I'd love to meet Katrina, says one legged dancer Shubhreet

“Even after the accident, when my stitches were still raw, I’d dance on Sheila Ki Jawani every time I saw that song on TV,” she says, ­adding, “And I’d love to meet Katrina Kaif in person, she’s my ­favourite.”

Having danced her way to India’s heart, differently-abled dancer Shubhreet Kaur Ghumman also received recognition from the Punjab state, on R-Day. Ghumman, who lost her leg to an accident didn’t let an amputated leg dampen her spirit. She continued dancing on one leg.

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“Even after the accident, when my stitches were still raw, I’d dance on Sheila Ki Jawani every time I saw that song on TV,” she says, ­adding, “And I’d love to meet Katrina Kaif in person, she’s my ­favourite.”

This Katrina Kaif fan has found many supporters in Bollywood, including actor Salman Khan. “When people told me that Salman has tweeted about me, I couldn’t believe it at first. Up till now, I used to watch him on TV, now he’s watching me. It’s like a dream,” gushes Ghumman, who has now made it to India’s Got Talent on Colors as a contestant, after clearing the auditions.

Her journey thus far hasn’t been easy. “There are no dance schools in India that take in physically-disabled people. When I approached schools, none of them believed I could dance, so I mostly trained on my own.” But she wants to make sure that others don’t suffer the same fate. “I hope to start a dance school for ­physically challenged people,” she says.