Urmila replaces Mallika Sherawat as judge of Chak Dhoom Dhoom

Actress Mallika Sherawat has been given the boot by Colors. The channel took a final call on Wednesday night, when they signed contract papers with Rangeela lady Urmila Matondkar, replacing Mallika as the judge of the dance reality show Chak Dhoom Dhoom.

A source from the channel said: “ She was giving a tough time to the entire production unit.” “ Mallika’s behaviour was extremely unprofessional and she threw a lot of tantrums during the auditions of the show in Delhi and Mumbai,” the source added. However, the final nail in the coffin was at the show launch in Mumbai, where the actress came in late and refused to give interviews, which she had earlier agreed to.

“ It was only when her tantrums started going beyond the tolerance levels, the channel decided to put an end to its association with the actress,” sources from the show said. Mallika was hired by the channel for a whopping amount of Rs 45 lakh per episode for the show. The channel was unable to find a proper replacement to the Hisss actress. Out of work Urmila Matondkar fitted the bill well as she had earlier judged the dance show Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 2.

The channel sources said: “ Urmila is known as a dancing star, so she fits the bill better.” The shooting, which has been scheduled for January 25, will now continue with Urmila taking over the judges’ chair, along with choreographer Terence Lewis and anchor-actor-dancer Javed Jaffrey.

Mallika was reportedly finicky about her vanity van and also created a ruckus on the set about her lunch break being shortened. But, we learnt that Mallika has maintained a diplomatic stance on the issue. She was quoted as saying that the show was taking a lot of time, which was making her tired.

She has only two films in her hands — one being Double Dhamal and a film with Nana Patekar and Naseeruddin Shah, which she has recently signed. She being dropped by the channel would surely give her more time for these two films.