Much-awaited celebrity dance reality show 'Nach Baliye 9', produced by Salman Khan & judged by Raveena Tandon and Ahmed Khan, finally hit the TV screens last weekend. 'Nach Baliye' season 9 began on a grand note with popular celebrities introducing the contestants in premiere episodes. While the competition is set to kick-start from this week, there's a buzz that 'Nach Baliye' are already in talks with popular celebs for wild-card entries in the Star Plus show hosted by Maniesh Paul.


Speaking about the same, sources told an entertainment portal that, "The first name that might participate as the wild card Jodi is Pearl V Puri and Karishma Tanna."

 Pearl V Puri (Photo: Instagram)

For the uninitiated, Pearl & Karishma were dating each other during their 'Nagarjuna: Ek Yoddha' days & they reportedly parted ways later. However, they never admitted dating each other and claimed that they are 'good friends'. Later, they were seen in 'Naagin 3' as well and often hang out together.

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Speaking about their participation in 'Nach Baliye 9', the IWMBuzz report further states that, "The ex-couple might be part of the popular reality show."

 Karishma Tanna (Photo: Instagram)

However, the actors are yet to react on the same.

Earlier, various reports suggested that Pearl V Puri is in talks to participate in 'Nach Baliye 9' with ex-girlfriend Hiba Nawab. But seems like, those were mere rumours. Now, it'll be interesting to see if the buzz around Karishma-Pearl's participation in the reality show is real or is just another rumour.

 Pearl with Karishma Tanna (Photo: Web)

On a related note, ex as well as current couples will be seen competing in 'Nach Baliye 9'. The 12 celebrity couples have been revealed in the premiere episodes.

These couples are Shraddha Arya-Alam Singh, Babita Phoghat-Vivek Suhag, Anita Hassanandani-Rohit Reddy, Vindu Dara Singh-Dina Umarova, Prince Narula-Yuvika Chaudhary, Shantanu Maheshwari-Nityami Shirke, Sourabh Raaj Jain-Ridhima Jain, Keith Sequeira-Rochelle Rao, Faisal Khan-Muskaan Kataria, Vishal Aditya Singh-Madhurima Tuli, Aly Goni-Natasa Stankovic and Urvashi Dholakia-Anuj Sachdeva.

 Pearl with Hiba Nawab (Photo: Web)

Coming back to Pearl and Karishma, the actors are in a happy space on the professional front. While Pearl V Puri became a household name after playing the lead role of 'Maahir' opposite Surbhi Jyoti in top-rated show 'Naagin 3', he's currently getting a positive response for his performance in 'Bepanah Pyaarr' opposite Ishita Dutta.

Speaking about Karishma Tanna, the actress was recently seen in popular super-natural shows 'Naagin 3' and 'Qayamat Ki Raat'. Whereas, she's reportedly participanting in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 10'.

Stay tuned for more updates!