Nach Baliye 9, after enjoying a grand and extravagant premiere of over three days, is now in its second week and the jodis have already bucked up with their level of performances. With most jodis scoring really well in their acts, the standard of the competition this time seems to only be increasing with each passing week. Also, with this time's theme also including ex-couples along with current couples, the buzz surrounding the show only increases, with each passing day. Govinda to Appear on Nach Baliye 9 for a Special Episode, Will Dance to Iconic Numbers With Former Co-Star Raveena Tandon

And as the second week of the competition commenced, here are the highlights of tonight's episode.

Highlights:

The episode started with Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 pair Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes performing and being introduced as the 13th Jodi on the show. After some fun banter with the Kasautii’s original Komolika, Urvashi Dholakia, it was revealed that the pair had brought in a special twist – they had brought in the audience voting results.

Voting lines opened up last week with jodis giving exemplary performances. Opening the twist envelope that Parth and Erica left him, Manish revealed the bottom two jodis, that of Anuj Sachdeva - Urvashi Dholakia and Keith Sequeira – Rochelle Rao. He also declared that the rest of the 10 jodis were safe. After a face-off performance, Keith and Rochelle were eliminated from the show.

Anuj Sachdeva and Urvashi Dholakia's Performance:

Keith Sequeira and Rochelle Rao's Performance:

Soon after, Nora Fatehi and singer Tulsi Kumar came on the stage to promote their next collaboration Saki Saki from Batla House.

The third performance of the day on the show was that of ex-couple Aly Goni and Natasa Stankovic, who set the stage on fire with their sizzling performance on the revamped version of Saki Saki. After encouraging comments, Nora and Natasa indulged in a fun-filled belly dancing face off.

Shraddha Arya and Alam Singh’s performance to Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage Hum and their emotional act with a twist moved and shocked one and all. Shraddha and Alam also clarified what led to reports that they were an ex-couple.

Next up was the Jodi of Dina Umarova and Vindu Dara Singh, who played students in their act. The fun-filled Tamma Tamma act with a twist in the midst received a standing ovation from the other jodis.

The last but not the least performance of tonight’s episode was that of Shantanu Maheshwari and Nityaami Shirke. After injuring her knee in her first performance, Nityaami performed in a wheelchair after her injury aggravated. The pair incorporated their real-life situation in their act that earned them kudos from one and all.

Nach Baliye 9 has been in the news ever since its announcement for its hatke theme of ex-couples also participating on the show along with the current ones. And after the 3-day extravagant premiere and the initial two weeks' performances, expectations from the show and from the participating jodis, have only increased manifold.

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