Super Dancer Chapter 2 2018 finale: Varun Dhawan, Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Kapur, Anurag Basu, Ritik Diwaker, Vaishnavi Prajapati, Akash Thapa and Bishal Sharma pose for photographers during the show.
Sony Entertainment Television’s beloved dance reality show Super Dancer Chapter 2 is finally coming to an end tonight. The four finalists of the show– Ritik Diwaker, Vaishnavi Prajapati, Akash Thapa and Bishal Sharma–have been dancing their hearts out for weeks in order to walk away with the coveted trophy.
While 10-year-old Ritik Diwaker has impressed judges Shilpa Shetty Geeta Kapur, and Anurag Basu with his cool and unique moves, five-year-old Vaishnavi Prajapati from Panipat has won the love of everyone with her energy and talent. 12-year-old Akash Thapa from Dehradun is a complete goofball and has managed to make his way into the hearts of the judges as well as that of the viewers with his charm. He’s also considered to be the naughtiest of the lot. And last but not the least, Bishal Sharma from Assam is one livewire performer, who is loved by the judges for what he brings to the table. He is known for his ability to talk up a storm.
Read all the updates from Super Dance 2 finale:
The winner with one crore and twenty lakhs votes is Bishal Sharma.
The three judges come on the stage to felicitate the winner whose name will be announced soon. The winner will win Rs 15 lakh cash prize and his/her super guru will win Rs 5 lakh cash prize along with the winner's trophy.
The 26 weeks journey comes to an end as Jay and Paritosh prepare to announce the name of the winner. The four finalists look much excited to know the final results and see who is the 'dance ka kal',. But before that, Shilpa requests the finalists to come as they came during the audition round of the show. Vaishnavi, Bishal, Akash and Ritik leave all spellbound with their dance.
The three super judges Anurag, Shilpa and Geeta give their verdict on the performance of the finalists for the last time in this season of the show. Both Geeta and Shilpa get emotional while giving comments. Everyone gives a hug to Geeta as she talks about the mothers of the contestants who have sacrificed a lot to make their children live their dreams.
Before the winner of the show is announced, the four finalists Vaishnavi, Akash, Bishal and Ritik gives a power-packed performance for the last time on the stage of Super Dancer Chapter 2.
Host of the show Jay Bhanushali calls the four finalists on the stage and present to them several gifts which were promised.
Paritosh gets emotional as Shilpa Shetty calls him the life of Super Dancer Chapter 2. She says that Paritosh has left the viewers with tears of joy and sorrow during the run time of the show.
Coming back from the ad break, Paritosh says an idiom in praise of Shilpa Shetty. He first gifts Shilpa his pyjama and then a kurta followed by other funny gifts.
Kiku Sharda comes back on the stage as her character 'bumper' and promotes her show Family Time With Kapil Sharma yet again. He leaves every one rolling with laughter as he pokes fun at Paritosh. Both Paritosh and Kiku judge the potential groom for Geeta Kapur.
Geeta's performance leaves all cheering for her and she gets a 'ladder salute' from Shilpa Shetty. Shilpa is in awe of Geeta's dance moves and Anurag Basu tries to mimic Geeta while he praises her. All the contestants bow down to Geeta as a token of respect. According to the latest voting results update, Akash has moved up from fourth position to second but Bishal maintains the lead.
Judge and choreographer Geeta Kapur sets the stage on fire as she pays tribute to the beauties of Indian cinema. The graceful dancer that she is, Geeta makes it difficult to take one's eyes off her.
The live voting results show Bishal at number one, Ritik at number two followed by Vaishnavi and Akash. Varun Dhawan takes a leave and shows the trailer of his upcoming Shoojit Sircar directorial October.
Just like his fellow finalists, Akash Thapa too has left all stunned with his perfect dance moves. Shilpa Shetty climbs the ladder, appreciating Akash in her patent style. Shilpa, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapur perform the hook step of Akash's performance with all the participating choreographers. Meanwhile, all of them have some fun as they pull Paritosh's leg. Anurag Basu says he got emotional during the performance as he will miss being on the sets of Super Dancer. Shilpa says Akash will be remembered for his dancing forever. Geeta says there is nothing new which Akash did as he has been giving flawless performances throughout the year.
The next performance of the evening is by Akash Thapa and his choreographer. Akash has been at number three in the live voting until now.
Varun Dhawan gifts sarees to Bishal's mother leaving a smile on everyone's face. Bishal's parents express how they are proud of their son.
After watching Bishal's performance, Varun makes a vote appeal for the contestant and feels the competition has become difficult now. Anurag Basu tells Bishal that his smile has made an imprint in his heart. Geeta Kapoor also appreciates his performance.
The live results continue to be dominated by Bishal and Vaishnavi is at number 2. Also, Bishal is the next finalist to perform at the grand finale of the much-loved kids dance reality show. Audience cheer for the young dancer as he prepares to leave everyone stunned with his ace dancing skills. Bishal and his choreographer Vaibhav dance on the tunes of Mubarakan's "Hawa Hawa".
Varun Dhawan expresses his wish of grooving with Shilpa Shetty on a romantic number. The two superstars present a beautiful performance on the theme of October.
Varun Dhawan bows down to Shilpa Shetty's performance and Anurag Basu climbs the ladder for her. Geeta Kapoor also cannot stop herself from singing praises of the Dhadkan actor. Varun says "there can be no other Shilpa Shetty." Mamaji aka Paritosh who has been teasing Shilpa from the premiere episode of the show goes crazy on seeing the sizzling performance of Shilpa.
