Boogie Woogie (Indian TV series)
television series
Boogie Woogie was an Indian dance competition television series created and directed by Naved Jaffrey, Ashu Jain and Ravi Behl for Sony Entertainment Television. Debuting in 1996, the show was judged by Indian film actor and television host Javed Jaffrey, who was the permanent judge. It is the oldest dance reality and it has become the longest running show in India. In the earlier seasons, the judges assigned various themes to episodes, including Bollywood, Horror, Friendship among others. It was also co-hosted by Kadambari Shantshri Desai from season 1 to 2.
Background
The popularity of the dance show has led to the creation of special championship shows, such as Kids' Championships, Teen Championships, Mothers Championships and Celebrity Championships, in which various Indian celebrities, such as Mithun Chakraborty, Juhi Chawla, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza, Govinda, Vivek Oberoi and Ritesh Deshmukh have participated.
Seasons
Season 1
The series' first season premiered in 1996 and ended in 2001.
Season 2
After a long gap of 5–6 years, the show was relaunched by Sony Entertainment Television in 2003 for its 2nd season. After the end of season 2, Boogie Woogie was off air for sometime in 2006, before it came back in a new avatar in 2008.
During this period, Sony Entertainment Television Asia in London launched the International Boogie Woogie championships.
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