D3: Sharon is appointed as the new GS... (July 18th, 2013)

The VP meets with Swayam and Aashi again. He calls Sharon and requests that she become the new GS. Sharon accepts the position. The VP tells her to meet him when she gets back to college after her chicken pox ordeal ends. Swayam and Aashi leave the VP's cabin. Aashi tells Swayam that she is excited that Sharon will be the new GS. Swayam agrees that Sharon will do a good job. Aashi wonders how Sharon is coping with her chicken pox. Swayam assures her that Sharon will be fine when she gets back. The boys see SwaAshi together and make comments about their chemistry. The girls see them and scold the boys for commenting on them when they in front of them. The entire gang surround Swayam and tell him about the ideas that they came up with to cheer up Rey.

Swayam tells them that they shouldn't do anything special. In stead they should be behave normally with Rey. Rey on the other hand thinks about how he will get over Taani. He decides to always be with the gang and join them for all their activities. The gang agrees with Swayam and make their way to class. Rey joins them a bit later. Swayam says hi and asks him if he is okay. Rey nods. The rest of gang just look on. They wonder what to say to make Rey happy again. Swayam texts them and tells them not to ignore Rey. Rey wonders why his friends are not talking to him. Just then Nilesh says hi to him and the rest of the gang follow. Swayam notices that Rey is still quiet and make an announcement. He tells everyone that Sharon is going to be the new GS.

Everyone is excited to hear the news. Aashi pulls Swayam aside and asks him with Rey will get sad hearing GS. Swyam assures him that Rey is fine. The entire gang starts celebrating. They pretend that Sharon is present in her chair and congratulate her. They pull Rey to the chair and ask him to participate as well. Rey reluctantly agrees and starts dancing with them. The professor comes in and yells at them for disrupting his class. He takes Rey to the VP and tells him all that happened in class. The VP gets upset by the D3 gang's behavior and sentences them to detention. He tells Rey that the entire team will have to clean the basketball court as punishment. Rey tells the team about their punishment. They get upset. Just when they are about to leave, the VP calls Rey back into his cabin. Aditya comes in and joins them. The VP tries to convince Rey to take Aditya's offer. He tells him that Aditya will advertise the name of St Louis and make sure that the college is known.

Will Rey take up Aditya's offer? How will the team feel about it? Will this break up ReYam's friendship? How will Sharon react?

So it looks like Vrinda is leaving D3 after all. Her role as Taani has ended and she is no longer a part of D3. Check out this article where she talks about her experience being a part of D3. If rumors are to be believed then Charlie aka Amar's girlfriend will be making her entry in D3 as Rey's new love interest...



Let's wait and watch to see what happens next with Rey's love life. Poor guy! First it was Kriya, now Taani. Hopefully third time's the charm or shall I say CharMar! For all you ArSha fans, don't miss out on Amar and Shakti's special performance on India's Dancing Superstar...

D3: Taani leaves St Louis... (July 17th, 2013)

Taani is touched by the farewell party. Everyone enjoys the party and wishes Taani all the best for her future plans. Swayam tells Taani that even though Sharon couldn't come to the party, she sent something special for her. Sharon makes a touching powerpoint presentation for Taani wishing her the best and thanking her for all she has done for the team and the college. She also tells Taani that they all love her and will miss her after she leaves. Rey gets emotional and leaves the room. Taani notices that he left and goes to find him. Taani finds Rey in the kitchen. She asks Rey to promise that he will move on after she leaves. She tells him that she wants him to be happy and become like the old Rey she first met when she came to St Louis. Rey agrees and promises her that he will do everything that she asked him to do. She then leads him back to the party. 

