Boogie Woogie India

This week in Humor segment, we try to bring you some fresh jokes. Hope they bring few smiles. If  you would like to share any jokes, please send them over to sansuiboogiewoogie@gmail.com

• In today’s financial market one may have a legitimate question to ask their bank…..
  To My Bank:

Dear Sirs,

In view of what seems to be happening internationally with banks at the moment, I was wondering if you could advise me.

If one of my checks is returned marked "insufficient funds," how do I know whether that refers to me or to you?
Yours truly,
Concerned Customer

 

• A smart Excercise:

How Smart Is Your Right Foot? Trust me try this, it takes only few seconds.
This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And, you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can’t!!!
1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.. Your foot will change direction!!!
I told you so.. And there is nothing you can do about it.

• A written conversation between a Dad and a Son:

Dear Dad,

$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.
Love,
Your $on.

Reply from Dad:

Dear Son,

I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble ta

sk, and you can never study eNOugh.
Love,
Dad

Things a Dancer should Promise himself/ herself:

1. To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
2. To speak of health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
3. To make all your friends feel that there is something wonderful in them.
4. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your dreams come true.
5. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best.
6. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
7. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
8. To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
9. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
10. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
11. To always point your toes.

Attributes that a Dancer must have:

1. Strength
2. Joint Flexibility
3. Muscular Endurance
4. Cardiovascular Endurance
5. Coordination

Ideal Characteristics of a Performer:

1. Experience and skill in a number of dance forms, epescially the one represented by the choreographer.
2. Interest in the arts and a great desire to dance.
3. Strong, healthy body, with a practical regard for joint action.
4. Broad perceptual field and an open mind.
5. Lots of energy, courage, patience, and strength.
6. The ability to cooperate and get along with others.
7. To take criticism and suggestions easily.
8. Tom move with conviction and projection.
9. To have time and energy for rehearsals, and a willingness to work.
10. The ability to move with urgency and passion.

As many in western part of the world celebrated Thanksgiving Day on November 27th, it was a day to thank and also to perform grace and prayers.

For all those who do not know what thanksgiving is, let me tell you little about it.

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Northern America as a harvest festival. It is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. The main dish for this holiday that is cooked is “Turkey”.

Thanksgiving is celebrated on every fourth Thursday of November during autumn season and once after crops are gathered. When the first European settlers in America gathered their crops, they celebrated. They thanked God for the success of the harvest. Tradition says the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by Pilgrim settlers from England. The pilgrims were religious dissidents who fled oppression in England. When they landed in 1620, their voyage across the Altantic Ocean was difficult. Their first months in America were difficult. About 100 pilgrims landed just as autumn was turning into winter and due to severe winter, half of them died. When spring came, the Pilgrims began to plant crops. Native Americans had helped them in planting. At end of summer, the Pilgrims had a good harvest of corn and barley. They also grew some vegetables and thus they had enough food to last through the winter. The Pilgrims decided to hold celebration to give thanks for their good harvest and from that day onwards, Thanksgiving day became a holiday that is celebrated over three days. As I said earlier, Turkey is the main dish that is cooked on this holiday. If you are wondering why Turkey? There is a story to it. One story tells of how Queen Elizabeth of 16th century England was chowing down on roast goose during a harvest festival. When news was delivered to her that the Spanish Armada had sunk on it way to attack her beloved England, the queen was so pleased that she order a second goose to celebrate the great news. Thus, the goose became the favorite bird at harvest time in England. When the Pilgrims arrived in America from England, roasted turkey replaced roasted goose as the main cuisine because wild turkeys were more abundant and easier to find than geese.

Okay now that we talked about the holiday, lets come out from the serious business and lighten up the atmosphere.. here is a joke for you to enjoy and bring a smile to your Sunday!

“A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude & an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious & laced w/profanity.
John tried & tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music & anything else he could think of to “clean up” the bird’s vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up & he yelled @the parrot.. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot & the parrot got angrier & even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird & put him in the freezer.
For a few minutes the parrot squawked & kicked & screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a min.
Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John’s outstretched arms & said, “I believe I may have offended U w/my rude language & actions. I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions & I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude & unforgivable behavior.”
John was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, “May I ask what the turkey did?”

:D

I have been listening to my favorite songs since this morning and that reminded me it’s been awhile that we had MP3 section on this blog. As we have been bringing MP3’s for you of those songs that have been used for performances on Boogie Woogie but since we are waiting for the fresh episodes to start, here are some all time favorites that can be enjoyed at any time. These are romantic numbers and are my favorites and hope you will enjoy them as well. 

