Actor-comedian-choreographer-producer
Javed
Jaffrey,
whose
dance
show
Boogie
Woogie
was
one
of
the
first
dance
reality
shows
on
the
small
screen,
says
nowadays
the
focus
is
less
on
dancing
skills
and
more
on
other
things.
"Now
the
platform
is
there,
but
somewhere
it
becomes
exploitative.
They
zoom
in
on,
say
the
eyes
of
the
participant
or
show
the
participant's
old
mother...
The
shows
focuses
on
the
reality
part
of
it
more
than
the
dance.
There
was
a
lot
of
respect
during
our
show," Javed
told.
Javed
judged
Boogie
Woogie,
which
ran
for
15
years
and
became
one
of
longest
running
dance
shows,
along
with
his
brother
Naved
and
actor
Ravi
Behl.
"We
had
a
strong
dance
background
and
we
knew
what
it
involved
and
the
work
it
required.
It
had
a
lot
of
soul
and
had
a
heart.
It
was
all
about
giving
respect
to
dancers
and
enjoying
with
them,"
he
said.
He
says
Boogie
Woogie
takes
pride
in
being
original.
"When
we
started,
it
was
an
original
show.
It
was
not
started
as
a
franchise
of
a
foreign
show.
There
is
a
bias
towards
foreign
shows.
We
were
indigenous
and
rooted
here,"
he
said.
The
49-year-old,
who
was
seen
in
films
like
Meri
Jung
and
Salaam
Namaste
and
produced
National
Award
winning
documentaries
Inshallah,
Kashmir
and
Inshallah
Football,
said,
given
a
chance
he
would
love
to
make
a
show
like
Boggie
Woogie
again.