After weeks of entertaining audiences and leaving viewers with anticipation about who will walk away with the coveted Zee TV Dance India Dance trophy, season 6 of the dance reality show came to a close this weekend. Ankola-boy Sanket Gaonkar was announced the winner amidst much fanfare and celebrations, and took home a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs. Finalists Sachin Sharma and Piyush Gurbhele were announced as first and second runners-up, respectively, and were also awarded with cash prizes to celebrate their journey and achievements on the show.

The Dance India Dance grand finale also witnessed the presence of multi-talented Chitrangada Singh who is also set to make her television debut as a judge on Zee TV’s next non-fiction show DID Li’l Masters. Joining her at the finale was the upcoming show’s host Jay Bhanushali and the team of Dance India Dance including Grand master Mithun da, masters Marzi, Mudassar and Mini, and the show’s hosts Amruta Khanvilkar and Sahil Khattar. 

Speaking about his victory, an elated Sanket said, “Dance India Dance has been a great learning experience for me. Ever since I took my first steps in the show as a part of Master Mini Ke Master Blasters, I wanted to learn everything there is to learn about dance and make everyone proud.