To download these songs, please click on the link below:

Tum dil ki Dadhkan Mein

Yeh Pyar kya Hai

Tu Meri Zindagi hai

Chahe Zubaan se Kuch Na Kaho

Sajan Ghar Aana tha

“Take away love and our world is a Tomb” – Robert Browning

Mumbai faced the worse terror attacks in recent times today. More then 100 innocent people lost their lives and triple the number were injured. As the battle still going on and many are held hostages, we pray hard for the safety for all those who are living in this city and our heart goes out for all those who had to face such a deadly day.

As we feel the pain the city is going through – we are only hoping and praying that this is the last time ever the city had to face terror. May God give them enough strength to overcome this tough time. The grief is too much and beyond for anyone to understand but please know you are not alone in this. Entire nation is with you and we are praying and hoping for nothing but the best for you. May God Bless You All!!

We also hope and pray our dear judges “Javed, Naved and Ravi” and also the entire team of Boogie Woogie along with their family and friends are safe and sound. Please take good care of yourselves as we dearly LOVE YOU!!

Indian TV employees resume work after strike
2008-11-24 / Courtesy: Muzi.com

MUMBAI (AFP) - Workers in India’s television industry went back to work on Monday, unions said, after a stop-start strike that plunged the country’s soap opera schedules into turmoil.

Shooting resumed in all major studios, although disgruntled employees of some unions that make up the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) said exact terms still had to be thrashed out.

A two-week strike over pay and conditions ended last Wednesday, but some FWICE members walked out again on Thursday.

They claimed that union leaders had not consulted them and the revised deal to give set assistants a 35 percent pay rise, monthly salaries and a one-month notice period was still not good enough.

But the union’s general secretary, Dinesh Chaturvedi, said: “We all are back at work and there is no problem now. Everywhere, shooting has begun.”

Sound recordists and make-up artists who refused to accept the deal were among those who returned to work, he added, expressing confidence that the matter could be resolved amicably.

“We will come two steps forward and the producers will come two steps forward,” he was quoted as saying by the leading Indian news and entertainment website rediff.com.

“And this is how the crisis will resolve. At this moment however, we are going back to work.”

The strike disrupted shooting of some Bollywood movies and Hindi-language entertainment channels, including the daily soap operas that have a dedicated following.

**** Update November 26th 2008 - All Fresh Episodes to be aired from December 1st 2008

SET creative head (fiction) Sanjay Upadhyay said,”All the shows on Sony will have fresh content from Monday. We are glad that the better sense has prevailed. Both producers and workers have started to realise that this conflict will not benefit any one. Now that the economy is bad, there is no scope for any unfair demand to be fulfilled. It is good news that the workers have started working. Television shows are our bread and butter, so why milk it dry by asking for unreasonable things. This conflict had a bad impact on all of us. It is good to have a nice, peaceful and harmonious relation with each other and make a benefit out of it.”

Boogie Woogie India is proud to bring you reviews of Sony’s Boogie Woogie by Boogie Woogie Fans. As they say – the best praise that can be taken as the highest reward is not the one that is given by media or at any award ceremony but the one that is given by the people who play big role in a show’s success – the viewers of course! And so here is what fans had to say about the show – Enjoy!

• The episode telecast at the U.A.E. had fantastic five troupes. Each had a distinct dance style and fantastic choreography. From Vande Mataram, Mickel Jackson, humorous tamil song presentation to Durga pooja. The troupe from Pune who presented the Matha Vandana and the group who presented "Vetti Madithukatu" were selected to the next stage. These trios and the guest  Jackie Shroff must have had a real tough time to choose from them. I was really surprised to know that none of them who had presented tamil film song knew tamil  nor had seen the original film dance. Yet it was amazing that the choreography represented the meaning of song ( I being a tamilian) and I also could nt control the laughter just as those who were there in the live audience. Kudos to them.
  Kudos to the trio and Sony

          Mrithu

• These days there are many dance shows on tv.Most of them are so-called reality shows where you must dance and sweet-talk with celebrity judges.Boogie-Woogie does this too but differently.Here is a show that’s totally given to excellence.The focus is on individual innovation and not on celebrity-choreographer hotc-potch.This show started by Naved Jaffery,Ravi Behl and Javed Jaffery proved that dance shows were possible on indian television.As we know,these people started real small.For years they were a kind of sideshow.then,one realised that they were actually attracting serious dancers.People who want to dance well and nothing else.We have seen some awesome performances on Boogie-Woogie.Primarily because innovation,ideation and above all creation is encouraged here.There are other dance shows too.But they are too focussed on mindless entertainment.Boogie Woogie(the name is outdated) provides a platform for the serious,dedicated dancer no matter how you look,your age or your weight.Only your skills and showmanship are considered nothing else.Hats off to Boogie Woogie and may their tribe increase.

