Shamita Shetty who has been away from limelight is back and how

Mumbai: Shamita Shetty has been away from the limelight for a while but she’s back as a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’s latest season. Ask her what has kept her busy and she quips, “I have been busy with interior designing. The show was offered to me a while back as well but I had commited to interiors projects plus I had some injures that I needed to recover from. This time when the offer came I had to accept because I love dancing. I had to work on strengthening my back, which wasn’t very difficult as I have always been heavily into fitness.”

Sister Shilpa Shetty having been a judge on another dance reality show-Nach Baliye, any tips coming in from her side? “The only thing she told me was ‘Dance your heart out and enjoy the journey’ since she knows I’m madly in love with dance. Honestly I’ve not seen previous seasons but I do know dance shows are popular.”

About the panel of judges, who Shamita has been friends with since long- Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor and Ganesh Hegde she says, “They are great judges. Keeping their knowledge of dance in mind and yes they are friends, it will be fun working with them.”

Is she open to more TV offers, “Maybe I will do fiction, I don’t want to restrict myself.” When asked about her favourite dancers Shamita says, “I love JLo and Beyonce on stage. I take inspiration from them.”