Chetan Salunkhe, winner of Dance Plus 4: I want to buy a house for my parents

"Honestly, I did not expect to win Dance Plus 4," shared Chetan Salunkhe after his victory. the reality show. The 19-year-old from Pune defeated Aanchal-Sujan, Vartika Jha and V Unbeatable to win the trophy and silver prize of Rs 25 lakh.

After his great victory, Chetan, in an exclusive conversation with indianexpress.com, "I was the last competitor to reach the final. It was such a tough competition that I had no hope of winning the show. When my name was announced, I stayed numb for a few moments. I did not know how to react. It was only when I saw my father rejoice that I realized that my dreams were coming true. It was such a special moment for me. "

For the young champion, it is his honesty that has touched the hearts of the public. "I have never feared to talk about my past life. I come from a very humble background. But unfortunately, no one supports talent and art in my hometown. People would make sarcastic remarks and laugh at me. But that only gave me more strength. And now, young children tell me that they are inspired by me. It sounds surreal, "said Chetan Salunkhe.

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Chetan's been trained to dance by watching YouTube videos. While most prefer to learn hip-hop or Bollywood, Chetan chose the unexplored path of popping. His exemplary maneuvers also earned him the title of "popping badshah" in the series. Sharing the fact that the challenges of the dance form interested him more, the 19-year-old said: "As with Popping, you can not innovate a lot, that has intrigued me. Through the show, I created steps and jumped while lying down and even in the air. It's really a difficult dance form, but it's the real pleasure. I must admit that during the last four months of the series, I learned more than in my life. "

Speaking of his mentor, Punit J Pathak, Chetan Salunkhe said," I'm so lucky to be on his team. "Punit sir cared about us and loved us as a big brother. </ P> <p> I remember that I did not go well and I still wanted to play, he gave me a listening ear that day but was also proud of my act, he stayed with us day and night during the rehearsal and worked more than us, and he has a fabulous team.Every day with them was a learning experience for me. "

As for the super judge Remo D & # 39; souza, the winner of Dance Plus 4 said : "It's so hard to impress.In the beginning, I was really scared of Remo, sir.He is a strict judge my is only because he's pbadionate about dancing. Throughout my career, I wanted to impress Remo. All the dance moves that I have pioneered were dedicated to him. "

Chetan was nicknamed Shravan Kumar for his love for his parents. He shared: "I've always made it clear that I wanted to buy them a home. This will be the priority for the moment. I never thought I would be on Dance Plus and even win it. It was the whole will of God. So, I do not want to plan at all. I will take opportunities as I go.

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Hosted by Raghav Juyal and Sugandha Mishra, Dance Plus 4 had Punit J Pathak, Dharmesh Yelande and Shakti Mohan as mentors.