Dance India Dance L'il Masters contestant Jiya Thakur in Prabhudheva’s film

Actor-director Prabhudheva visited the sets of DID Li’l Masters where he was blown away by the performances of the children. One such contestant, Jiya Thakur, made him sit up and take notice. He recognised her as the girl who stars in his Tamil film, Laxmi.

Prabhudheva said about her, “Jiya had stunned me with her dancing skills three years ago when I first saw her performance. I was sure this girl is going to make it big in the dance industry all on her own. I am proud to see her here in the Top 16 category of India’s biggest dance reality shows. With the movie launching soon, I am sure Jiya has a long way to go and her journey has just begun.”