Marzi Pestonji, choreographer and judge on DID Super Moms, shares interesting stories that he came across during the auditions of the show with Divya Kaushik

He has always been popular with children, and is now the favourite ladies man–albeit among married women! Marzi Pestonji, one of the judges of Dance India Dance Super Moms on Zee TV, is having the time of his life in the company of wonder women.

The show which went on air from June 1, will be airing its auditions in various cities. And you will see Farah Khan (the other judge), pulling Marzi’s leg and persuading the moms to shake a leg with the choreographer.

“More than fun and talent spotting, I am surprised at the kind of stories we learnt during auditions. Each contestant came with an interesting one. Out of many stories I remember, was one woman who told me she got married at 14. Her parents went to some function, liked the guy and got her married. We asked how she agreed and she said ‘Aisa hi hota hai’. (It happens this way only). She is so young and already a mom,” shared the choreographer, who began his career as an assistant to Shiamak Davar. “As a kid I never realised I loved dancing. I don’t have special incidents to relate. I only remember dancing at weddings.”

He added, “I got interested after I saw Shiamak Davar dancing with few beautiful women. I thought ‘what a lucky guy he is’. If you are a dancer you get to dance with lovely ladies. I joined his courses and have been with him since.” DID Super Moms is a 15-week series, with 16 dancers, divided into four teams.

The contestants will be coached by DID skippers – Raghav Crockroaz Juyal, Prince Gupta, Siddhesh Pai and Jai Kumar Nair. Mithun Chakraborty presides as Grand Master in the show.

He said most ladies he met during auditions did not have technical training in dance. “But they are fit and  aware about dance forms,” added Marzi, a faculty member with Shiamak Davar’s school. A nineteen-year association, assisting on films like Dil to Pagal Hai, Bunty Aur Babli, Dhoom 2 and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.  He ended, “look at Dharmesh, Puneet and choreographers we see regularly on tv. They are an example of change. It is now more about films.”