          Mohan R

• I have been watching this show since I was a kid” say most kids in their late teens and early 20’s on the show.  Javed, Naved, and Ravi, the creators, the hosts, and the judges of the show never get tired of listening to this phrase over and over because it has been around for 12 years.  These three incredibly cool people make everybody feel welcomed and they give exposure to the much needed talented kids of India.  Due to the warmth and the passion for dance in this show, the show has audience of all ages.  It was off air for a little while but came back with a boom or should I say “BOO!”.  As most of the viewers of the show, I too enjoyed the leg pulling of the contestants and the comedy done by all of the judges.  However, this show is more about talent.  I am so amazed by the contestants on this show.  As a viewer, you get to see a variety ranging from hip-hop dances to classical dances of India.   Some are excellent break dancers while some are excellent folk dancers. After its reincarnation, the show has become more serious.  The stage looks more stylish and it seems as if the producers are spending more money now than before.  They are also including money prizes these days to encourage people to continue their dreams in the dancing industry.  Another good thing about this show is that the hosts are promoting our Indian Culture across the Globe.  They have made dancing a medium through which they reach children of Indian descent from all over the world.  They do many good things that are good for children to learn.  For example, they always pay respect to the elders who come to watch their grand children.  In additioin, they encourage kids to dance to songs that are more appropriate for them according to their age.  For example, Javed pointed out to a girl who was only 12 but was dancing in an improper way to an inappropriate song.  These are just few things that make it a good family entertaining show.

          SJayant

They say for everything little madness, craze or obsession is necessary. These are a start to setup a strong determination. The same applies for dance. Without these, one is somehow incomplete. It is necessary that whatever we may do, results should be satisfactory and I am talking about satisfaction of inner soul and not of outer world. We don’t want to do anything in life for the heck of it and if we do for the heck of it, it’s just not right and plus it will be only temporary. Today’s topic is not about madness or craze or obsession or even about doing things for the heck of it but it is about us and what we believe in – whether we get influenced by others or if we do our own thinking and set up our individuality right. But before that I have a little story to say:

I was waiting for one particular movie for several months – “Yuvraaj”!! And last Friday it was released. But I was shocked to read the reviews. Most of the reviews by so called well reputed critics had given only one to 2 and half stars. I felt something was not right somewhere. My heart just didn’t believe in all the nasty stuff that they wrote about this movie. I felt I still was craving to watch this movie. My weekends normally tend to get busy with friends and a lot of times about nearly 30 to 40 friends end up hanging out together but when it came to watching this movie, I found no one wanted to see the movie with me and everyone spoke which critic wrote what and how they didn’t wanted to spend their money on something that got that less stars or some of them just came with some excuse not to come. But I was adamant and felt I needed to wind up my weekend by watching this movie. Anyway, Sunday night, I drove all by myself to the movie theater, bought a ticket and went inside. Though watching movie alone sounded little weird and I thought maybe I would be alone in the movie hall but I found the theater was full. I was excited that there are many people who think like me and decided to watch the movie themselves instead of going by any damn reviews. And so I was happy!

I have one very bad habit. If a movie is bad, then I can’t sit in the movie hall still for entire 2 and half hours. My feet, legs start to hurt and I desperately wait for the movie to get over. Luckily no such thing happened with Yuvraaj as I enjoyed every bit of the movie. But this is what had happened when I went for movie “Dostana” last week. I felt the movie was completely gross, had ridiculous revealing and the story didn’t make any sense but the reviews where 4 to 5 stars and the same so called “reputed” critics had said the movie is a must watch. I am so very tempted to call them names right now but since this is a public blog, I am deciding to behave instead.

Anyway getting back to Yuvraaj, I loved the movie. It was beautiful, colorful, cinematography, choreography, locales were awesome. Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan and Zayed Khan were simply fantabulously great and it sure is one of their best performances till date. Same goes for beautiful Katrina and the music was enchanting and totally mesmerizing. I felt full “Paisa Wasool” for the eleven bucks that I spent on this movie. And as I speak my mind from my heart, it is my turn to say: Go and watch the movie. It is a good entertaining and emotional movie which only strengthens the love and bond of a family and it comes with a beautiful message as well “Independently we live but United we Stand!” And yes it is a “MUST WATCH!” As for the sold critics who wanted to damage the reputation of those involved with the movie, I can only pray “May God put some sense in their head so that they would stop selling their writings for money and do justice to their work” – Amen to that!

