Boogie Woogie India

We wish all our readers, visitors, members, entire team of Boogie Woogie/ R & N TV Productions especially Jaaved, Naved, Ravi “Eid Mubarak and a very Happy Thanksgiving!” We sincerely hope this festival and Holiday time brings lots of happiness and great health in your life. May God bless you all!

With Warmest Regards,

Boogie Woogie India Fan Blog!

Eid al-Adha is an celebration in commemoration of the command give by Allah to Prophet Abraham (may Allah be pleased with him) to sacrifice his first born son Ishmael to Him. The fulfilment [sic] of this noble command of Allah by Abraham signifies his faith. It is an occasion to reaffirm our sacrifice, trust and devotion to Allah and to express gratitude for His countless blessings and grace. It is a sincere thanks that means to acknowledge the true story of any event, and to repair any harm so that the walls built with anger and resentment brewing from within are removed from each others’ hearts — leaving the door open for God to heal the wounds and bond us together as a human family. The sacrificed animal (goat) is then shared in four equal parts between the poor, the needy, relatives and friends.

This day also coincides with Thanksgiving Day that is celebrated in United States of America and Canada and couple of European countries. Thanksgiving symbolizes the joy of loving, caring, sharing. It is all about togetherness and merry making. The festival stands for the ‘Oneness’ of people. It epitomizes peace, harmony and union. People world over thank the Lord almighty for all the blessings and material possessions bestowed on them.

December 4th is our dearest Jaaved Jaaffery’s birthday! Just like last year, we plan to celebrate his birthday in full swing and maybe even more. We are aware that many are fans of Jaaved and would love to celebrate his birthday with him or at least wish him personally but not everyone is lucky to be with their idol/ hero and so with a hope that the published messages will reach him somehow, as part of of our celebrations, we will be publishing fans wishes on this fan blog on December 4th.

If you would like to wish your favorite judge/idol/hero and a superstar – Mr. Jaaved Jaaffery, please feel free to send us your wishes. Please feel free to add pictures, graphics, colorful copy and pastes or whatever you may think is right for your greeting. We also encourage videos and audio’s and you can even send an electronic greeting. The only condition is that your greeting should come straight from your heart! All greetings will be then picture shot to fit and publish on the blog. You are free to write in any language you are comfortable with. You are also encouraged to write your own experiences with Boogie Woogie and how it changed your outlook.

Please send your greetings latest by December 2nd 2009. You can send your wishes to sansuiboogiewoogie@gmail.com

We look forward to celebrating Jaaved’s birthday with you in full blast! Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Regards,

Admin

Everyone needs a break from the usual. When life tends to get monotonous, it is better to take a break, relax and get back in full swing. As they say, a refreshed mind brews 100 percent better ideas then a tired mind. A tired mind hardly functions 5 % of the time and rest of time it is only searching for excuses. Such a time is the right time to call it a break and relax and relaxation gets better with meditation. How to meditate ?? Please read below!

All you need to start meditating are:

1. A quiet environment. Choose a secluded place in your home, office, garden, place of worship, or in the great outdoors where you can relax without distractions or interruptions.
2. A comfortable position. Get comfortable, but avoid lying down as this may lead to you falling asleep. Sit up with your spine straight, either in a chair or on the floor. You can also try a cross-legged or lotus position.
3. A point of focus. Pick a meaningful word or phrase and repeat it throughout your session. You may also choose to focus on an object in your surroundings to enhance your concentration, or alternately, you can close your eyes.
4. An observant, non critical attitude. Don’t worry about distracting thoughts that go through your mind or about how well you’re doing. If thoughts intrude during your relaxation session, don’t fight them. Instead, gently turn your attention back to your point of focus.

Being Innovative bring high and satisfactory results. Boogie Woogie is a reality shows and reality shows do well when they bring innovative ideas week after week as they supply the required spice to its audience. And so with the same concept on mind, we bring you an article on how to be innovative. The seven great habits that we bring you today with due courtesy is the result of www.thinksimplenow.com. We hope you too will find it useful and will adopt these habits for your own life.

Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate? I used to feel this way. I have since learned that creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. Actually, there is no such thing as “being more creative”, you are already a creative being.

I’m sure we can all relate to moments when we felt stuck trying to tap into our own creativity. Did you know that this block is merely your mind at work? Your mind is creating all sorts of assumptions, self-imposed constraints and self-limiting inhibitions. I have found that we can remove these assumptions just by being in the moment; start doing, and stop thinking.

Here are seven habits found in highly innovative and creative people that I’ve organized and summarized from Scott Berkun’s “the myths of innovation“.

1. Persistence - Innovation involves more than just great ideas. We need faith, hard work and a laser sharp focus for the end result to keep persisting for our vision in the face of roadblocks. We tend to see the end result of a creative idea in awe, but what we don’t see are the actions, hard work and persistence behind the scene to make the vision a reality.

“Invention is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration“ - Thomas A. Edison

2. Remove Self-Limiting Inhibitions - Under the spell of inhibition, we feel limited and stuck. We need to free ourselves from these mind-created constraints by removing assumptions and restrictions. This is what we refer to when we say “think outside the box”. Encourage ourselves to be open to new ideas and solutions without setting limiting beliefs. Remember, innovation is more about psychology than intellect.

3. Take Risks, Make Mistakes - I believe that part of the reason why we create self-imposed inhibition is due to our fear of failure. Expect that some ideas will fail in the process of learning. Build prototypes often, test them out on people, gather feedback, and make incremental changes. Rather than treating the mistakes as failures, think of them as experiments. “Experiment is the expected failure to deliberately learn something.” (Scott Berkun). Instead of punishing yourself for the failures, accept them, then take your newfound knowledge and put it towards finding the best solution. Live up to your goal of producing the best result, but understand you might hit roadblocks along the way.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.“ –Thomas A. Edison

4. Escape - Our environment can and does effect how we feel. The more relaxed and calm we are internally, the more receptive we are to tap into our flowing creativity. This is why ideas sometimes come to us in the shower or while we’re alone. Each of us have different triggers to access our creative energy. I get into the ‘creative zone’ from sitting at my dining table, with a warm cup of chai, and my noise-canceling headphones. Many great thinkers go on long walks to help them solve problems. Experiment and find what works for you.

5. Writing Things Down - Many innovators and creative people keep a journal to jot down ideas and thoughts. Some keep a sketch book, scrap book, post-it notes, loose paper. They all have a method to capture their thoughts, to think on paper, to drop their inhibitions and start the creative process. Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous notebook was purchased by Bill Gates for $30.8 Million dollars.

6. Find Patterns & Create Combinations - Ideas come from other ideas. Did you know that Edison wasn’t the first one who came up with the invention of the light bulb? He was the first to build a workable carbon filament inside a glass bulb, that made light bulbs last longer. You can increase your exposure to new ideas, look for patterns and see how you can combine ideas to improve upon existing solutions.

7. Curiosity - Many innovators are just curious people who are inquisitive, and like to solve problems. Practice seeing things differently. For example, When seeing the solution to a problem, ask yourself, “What are some alternative ways to doing this?”. Ask a lot of questions and challenge the norms or existing methods.

Have a great day folks!!

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!""I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,
Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

And with this story we present our Song of the Weekend for you – Humse Tum Dosti Karlo! We sincerely hope your love doesn’t have to wait too long for its time to come. Have a wonderful fun filled weekend. Enjoy!

Whether you are ready to give auditions or are all set to perform on the stage for the first time or innumerate time, it is must that you enjoy what you do. Many times people do for the sake of something else like for instance popularity or money. To appear on national Television is a dream for many not for anything else but to gain instant popularity and even with a hope to make big to earn big bucks. There is nothing wrong in either of the concepts provided you do it the right way. It is a proven fact that when you perform and have enjoyed performing what you did, the result works out that people too have enjoyed what they saw. But a lot of times people get monotonous and just do things half heartedly and that is where they step towards failure. 

People working for biggest companies or earning millions are not the happiest always. Someone working for a local company with much lesser salary can be happier. The excitement of going to work could be seen bubbling out initially but as the time passes, things change. The same that we did excitedly in beginning becomes an obligation.