The next day the gang go to the rehearsal hall to ease their sadness. They try to dance but nothing happens smoothly. They wonder why they feel so down after Taani left. They stop dancing and stat becoming sad. Meanwhile, Swayam and Aashi meet with the VP. They talk to the VP about who would take over the position of GS now that Taani is gone. The VP asks why Rey isn't present for such an important meeting. Swayam makes up and excuse for Rey. Swayam asks if they will hold mid-term elections. The VP suggests that they suggest a name who is capable and he will appoint them rather than holding mid-term elections. Aashi suggests Rey for GS. Swayam immediately disagrees and tells the VP that Rey isn't in the right frame of mind to take over the GS position. The VP mentions that he always knew that there was something between Rey and Taani. Aashi then suggests Sharon for the GS position. Swayam agrees with her this time. The VP tells them that he will thinks about it and get back to them.

Aashi and Swayam make their way to rehearsal hall and see all the rest of gang depressed. Swayam tells them that they should move on and become happy again. He mentions that if Rey sees them like this then it will make him feel bad. Swayam suggests that the best way they can come out of their depression is to start dancing again. Aashi agrees with Swayam and the boys stare at Swayam and Aashi. Rey makes him way to college and is approached by Aditya Khurrana. Aditya introduces himself as a talent manager and tells Rey that he can make him a star. He promises Rey to make him huge star rather than just popular in the college circuit. Rey thanks Aditya for his interest but refuses his offer. He tells him that he doesn't feel like he is ready for such an opportunity at this time. 

Will Rey agree to be represented by Aditya? What happens to the rest of the team? Will Sharon become the new GS? Let's see...   

D3: Swayam's injury gets aggravated... (May 29th, 2013)

Taani calls the D3 team for a meeting to speak to them about NDC. She wants them to realize that taking up an event during NDC is a bad decision. The entire team see her waving around a stick and talking to herself in the projector room. They wonder if she's finally gone over the edge! Sharon finally steps in and snaps Taani out of her speech! Taani addresses the group and tells them that she found out that they have gotten an event offer. The team is surprised and wonder how she found out about the event. Aashi tells Taani that what she heard is true but adds that the team has decided not to take up the event. When Taani hears that they are not participating in the event, she throws away her speech and joins the team for their rehearsals.

The VP and Taani come and watch the dance rehearsals. The VP congratulates the team for making it to the Semis of NDC. He wishes them the best and leaves. Taani stays back and watches the rehearsal. Rey suggests that the team practice their lifts for the rest of the rehearsal. When Swayam lifts Sharon, he hurts his back further. Sharon gets very concerned. Rey tells the other team members to continue practicing their lifts and he tells Sharon to make sure that Swayam is all right. The other members wonder if Swayam's injury will result in him not being able to participate in NDC. They get worried but Taani assures them that no matter what Swayam will participate.

Rey asks Taani for a list of their competitors. While they discuss the rest of the team notices the tension between them. They comment that even though they are not together anymore, they still have strong chemistry between them. Meanwhile, Sharon watches as a physiotherapist makes Swayam do exercises. She scolds the therapist for not doing his job appropriately. Once again, Sharon's concern and overprotective side takes over and Swayam notices the change in Sharon's demeanor. Finally the therapist falls down and gets injured himself and leaves.

Daily Update: D3, May 8th & 9th 2013

Mr. Shikhawat calls Swayam during his class. Swayam steps out to attend the call. He asks Swayam if he wants to join him for one of his business conferences. Swayam expresses his surprised to his father. Mr. Shikhawat insults Swayam's way of life. After hearing that, Swayam refuses and hangs up. He later goes back to class and tells the professor that he can't concentrate and leaves the class. Rey watches as Swayam explains why he can't stay in class and jumps on the bandwagon and leaves class too. Taani and Sharon look on and wonder why ReYam are leaving class midway. Sharon realizes that Swayam is probably stressed because of the phone call that he just took.

After class Sharon tries to look for Swayam. She goes to the abandoned stairwell but doesn't find Swayam there. She wonders where Swayam is and tries to call him but he doesn't take her calls. She later gets a frantic call from Rey. She realizes that he needs her help and goes to meet him. Rey tells Sharon that he loves Taani and can't just break up with her. He tells Sharon that he realized that Taani is too important to him and wants to show her that right path. Sharon is glad to hear that Rey realized what Taani meant to him. She agrees to support Rey. But when Rey asks her to keep it from Swayam, she becomes doubtful. Rey makes Sharon realize that if Swayam found out that he would more stressed. Sharon reluctantly agrees.

