetty And Paritosh Tripathi's Kind Gesture Touched Everyone's Hearts
This emotional episode, with an outstanding performance and support from the show's family, promises to be one of the season's most uplifting moments.
Super Dancer Chapter 5 premieres every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television.
In the last season, Florina Gogoi, a 7-year-old dancer from Johrat, Assam, lifted the winner's trophy and also won a Rs 15 lakh cash prize.
Shilpa Shetty's Work Front
Talking about her films, the actress will be next seen in the upcoming pan-India project, KD-The Devil, co-starring Dhruva Sarja, Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi. The film is slated to hit the screens on September 4.
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