But here are some tips that will help us in big way in not becoming monotonous but creating a career graph that only sees an upward direction:

Be Realistic:  We often have a habit of setting unrealistic goals for ourselves. We expect more than what we are capable of and when we are not able to meet our goals, depression seeps in and the work becomes a source of unhappiness rather than joy.
See, if you also aimed to touch skies overnight. If yes, set S.M.A.R.T goals for yourself. SMART here means: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely.

Turn to work with the right mindset: When you appear in reality shows, you have to work to show case your talent differently each time you appear. The studio that you go for shoot is your work. Enter your work with a positive mindset and have the same for your co participants, your employer, recruiter, judges. Bearing negative thoughts about your workplace will not only hamper your performance but will not let you like do well.

Maintain a good rapport with everyone: This is something said ad-nauseam times but not practiced very often. The best way to do is to maintain an open communication with people you are surrounded with. Practice small things like helping people wherever you can, pass a gentle smile and you will see that you will always have someone to help or advice you when need.

Try to fix problems rather then complaining: When there are more then one mind, there is bound to be difference of opinion and difference of opinion leads to problems. Most of us have a habit of sitting and criticizing things. Rather then just discussing the problems around it will be a better idea to find a solution to them. This will not only create a healthy atmosphere but also give us a sense of achievement.

Focus on your KPAs: Many of us feel that we are working hard but it is not being recognized. This leads to depression and also miscommunication. The best way to handle such a situation is to focus on our Key Performance Areas. If we do everything but our actual job that we came for, our performance will never be appreciated. We must see that we are doing the things the right way.

Maintain Transparency: One time win is not an end. With Boogie Woogie, if you are good then you will get many opportunities to perform. Keeping your communication clear and well informed makes the work easier and will reduce any worries if they are any. Moreover, it will also prove to bring people who will stand by you in your hour of need.

Celebrate success with everyone: Keep patting for the next batting. Celebrating with everyone is a great idea. If people are happy they will be motivated and if they are motivated then half of your worries evaporate themselves. Also such gatherings bring people closer and also increase the compatibility quotient.

Accept new challenges and risks: A common feature of most of the happy professionals around! Accepting new challenges and risks not only give us the joy of recognition but also a feeling of satisfaction. Identify new challenges and volunteer to handle them.

Have a wonderful day till next time!!

This Week we again bring you your requested MP3’s along with couple of our selection. To download any number, please click on the song name below. If you have any specific request, please mention it in the comments section or send it via email at sansuiboogiewoogie@gmail.com

1. Magadheera Flute short piece
2. Bulle Shah - Movie "A Wednesday"
3. Mar Jawaan - movie "Fashion"
4. Pyar Do Pyar Lo - movie "Janbaaz"
5. Dreams on Fire - AR Rahman
6. Mumbai Theme - AR Rahman
7. Sabki Baraate Aayi - movie "Janam Samjha Karo"
8. Rubaru Bhangra - movie "Rubaru"
9. Rang Daalo Folk - movie "Banaras"
10. Kaise Main Kahoon - Kailash Kher
11. Fashion ka Jalwa Remixed - movie "Fashion"

Enjoy!!

Boogie Woogie Fans are use to seeing quality dances, quality judgment and quality choreographers. After all 13 years plus is not a joke! Since the time Boogie Woogie got replaced with another dance show that is not even worth mentioning, weekends just turned out to be plain boring for us fans!

Boogie Woogie is a show that never demarcated India between its regions for its TRP sake nor the judges choose their own regional dancers as final winners putting the other regions down . As far as any Boogie Woogie fan remembers, they have always been fair in their judgment irrespective of any region, caste, creed or language. The most amazing thing that India witnessed in its history was participants coming from its remote villages to show case their talent and they were not only judged with the same equal eye as rest of the participants that came from major metropolitan cities but were appreciated as well for the talent that they possessed. Boogie Woogie always saw something good in all its participants and made sure to shine that aspect in front of the world giving them maximum limelight. No one tried to cut the throat of one another to jump the ladder of success and hence the result is such that we see Boogie Woogie dancers in other channel dance shows making it a bumper hit.