Jay and Paritosh give a grand welcome to Shilpa Shetty as she comes on the stage to give a sizzling performance. The performance begins with the song "Swag Se Swagat".
Varun challenges choreographer and judge of the show Geeta Kapur to do a rope act. Ritik demonstrates what needs to be done and Varun follows suit. Geeta refuses to perform the difficult act but asks Jay to perform it on her behalf.
October star Varun calls Ritik the real hero and tells him that he will sponsor his education. He motivates him by saying that the finale of Super Dancer Chapter 2 is just a beginning of his life. Ritik's father gets emotional on seeing the sweet gesture of Varun and thank him for wishing good for his son.
Varun Dhawan cannot stop himself from applauding the performance of Ritik Diwaker and Prateik. Shilpa Shetty climbs the ladder as a gesture to show how much she likes Ritik's performance. "You are so good and talented," said Varun and Geeta Kapur gave them a standing ovation and even bowed down to show how much she respects Ritik's talent. Basu says, "Not just dance, your confidence will take you to other heights in life too."
Jay Bhanushali invites next finalist Ritik Diwaker and his choreographer Prateik on stage for the next performance. Mamaji (Paritosh) once again interacts with Ritik's fans who are excited to see their favourite contestant lift the winner's trophy. The powerful duo begins the performance on Dangal's title track.
Kiku continues to entertain the audience and even pokes fun at himself. Meanwhile, the results of the live voting are flashed on the screen. Bishal is still on top followed by Vaishnavi. Shilpa Shetty promotes Family Time With Kapil Sharma which goes on air tomorrow at 8 pm. Varun Dhawan wishes luck to Kapil's upcoming show.
Kiku Sharda aka Bachcha Yadav enters the stage of the show. Kiku will be soon seen in Family Time With Kapil Sharma. Varun joins Kiku on the stage and their funny banter leaves everyone in splits.
Jay shows the results of live voting until now. According to it, Bishal is leading with 36 percent votes followed by Vaishnavi's 24 percent, Akash's 22 percent and Ritik's 18 percent.
Vaishnavi now makes Varun shake a leg on his song "Saturday Saturday". Anurag Basu is seen having fun as he too dances on the song. Vaishnavi's father too shakes a leg with Varun on stage. Varun presents a gift to Vaishnavi which is a crown of "Swag Queen".
As Vaishnavi finishes the performance, all the three judges and Varun Dhawan are left in awe of the little girl. The tradition of climbing the ladder started by Shilpa Shetty on the show is today being followed by Varun. He climbed the ladder to appreciate the performance. Varun tells Vaishnavi, "I could not see anywhere else while you were performing. Shilpa added, "You are the 'swag queen' of Super Dancer and I will be missing you after the show ends." Director Anurag Basu is left speechless after the performance. He tells Vaishnavi that she has inspired many during her journey on the show. Geeta Kapur said Vaishnavi dances from the heart and showers her with blessings.
Jay Bhanushali invites Vaishnavi Prajapati and her choreographer Manan, the first performers of the day but before that 'Mamaji' (Paritosh Tripathi) interacts with fans of the five-year-old Vaishnavi who are proud of her for being among the top four finalists. The audience enjoys Vaishnavi's performance of some superhit Bollywood numbers.
Varun Dhawan enters the show dancing on October song "Theher Jaa" amidst loud cheer from the crowd. He addresses the audience and sings praises for the show calling it "heartbeat of India". Varun is on the show to promote his upcoming film October which releases on April 13. With him, the actor has brought the winner's trophy and as he shows it to everyone, the finalists are seen running after it.
The second host of the show Paritosh Tripathi aka Mamaji who has been tickling the funny bone of the viewers makes an entry in Dharmendra style as he says that he doesn't want the finale to happen as he will miss the show after it gets over.
The contestants get a standing ovation from the judges and host Jay Bhanushali welcomes the audience to the finale of the show. The four finalists Akash Thapa, Bishal Sharma, Ritik Diwaker and Vaishnavi Prajapati get a fancy introduction courtesy the host. He informs the viewers about the live voting which is open now. The viewers can vote on the Sony LIV app.
The first performance of the episode is by all the contestants of the show joined by the choreographers. All of them perform on Varun Dhawan's hit number "Bezubaan" from the movie Anybody Can Dance (ABCD), "Unchii Hai Building" from Judwaa 2 and others. The judges Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Kapur and Anurag Basu cheer for them as they give an enthralling performance.
The episode begins with a preview of all that is in store for the fans of Super Dancer Chapter 2. From Varun Dhawan's performance to spell bounding performances by the finalists of the show, the audiences are in for an entertaining finale of the kids dance reality show.
The Super Dancer Chapter 2 finale will be aired tonight on Sony Entertainment Television from 8 pm. Akash Thapa from Dehradhun, Bishal Sharma from Assam, Ritik Diwaker from Kanpur and Vaishnavi Prajapati from Panipat will battle it out on the dance floor to lift the Super Dancer 2 trophy.
This time, viewers can also vote live using the Sony LIV app. According to the makers, audiences will be able to see the voting results all through the finale to know how their favorite contestant is faring.
Another highlight of the finale will be October actor Varun Dhawan who will be joining the super judges Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Geeta Kapur and Anurag Basu.