The D3 gang find out that St. Louis has made it to next round of NDC. They wonder if Swayam, Sharon and Rey have already found out. They decide to tell them the good news. Meanwhile, Swayam thinks about his relationship with his dad in the rehearsal hall. He thinks about all the times his father insulted him either when they were alone or in front of his friends. He all thinks about Rey and how Rey went to lunch with his father after he told him that he didn't want to. Swayam certainly reached his breaking point.  

Rey gets a call from Mr. Shikhawat asking if he can join him for his business conference. When Rey hesitates Mr. Shikhawat asks him if he has other plans. Rey wonders why he didn't ask Swayam. Mr. Shikhawat tells Rey that when he asked Swayam, he refused. Rey reassures Mr. Shikhawat that he will talk to Swayam and ensure that he joins him for the business conference. Rey leaves to find Swayam and talks to him. He finds Swayam in the rehearsal hall dancing. He joins Swayam. It was so awesome seeing a ReYam dance! Shantanu and Amar are such powerhouse dancers and it was nice to see them just let go. But I've go to say Shantanu totally did his thing!

At the end of the routine, Rey tries to talk to Swayam about Mr. Shikhawat. Swayam listens as Rey tries to make him understand that his father actually cares about him. After Rey is done, Swayam explodes! Swayam lets out all of his frustrations about Rey and his father meeting. He tells Rey that he has never meant anything to his dad but Rey on the other hand has impressed him to such a degree that he wants Swayam to be like him. The D3 gang watch in shock as Swayam lets out his frustrations. Sharon watches as Swayam finally tells Rey how he feels. She tries to step in. Swayam realizes what he just did and apologizes to Rey and storms out of the rehearsal hall. Sharon run after him leaving Rey in the rehearsal hall with the others. Rey is hurt by the Swayam feels and leaves too.

While walking in the hallways, Rey thinks back to all the meetings he has had with Mr Shikhawat. He realizes why Swayam feels the way that he does. Taani bumps into Rey and asks him if they go out for dinner. Rey tries to say no but Taani gets a message. He asks her what the message was about. Taani tells him that the VP asked her to help arrange a dance fest but she refused. Rey is shocked when he hears Taani reaction. Taani tells him that she doesn't want to stress anymore especially since she already has NDC on her plate. She also tells him that she can't arrange anything without Rey's assistance. Rey realizes that Taani isn't taking her GS duties seriously.

Daily Update: D3, 20th & 21st March, 2013

This is the 500th episode folks! Yay for Dil Dostii Dance going strong for 500 episodes! This is amazing! It must be a huge encouragement for all the folks associated with Dil Dostii Dance to be able to experience such amazing success!

Swayam goes to college thinking about all that happened the previous night. He thinks back to his reaction on seeing Rey in Taani's room. Sharon notices that he seems upset. She asks him about it and he tells her that he caught Rey and Taani together in her room. Sharon asks him why he is upset with Rey when he did the same with Sharon? Swayam thinks back to when he snuck into Sharon's room through the window when she was sick. He understands Rey's sentiments and thanks Sharon for helping through his dilemma.

In the morning, Taani calls the D3 gang and tells them that she has some important news for them. She tells them that St. Louis College is going to be participating in the National Dance Championship. The team is excited to hear about it. But when someone raises a question about what the group would do if a professional opportunity came along, Taani tells Sharon that they will have to manage it whereas Sharon disagrees. Sharon tells Taani that they will uphold their professional commitments. For the first time Sharon and Taani go head to head! Both girls stand their ground.

Taani later tells them that the VP has called Rey, Sharon and Swayam in his cabin. The VP tells them that St. Louis will be competing in the National Dance Championship not as Dazzlers and Weaklings but as one united team. He congratulates them and wishes them success for the competition. The D3 team meets in the cafeteria to appoint a captain for the team. Rey unanimously gets the group's vote to become the captain even though Taani suggests Swayam and Sharon. Rey notices Taani's displeasure at him becoming captain.