But unfortunately if one switches on to Sony during same Boogie Woogie slot, what they see is, “good for nothing” biased choreographers playing the dirty survival game by cutting each others throat and praising their own stupid judgment. If these are the present breed of choreographers then I really wish they had stayed behind the camera and never brought their ugly themselves in front of the world! The things that were respected on Boogie Woogie show have all been replaced by things that cannot be viewed by family audience . This reminds me of an old quote: “you scream and tell I am good, and it sounds I am good to others even when its the worse - the only thing is that the people who heard such words were deaf”. I really don’t have to expand this quote any further as its self explanatory.

When Boogie Woogie took its break, I really was expecting a show to stand at par with Boogie Woogie standards in terms of quality talent and judgment but it is a shame to see a show that is nothing of that sort but a big FLOP! It is one ill composed and mentally ill show that does more harm in growth of the nation then any good.

As far as Boogie Woogie fans are concerned, we are eagerly waiting for Boogie Woogie to come back. And I hope it happens real soon!! We miss you Boogie Woogie!!

Anytime I came across the word “group dance”, I mostly use to dig out for foreign videos because I felt they stand a class apart in their coordination and in their look and feel but the same thinking was changed once I saw the movie Jajantaram Mamantaram especially one song that I loved it instantly – the song is called “Rambam Rambabam”. The video is so colorful with soft feel and plus the group has danced very gracefully. It is superbly coordinated as well. I choose the same song as the “Song of the Weekend” and hope you all enjoy watching this beautiful piece. Have a great weekend folks!!

Thanks to Shams, Sneha, Vicky and Sumit for contributing jokes to our humor segment. I am sure everyone will have a good laugh this week. If anyone wants to contribute jokes or article, please feel free to send it to sansuiboogiewoogie@gmail.com. Please enjoy and Have a wonderful day!

Man to God: How much is 1000 million $ for you?
God: A Coin.
Man: How much is 1000 years for you?
God: A second.
Man: Can you give me a coin?
God: Wait a second.

A guy was known among his friends to be very brief and to the point - he really never said too much.
One day, a saleswoman promoting a certain brand of brushes knocked his door and asked to see his wife, so the guy told her that she wasn’t home. "Well," the woman said, "Could I please wait for her?"
The man directed her to the drawing room and left her there for more than three hours.
After feeling really worried, she called out for him and asked, "May I ask where your wife is?"
"She went to the cemetery," he replied.
"And when is she coming back?"
"I don’t really know," he said. "She’s been there eleven years now."

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked, ‘What are the grounds for your divorce?’ She replied, ‘About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by.’ ‘No,’ he said, ‘I mean what is the foundation of this case?’
‘It is made of concrete, brick and mortar,’ she responded. ‘I mean,’ he continued, ‘What are your relations like?’
‘I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, and so do my husband’s parents.’
He said, ‘Do you have a real grudge?’
‘No,’ she replied, ‘We have a two-car carport and have never really needed one.’
‘Please,’ he tried again, ‘is there any infidelity in your marriage?’
‘Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don’t necessarily like the music, but the answer to your questions is yes.’
‘Ma’am, does your husband ever beat you up?’
‘Yes,’ she responded, ‘about twice a week he gets up earlier than I do.’
Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, ‘Lady, why do you want a divorce?’
‘Oh, I don’t want a divorce,’ she replied. ‘I’ve never wanted a divorce. My husband does. He said he can’t communicate with me!!’

Caller : Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan ?
Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.
Caller: No, I want to speak to Annie Wan!
Operator: You are talking to someone! Who is this?
Caller: I’m Sum Wan .And I need to talk to Annie Wan! It’s urgent.
Operator: I know u are someone and u want to talk to anyone! But what’s this urgent matter about?
Caller: Well just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother, Noe Wan was involved in an accident. Noe Wan got injured and now Noe Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital.
Operator: Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital from the accident that isn’t an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don’t have time for this!
Caller: You are so rude! Who are you?
Operator: I’m Saw Lee.
Caller: Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!