"He (Salman) is teaching me so much! He's an even choreographer. He has landed up with a woman who's a classical dancer in a show with a format, which does not want classical dance. So I'm learning salsa, I'M learning western contemporary dance and these types of full on shaking shoulders and hips. All that may be something I DO NOT achieve this much, so he's having to work very hard with me," Isha told.
The 27-year-old is trained in traditional forms like Kalaripayattu, Chhau and Kathak. She may know the nuances of dance, but she refrains from dictating the terms during rehearsals.
"Salman is the choreographer - that's respectful. You cannot do this with the choreographer," she said.
The actress, who impressed all and sundry along with her dance in movies like "Kisna" and "Luck By Chance", belongs to a family deeply rooted in Indian art and culture. Her mother, Daksha Sheth, runs a dance gurukul, her father is a composer, and her brother is a percussionist.
While Isha was confident she desired to take part in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", her family was concerned, she said, adding: "They were very worried how I'D fit in."
But all's good for now, considering the praise and applause she have been receiving at the show.
Ace choreographer Remo D'Souza has already claimed that no person does Mallakhamb better than Isha in India. But he admits the show poses a challenge to her.
"It's a large challenge for Isha. People think she is an implausible dancer and she or he has a dance background. But she has a specific dance form which she is nice at - not the opposite dance forms. She has to struggle to get those dance forms correct," Remo told.
On the film front, the actress can be seen in Bejoy Nambiar's "David", so as to release towards the tip of the year.
True to the "Shaitaan" director's style, it is going to be an "edgy" film, she added.
