Not out! Farah Khan isn't 'replacing' Ganesh Hegde on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9'

Ganesh Hegde and Farah Khan

Barely three days before dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa goes on air, buzz about Ganesh Hegde being replaced by Farah Khan as a judge started doing the rounds. While Farah is definitely joining the judging panel, Ganesh insists that she isn't his replacement as such and he will go missing from the show only temporarily. He will return to Jhalak for the last four episodes, he says.

Ganesh Hegde and Farah Khan

Sources claimed it was Ganesh's temper tantrums that led the makers to show him the door, but he clarifies, "It is true that I will not be part of the show for long, but that's not the whole picture. I will be seen last on the September 8 episode before I return for the final four weeks. If I were throwing tantrums, they wouldn't wait till September to replace me."

Farah isn't replacing him, Ganesh claims. "There has to be a technical judge on the show and she will be it. A wild card entry episode will mark Farah's debut on the show.

This season, a bunch of kids will come in for the wild card entry contest to compete with the adult contestants. However, I am not sure if they are celebrity kids," he adds