MUMBAI: Zee Marathi said Saturday that two of its shows, ?Dance Maharashtra Dance? and ?Home Minister?, have been selected in ?Greatest Shows on the Earth? series by RDF Television from Britain.

RDF Television has been commissioned to make ?The Greatest Shows on the Earth? by Channel 4, one of the four terrestrial broadcasters in the UK.
 
Zee Marathi business head Nikhil Sane said, "Zee Marathi has always launched shows that have inspired and set trends in Marathi Entertainment. Each show has catered to range of emotions; love, pride, honor, fulfillment, joy, tears of compassion. The shows are receiving great applause from nationally and internationally which boosts our enthusiasm. It gives us great pleasure and encouragement to give innovative and best quality entertainment to our viewers. Zee Marathi always believe on quality entertainment and chose to focus on the interpersonal relationships that reflects the ethos of region."

"?Dance Maharashtra Dance?is a show that is evidently well loved in the region and offers a window onto the very heart and soul of Indian life. Home Minister is a show that fascinates us in the way it celebrates the typical humble Maharashtrian housevives. We do not have anything like this in Britain," RDF Television- London executive producer of Greatest Shows on the Earth Teressa Watkins said.

Dance Maharashtra Dance is a dancing talent hunt show judged by Urmila Matondkar and mentored by Swaroop Medara, Devendra Shelar and Soniya Parchure.

Meanwhile, Home Minister is a game show where two families participate and compete with each other.

MUMBAI: Zee Marathi is all set to give a stage to dance lovers by introducing a dance reality show ?Dance Maharashtra Dance?.

The channel has taken the cue of launching the show from ?Dance India Dance? that is a very popular property of sister channel Zee TV.

?Dance Maharashtra Dance? will start auditioning people in the age group of 15-30 in Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nasik, Kolhapur, Pune, Thane and Mumbai.

From the auditions conducted in these seven cities, 18 finalists will be selected for the show and after which the "Dancing Superstar" will be crowned.

The show is expected to go on-air in the second week of December and will air bi-weekly at 9.30 pm. However, the final date of launch of the show is yet to be decided.

Zee Marathi business head Nikhil Sane said, "?Dance Maharashtra Dance? is the ultimate platform to showcase the talent and charisma of Maharashtra?s most gifted dancers. In a bid to attract the finest dancing talent from every nook and corner of the Maharashtra, Dance Maharashtra Dance?s creative team has been conducting auditions across 7 cities in Maharashtra. The show is shaping up beautifully and we are confident that it will see a fabulous innings with passionate aspirants!!"