Boogie Woogie, Comedy Circus launch party rocks

Saturday night was celebration time for Sony, which is all set to get two of its popular shows ‘Boogie Woogie’ and ‘Comedy Circus Ke Superstars’ on air. The two shows officially took off with a launch party held at the Westin Mumbai Garden City and the occasion saw prominent personalities like Javed Jaffery, Naved Jaffery, Ravi Behl, Archana Puran Singh, and the Comedy Circus bandwagon which surprisingly also included names like Raju Shrivastava and Sunil Pal, since they are to be a part of ‘Comedy Circus Ke Superstars’. Both Raju and Sunil had been away from the platform of standup comedy on television and will be seen in a comeback mode with the show.

The Boogie Woogie team managed to create the perfect mood for celebration with the trio of Javed, Naved, and Ravi, at their entertaining best and some rocking performances by little kids, followed by an excellent performance by a group.

Speaking about the show, Javed said “I don’t think we would have been able to make it for 15 years without the support and love we gained from the audiences and the connectivity we have been able to establish with the audiences. Which is maybe also because of the fact that they know that Boogie Woogie is an honest show and there is a level of trust our audiences have on us. And it can be seen in the fact that people don’t mind allowing their daughters, their wives to participate on the show because of that trust .They know that we would never opt for sensationalism and that our intention has always been an honest one.”

Boogie Woogie has managed to sustain its popularity for a commendable period of 15 years and its popularity amongst the audiences has not suffered, which can be said to be a rare phenomenon in the Television scenario.

There were also some stand-up comedy acts performed by Comedy Circus participants which included Sunil Pal doing the drunk man act with partner Priya Marathe and Rajiv playing the fool with little Saloni at her vivacious best.

As reported earlier by TellyCafe, Boogie Woogie Kids Championship is set to go on air on May 19th at 09:00 pm and this season will also see Javed Jaffery performing on the famous number ‘I am Mumbai’ from ‘Bombay Boys’, whereas Comedy Circus Ke Superstars will set out on May 22nd 09:00pm and will see new jodis challenging the champions of comedy with both teams performing in the episode. The Champion pairs include Krushna-Sudesh, Swapnil Joshi-Ali and Saloni-Rajiv, while ‘Challengers’ include Natasha (Siya)- Kapil, Priya Marathe- Sunil, Suraj Thappar-Vip and Bharti Paresh. Archana and Rohit continue to judge the show with Surveen Chawla coming in as the host.

By oneindia.in

Boogie Woogie not worried about competition

By Indo-Asian News Service

Boogie Woogie, one of the longest running dance shows on television, is back. And Naved Jaffery says he and his team are not bothered by existing reality shows.

"While the other channels are doing it for the first time and may need to put in extra effort in promoting the shows, we don't take it as competition," Naved said.

"Our honesty and respect for all has been our key to success. We have never made the show look ugly by making it just a business. For us, it's been our priority and passion to work the way our audience would like it."

The new season of Boogie Woogie, which is in its 15th year, is slated to go on air May 19. Launched in 1996, Boogie Woogie was the brainchild lf Naved, his brother Javed Jaffery and actor Ravi Behll. The trio says they will hold the small screen with their enthusiasm, undying energy and passion for dance.

"It makes me feel 15 years younger and gives me a boost to work even more harder now. All through these years we have never felt short on zeal for the show. I started as a dancer myself and then shifted to movies, but my love and passion for dance can never fade, which keeps me on my toes to deliver enthusiastically," said Javed.

Right now small screen is crowded with dance shows like Zee TV's Dance India Dance L'il Masters, Colors' Chak Dhoom Dhoom and STAR Plus' Zara Nach Ke Dikha. And now Sony has joined the war with Boogie Woogie.

Ravi says they have made a few changes in the format. "Other than new set, new participants and some additions in the variables in the format of the show, we are planning to make it bigger and glamorous. We have always tried to keep it as real as possible, but I do believe getting celebrities on show highlights the episode," he said. 

Javed said: "I think talent is getting the due recognition. There are different dance forms in India and they are being recognised because all these shows put them on display. But yes celebrities do make a difference."The last season of the show ended in October last year.