Taani doesn't want Rey to become captain because the captaincy would eat away at the time that they get to spend with each other. Rey tries to talk to Taani but to no avail. He wonders what bothered her so much. Oh Rey! Sometimes you are so clueless...

(Video coming soon...)

Taani finally explains to Rey why his captaincy is upsetting her. She explains to him that since he is the AGS and the spokesperson of D3, he's been very busy. If he becomes the captain of the dance team, he will not have time to spend with her. That's why she doesn't want him to become the captain. She tells Rey that as the GS of St. Louis she want the best possible candidate as the captain of the dance team but as a girlfriend she doesn't want her boyfriend to be too busy. Rey thinks back to all the times that he cancelled his dates with Taani because something related to the dance team came up. He realizes that he needs to make a sacrifice for his relationship.

Sharon and Swayam watch dance videos in the projector room. While there, they discuss about how the National Dance Championship will be structured. They also talks about how difficult it will be for them if they have to juggle their professional commitments while preparing for the National Dance Championship aka NDC. Swayam gets a call from Rey asking him to meet him in the rehearsal hall. Rey tells him to Sharon to come as well. Sharon and Swayam go to the rehearsal hall and see all the other members there as well. They all wonder why Rey called them for a meeting for urgently.

Rey comes in and tells the group that although he is happy they chose him as the captain, he will not be able to accept the position. He tells them that in place of him Swayam would be the best option. Swayam wonders why Rey stepped down while the rest of the team accept him as the new captain. Happy to see that he doesn't have the captaincy anymore, Rey rushed to tell Taani the good news only to be shot down by Taani again. Taani tells him that he shouldn't change his preferences just because Taani doesn't like them. She tells him that he should always listen to his heart. She doesn't want him to change just for her. Poor Taani! Rey is just so clueless at times! The guy just doesn't get it!

The rest of the D3 team talk about Sharon and Swayam. The Dazzlers mention that Sharon will always give their professional commitments preference over NDC related events. The Weaklings mention that Swayam, on the other hand, will give NDC related events preference over their professional commitments. The team wonders what will happen when they have to choose between their professional commitments and the student related commitments. Wonder what will happen when that day comes?! All hell breaks loose when Sharon and Swayam fight!

Rey goes to the locker room and wonders how he will make it up to Taani. When Swayam sees how down he looks, he asks him about why he dropped the captaincy. Rey tells him that he doesn't want to talk about it. The rest of the guys see Swayam and Rey in the locker room and ask them what's bothering them. They ask Rey if he has a problem with Taani. Swayam feels uncomfortable and leaves.  Rey looks on as the guys do stupid things...

Looks like the promos for the D3 episodes of V Rang Barse Holi specials are out!

The Boys...



The Girls...



The Entire Group...



TaaRey Couple Dance...



SwaRon Couple Dance...



Looks like fun! Can't wait for the 25th!

** Ps - Don't forget! Make sure to check out new episodes on Friday from this week on! **

Daily Update: D3, February 21st, 2013

Swayam decides to spend the night at Sharon's since there is no one at her house to take care of her. Swayam sleeps in a chair by Sharon's bed so that he is close by if she needs anything. During the night, Sharon wakes up and admires Swayam as he sleeps. All this while we only Swayam admiring Sharon, now it's her turn! Sharon is sad because she has to stay away from Swayam. She apologizes for hurting his feelings. She gets very emotional when she tells him that even though she wants to 'love' him, she can't. By the way Shaton reacted, it is so obvious that she does indeed love Swayam. I get that she doesn't want to be a burden, but she has to understand that Swayam will never consider her a burden. I hope Swayam finds out about Sharon's asthma soon. This heartbreak is just too much! I want to see SwaRon as a happy couple! Enough with this emotion drama!

