Ektaa rubbishes rumours of lobbying and says credit for Prachi's hard work should not be taken away.

You’ve been accused of having pulled strings for Prachi’s victory in ‘Jhalak...’.

Let’s not rake up the issue as people will anyways believe what they want.

Then how did Prachi win despite Sandhya being the better dancer?

She won because she is Bani of ‘Kasamh Se’ (Zee). She is popular with the viewers and got more votes than co-finalists Jay Bhanushali and Sandhya Mridul.

How did Prachi react to this whole controversy?

The kid is a bit shocked at how the credit of her hard work has been taken away. But we all told her to enjoy because she knows that no one called the channel (Sony) or the production house (Synergy Adlabs) to get her the trophy.

But is that all you want to say in your defence?

More than me, I would like Sony or Synergy to speak. I am shocked that they still haven’t. After all, it’s the reputation of their show that is at stake.

So how are you planning to celebrate Prachi’s win?

I am hosting a party this week — it’s a combined celebration of the wedding of friends (Nivedita Basu and Anupam) and of course Prachi’s victory.