The other side of Jay Bhanushali!

You know him as the ever-grinning, cute and silly host of Dance India Dance! Funny, foolish, frivolous, yes! But is Jay Bhanushali a guy you can bank on for rock-solid support in times of trouble? Errr … not really you’d think! Right? Well, we have reports to the contrary.

Sportingly carrying out all the little stunts that Grandmaster Mithun Da commands him to do, Jay has fast become Dada’s permanent scapegoat! But there’s a whole aspect to Jay’s personality that we all miss!

This week, Niharika fainted after her fabulous folk act … and Jay was the first one to rush to her rescue! Lifting her in his arms, Jay took her out for some fresh breath. And no, this isn’t because he loves playing chivalrous around damsels in distress. He was equally forthcoming with his help when Prithvi had fallen unconscious at the previous shoot.

Geeta Ma said, “With all the jokes and the potshots at Jay’s expense, his serious side gets muffled. But his promptness in helping out in these 2 incidents shows that Jay has his heart and mind in the right place and he has a lot more to him than the clowning around he’s famous for.”

Dada looked lovingly at Jay, turned towards Geeta and said, “This is the reason he is my STAR, my Sampoorn Vikas.”