Moving on to TaaRey-land where everything is peachy. Taani sends Rey packing after the have their coffee moment. Aww! I've got to saw, they're scenes are totally aww-tastic! I just cant' stop myself from aww-ing whenever I see those two on stage. And I've go to say, I thought that Amar had really good chemistry with Shakti but now he's got amazing chemistry with Vrinda too. Way to go Amar and Vrinda for bringing the magic back on Dil Dostii Dance! While Rey is leaving, he tells Taani not to wait for Swayam. When Taani protests, Rey makes up a story to pacify her. Taani also asks him if he is prepared to face the AVP after the stunt they pulled by going to Nokia Indiafest. He tells her that as long they are together everything will be fine.

The next morning, Swayam wakes up early. He checks on Sharon and finds her sleeping. He prepares breakfast for her and leaves. Some time later, Sharon wakes up and sees that Swayam has left. She reads the note he left for her and gets emotional. She sees the breakfast he prepared for her and is touched. Taani on the other hand is frantic. She calls Rey worried because Swayam stayed out all night. Rey tells her not worry and that Swayam will be back. Just then the doorbell rings and it's Swayam. Taani yells at him for being out all night and not telling her where he was. Swayam smiles and tells her that he's happy to bear the brunt of her concern. Taani gets emotional and tells him that she was very worried about him. Swayam clams her down and both of them leave for college. All this while, Taani and Swayam never really had a lot of bonding scenes. Today's episode was different. Taani and Swayam finally seemed like brother-sister rather than two strangers living together. I hope to see more such bonding scenes. Shantanu is such an amazing actor. He performs so well. It's almost as if you can feel everything he feels. He is so easy to relate to. He has truly blossomed as a performer. 

The entire D3 gang assembles in college and wonder what horror await them courtesy Khushboo Ma'am aka AVP. Sharon loses her voice and Swayam gets concerned. They wonder if they will be suspended for leaving college. Rey, Taani, Sharon and Swayam are prepared to let go of their positions if they are told to. Can't wait to see what happens next week.

Here is a snippet of today's episode...

Daily Update: D3, February 20th, 2013

Before I say anything about today's episode, we have to get into Flashback Mode and look back at what happened exactly a year ago...

Rey and Kriya saw each other for the last time. The two people that everyone knew were meant to be together were being pulled apart by circumstances. The Dazzlers had just lost at the Footloose eliminations while the Weaklings impressed the crowd with their unique performance. Kriya was upset that she couldn't support Rey when he needed her the most. She was more upset by the fact that she was forced to move away and break his heart. Kriya's helplessness and Rey's heartbreak really touched me. Rey knew that Kriya had a problem but Kriya couldn't tell him why she was forced to break his heart. Rey and Kriya had a bitter breakup to say the least. Kriya lied to him and told him that she used his position to get what she wanted. Side note - I really hope that Rey finds out the truth about Kriya. She wasn't a bad person. She was just a victim of circumstance.

On the other hand, Sharon blamed herself for the Dazzlers defeat. She felt as if she was solely responsible for their loss. She was upset and wanted to talk to her best friend, Rey. But in stead Swayam comes to meet her. She is angry at first but later lets out her feelings. He patiently listens to her and makes her understand that she is not at fault. He makes her realize that Shivam is the one responsible for the Dazzlers' defeat. He tells her to always follow her heart and do whatever she thinks is right. No matter how rude or indifferent Sharon was towards him, Swayam always found a way to make a difference. He always stood by her in every situation and made sure that things were right. He never left her to figure things out on her own, in stead he guided her and always supported her.

Now let's take a look at the snippet of today's episode.

  

Rey has found love again with Taani. He has finally gotten over his heartbreak over Kriya and moved on to the point where he can be in healthy relationship with Taani. Taani is certainly no Kriya. Taani is shy and sensitive whereas Kriya was a firebrand. She knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to fight for it. Taani at first, was easily influenced by what happened around her but now she's slowly becoming more assertive. Taani and Rey's love story was no bed of roses either. They had their share of misunderstandings and fall-outs with they worked together to get out of them and reach a safe place. At first, I didn't really like Taani with Rey but as time passed and Taani's character developed from a ditsy girl with a crush on Rey to a mature character who started to understand Rey truly, I started liking them together. When Rey thanked Taani for being so understanding, I instantly thought back to when Rey was with Kriya. Their breakup defined Rey for a long time. He wanted so bad to believe in love but never wanted to get hurt again. Considering what happened to him the past, I can truly appreciate how much his character has developed and matured over the course of the year.