There are many reasons why I brought up this movie topic on a dance blog. Here it is:

• Sometimes we have to decide what is right and wrong ourselves. We may find many talking against and it is up to us to whether we want to get influenced by them or want to take the credit or blame for our own standing. For example: You may feel you are an awesome dancer and has the potential and all necessary credentials to compete in a dance competition. You may have a unique style but that may not be liked by your friends or those surrounding you. They may speak negative. Now it is up to you to let them influence you and back out from competing or try it out yourself. By getting influenced, you are only following their lead but by following your own instinct, you are setting up your own individuality. Worse come worse what may happen – they may be right and you may not get through the audition but if you do get selected that means you dared. And when you dare and get the desired results, the feeling is awesome. So please do DARE and don’t give up anything that you believe strongly in!!
• If we find our self alone in our standing that does not mean we are wrong. We should be proud and never doubt our self. Just because ten people are saying 2 + 2 = 10 does not mean they are right even though they are in majority. If we feel 2 + 2 = 4 then we must stay put with our feelings and not let anyone shake our instincts. The 10 people maybe influential and learned people but they are only human and to err is human. Sometimes we don’t dare to challenge them and follow their lead because it’s too much to challenge a professional. But be different and do Dare! We may feel alone at start but when we reach our destination, we will find ourselves with tons of people who think on similar grounds as we do so we really are not alone.

Never let anyone doubt your own capabilities or shake you from our standing. Never change your loyalties just because the rest is speaking negative. Be yourself, be confident and enjoy your life. At the end of the day nothing counts except for what you believe and how strongly you believe in. As long as one’s believes and actions don’t mean harm to anyone, we are good to go. Don’t wait for encouragement from others to start your project, be the first one to encourage yourself.

And last but not least -

“One doesn’t have to be a “person of influence” to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in anybody’s life are probably not even aware of the things they teach us in everyday life”

Courtesy: indiaabroad
Monday Nov 24 6:15 PM

Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Television technical workers resumed work Monday after their tiff with the producers’ association over a wage hike demand stalled shooting over a fortnight ago.

Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) general secretary Dinesh Chaturvedi said here the problem between workers and the core committee of the television programme producers was now ’sorted out’.

He told IANS that the workers have started shooting fresh episodes for television programmes, which were suspended for more than a fortnight.

The workers’ federation and the producers’ association were in a logjam after some associations of technicians expressed their unhappiness over the revised wages mentioned in the Nov 19 agreement signed between FWICE and the producers’ core committee.

Chaturvedi, however, refused to elaborate whether the producers finally agreed to meet all demands of the technicians, who had asked for further hike in their wages.

He also refused to say whether another agreement between FWICE and core committee had been signed, paving the way for the shooting to resume.

‘All I can say now is that the problems have been sorted out,’ he said.

Ratan Jain, president of Association of Motion Picture and Television Programme Producers (AMPTPP), too said that the Nov 19 agreement would stay.

‘Four of FWICE’s affiliates were unhappy about their wages fixed in the agreement. We have told them that their complaints would be looked into, but they must first report for the shootings. Finally, we have made them realise the financial loss that the stand-off has caused to producers and the broadcasters,’ Jain said.

While the shooting for serials commissioned by Zee and STAR Plus started Monday on a few locations in Mumbai, a senior executive from Sony Entertainment said that shooting for the company’s suspended episodes would start Tuesday.

The shootings were due to start Nov 20, but got cancelled as associations of sound engineers, costume designers and make-up artistes took objection to the Nov 19 agreement, demanding further hike in their revised wages.

If nothing untoward happens again, the viewers, who have been deprived of their quota of entertainment since Nov 7, can expect the telecast of their favourite serials to resume latest by Friday.

Friends as today is our Saroj Ji’s birthday, it is time that we go a little back in memory lane and enjoy some of the finest choreographed songs. It is tough to pick from wonderful 200 plus movies but here are few for you to relish and enjoy your weekend.

Please do take time out and wish this living legend on her special day!

Enjoy the videos below

Saroj Ji, Happy Birthday once again and We do LOVE You - thanks for giving us such entertaining and beautiful choreographed numbers. God Bless You!