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Ever since "Nach Baliye 7" concluded, the next season of the celebrity dance reality show has been making news.

While several popular real-life couples have been approached to participate in "Nach Baliye 8," the latest buzz is that Mandana Karimi of "Bigg Boss 9" fame has been approached to take part in the show along with her boyfriend Gaurav Gupta, a businessman by profession.

"The makers of Nach Baliye approached Mandana and although she has not signed the dotted line the actress is taking keen interest to star in the show," a source told Absolute India.

If Mandana and her boyfriend agree to be a part of the show, it would surely be a treat for the fans of the "Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3" actress. 

Further, the report stated that the makers are leaving no stone unturned to make "Nach Baliye 8" bigger and better than the previous seasons. 

Meanwhile, names of a few possible contestants for "Nach Baliye 8" have surfaced. Divyanka Tripathi-Vivek Dahiya, Pearl V Puri-Ashmita Sood, Rubina Dilaik-Abhinav Shukla, Avinash Sachedev-Shalmalee Desai, Juhi Parmar-Sachin Shroff, Roopal Tyagi-Paras Tomar, Rohan Mehra-Yukti Kapoor and Kunal Verma-Puja Banerjee are likely to participate in the show.

"Bigg Boss 9" contesant Kishwer Merchantt was also said to be keen on being a part of the show along with her long time boyfriend Suyyash Rai.