Funnyman Raju Srivastava and chef Ripudaman Handa in 'Nach Baliye 6'

Popular stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava is all set to showcase another side to his personality. Besides contesting for the upcoming elections, the funnyman will be part of the dance reality show Nach Baliye 6 with his wife Shikha. “The main reason I took up the show was because my wife and I will get to spend a lot of time together, which otherwise is not possible because of my busy schedule,” says Raju. However, it was not easy convincing his wife, who is a homemaker. “She has never been on stage or TV before, so it took a lot of coaxing for her to agree. I just told her that the way she has handled me and our two children Antara and Ayushman she can handle dance.

Finally, it was the children who convinced her to  take part,” he says. Raju, who has danced at family functions and weddings is looking forward to shaking a leg to Mehmood’s and Amitabh Bachchan’s songs. “I want to dance to Bachchan’s Pardesiyan (Mr Natwarlal), Mehmood’s O meri maina (Pyaar Kiye Jaa) and Kishore Kumar’s Cheel cheel chillake (Half Ticket). But the first song I will dance to is Shah Rukh Khan’s Lungi dance from Chennai Express,” he smiles.

Besides the comedian, there’s chef Ripudaman Handa, who is gearing up to showcase his dancing skills. The winner of Masterchef India 3, Ripudaman will be shaking his leg with girlfriend  Shivangi. Says the chef, “Shivangi is very good at dancing unlike me. Initially, when I told her about the offer, she told me not to participate as I am a non-dancer!” Ripudaman  is looking forward to dancing to the romantic song Main rang sharbaton ka (Phata Poster Nikla Hero) and some party numbers.