Shoaib Ibrahim
, who was a
finalist
in
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11
, reacted to
wildcard contestant
Manisha Rani lifting the coveted
trophy
. The actor took to his
vlog
to share a glimpse from the
finale day
, his journey in the show and also what’s next for him.
Reacting to Manisha’s win, Shoaib said, “Many congratulations to Manisha and to all her fans. And I will say only this, that haar jeet hai, hoti rehti hai. I have come this far in the competition and I am very thankful to Allah for that. I have put in a lot of hard work. All of you have put in a lot of hard work by voting for me. God has fulfilled my wish as I wanted to stand in the finale. I was standing in the top 5. I was in the top 3.”
Wife Dipika Kakar, who was once a part of the show in one of the early seasons, couldn’t lift the trophy as back then she got eliminated early. With Shoaib’s participation, it was her wish to see him lift the trophy. She got emotional and teary eyed saying, “Thoda bura toh lagta hi hai. The journey of 17 weeks and that hard work, and after coming so close, you know, you performed so mind-blowingly. You got so much love from all of fans that you didn’t come to the bottom even once. Which is a very big thing. And as a dancer, you have evolved a lot. Farah ma’am saying that she will remember this season because of you is a very big thing. Congratulations, Manisha. And congratulations to Ashu. This is Ashu’s first season as a main choreographer. When I did Jhalak’s season, Ashu assisted Vaibhav. So Ashu, Vaibhav and I were there. So congratulations my child.”
Speaking about his journey, he said, “This journey will be remembered for the rest of my life. It was a beautiful journey. The journey from episode 16 to 30 was great. The journey from the first episode to the finale was great.”
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He also thanked everyone associated with the show.
Post wrapping up Jhalak, Shoaib and Dipika is all set to fly to Dubai with their son Ruhaan for the first time. The couple will be celebrating many of their milestones together and be there for a week.