With Sharon and Swayam, I feel like they are going around in circles. Just when they're getting close, they are pushed back to square one. Sharon is ill and Swayam sneaks into her room to take care of her. He tells her that until she is well, he will not leave. Sharon yells at him but he doesn't budge. They finally have a heart-to-heart about their 'trial relationship.' Sharon asks him why he is still doing all of this even though their relationship is not moving ahead from her side. What Swayam tells her truly touched my heart - he tells her that even though her 'like' didn't change into a 'love', his feelings for her will never change. Her 'like' is all that he needs o move forward. Swayam is so devoted to Sharon it made me wonder if it was unhealthy. Then I realized that Swayam's devotion is the only way he can show his love. Swayam is so in tune with Sharon that even before she says anything, he already knows what she wants. Sharon too understands Swayam but tries really hard to suppress it. I hope that Sharon realizes that she can't force Swayam to forget her and gives in to her heart. 

Let's step aside from all the romance and lovey-dovey moments, and focus on St. Louis reality. The gang broke the rules when they left for Goa. Now that they are back, they have to face the music. From all the previews, it looks like there will a rally of some sort in protest of the actions that the AVP takes. I can't wait to see what happens next...

Daily Update: D3, February 14th, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day! So in celebration of Valentine's Day, I have a special gift for all you Dil Dostii Dance fans out there...

I love watching Behind-The-Scenes videos. They really make you appreciate all the hard work and effort that goes into making what we see on TV. Listen to the talented D3 gang talk about all the fun they had while performing for Indiafest. Even though I've posted sneak peaks of the performances, I can't wait to see the actual episodes. It's definitely going to be spectacularly awesome!

Vicki tells the gang that they are famous. Their dance video became really popular! Why wouldn't it become popular?! They were awesome! Everyone gets excited seeing their popularity! The gang gets into Indiafest hoping that the girls get a chance to perform as well. Looks like the stars aligned because we finally got to see the D3 girls do their thing! Yay! It was awesome! One group cancelled which let the girls perform. Alisha and Sneha choreographed the routine really well. Loved the mix of Bollywood with belly dancing. All of the girls danced really well. They were nothing but entertainment, entertainment and entertainment!

After the performance, everyone was excited. Nilesh thanked everyone for supporting them at Indiafest. The oldies reassured him saying that even though their mind told them to follow other paths, their heart was always with dance. Finally, it dawns on the gang that their stay at Indiafest has come to an end. They wonder what awaits them at St. Louis when they return. Taani tells them that Rey and her will be suspended from their posts. Sharon agrees and tell everyone that the same will happen to Swayam and her. But before they leave, they all wished that they got a chance to perform as a group. Just then one of the organizers approaches them and asks them if they can perform as a group. The gang is elated! They appoint Sharon as their group manager and she seals the deal!

The gang gets ready for the group performance. They are all in costume and go over some last minute things. Just then, Sharon walks into the room - in costume! Everyone is shocked. She tells them that she wouldn't let them perform their first professional routine without being a part of it herself. Everyone is excited to see Sharon ready to dance. Swayam is elated to see Sharon finally following her passion. After everyone leaves for the stage, Sharon takes a breadth from her inhaler and hopes that all goes well. Will Sharon be able to perform the entire routine? Will she have an attack at the end? All we have to do is wait and watch!

Here is a snapshot of today's episode...

Can't wait for the awesome V Wala Love Special on Monday!

PS - Check out Samentha aka Simmi's Instagram page for exclusive pictures of the D3 gang during the Valentine's Special episode shoot. I was so right about Vrinda's and Vrushika's costumes!

PPS - Check out Shantanu's Valentine's Day Special Rapid Fire answers here...

PPPs - Don't forget to vote for CharMar!