When Manish Paul set foot in Mumbai little did he know that that almost a decade later he would be hailed as one of the most accomplished anchor, host and live entertainers of our country. While all of us has seen him act, crack jokes and perform all other antics, we at Indian Telly Awards managed to achieve the unique distinction of making the man dance live for the first time on stage at the 13th Indian Telly Awards.

Sharing his happiness Manish says, “Dancing has always been in my blood since I am a Punjabi. So dance per say has never been difficult. But the rehearsals and getting the dance moves right and in sync with other dancers was a tough ask and it was certainly a challenge.”

Manish on a lighter note also hopes after seeing his dance skills, producers will give him a lot more dance sequences in the film. “I do have a dance number in my next film but I would like to do a lot more of it in future.”

Would he ever like to participate in any dance reality shows? ” Not really. I was offered last year’s Jhalak but I was not keen,” says Manish with a laugh.

So for all those who missed the live performance of Manish Paul at the Telly Awards make sure to tune into Color tomorrow at 9 pm to see Manish deliver riveting dancing cum anchoring performance.