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Nov 11, 2008, 08:24 PM
Ruslaan Mumtaz is training in B-Boing for his role in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
By Subhash K. Jha, November 11, 2008 - 17:10 IST
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Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar star, Ruslaan Mumtaz, is getting up very early in the
morning to do some serious B- Boing for his next film.
In case you think it's something naughty and unmentionable here's the
dope. B-Boing is a combination of martial arts and various dance forms like
hip-hop break dance. It also requires the practitioner to be proficient at
free-style gymnastics. In brief...much grief.
B-Boing requires rigorous and continuous training for at least six months.
And Ruslaan, habituated to late nights and late mornings is falling off with
exhaustion. "My B-Boing trainer is Deepak Kumar. It's truly exhausting, but
finally very rewarding. I'm learning all the intricacies of the art, twirling on
my kneecaps on the floor and getting up in a flash, using one finger to
rotate on the floor, gyrating hands-free...it's very challenging. But also very
very tiring. I find myself sleeping off most of my free hours. But it's worth it
because I am required to be skilled in B-Boing for my new film Jaane Kahan
Se Aayi Hai."
Isn't this writer Milap Jhaveri's film where Ayesha Takia plays an alien?
"That's right," Ruslaan reveals. "And I play this guy who's skilled at B-Boing.
Therefore, all the special training."
Ever since Ruslaan began waking up early morning to train, his life has
changed completely. "I've no time or wish to go out with friends or party, or
to even catch a movie. I've been practising the skill for a month. And I need
to be at it for at least six full months before I can even look convincing in
the film. I wonder if I'll survive! But I'm enjoying it. Milap and I have become
buddies. I was there for his engagement last week. We want to make Jaane
Kahan Se Aayi Hai very different for me in terms of looks and personality
from my first two films. In Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar and Tere Sang, I've a very
soft romantic image. But in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, I'm working on a new
sinewy look."
Though it's now catching on as latest passing fancy, B-Boing is not entirely
new to the film industry. Rakhi Sawant is adept at it. Grins Ruslaan "That's
right. Boy, she can really twirl and rotate on the floor! Though I wouldn't
like to try to match steps with her. For my role in Milap's film, I've to dance
not to compete with Rakhi but to impress Ayesha. I hope I succeed."
Incidentally, Ruslaan's next release Tere Sang is all about teenage
pregnancy. "I'm paired with a new girl Sheena Shahabadi in Tere Sang.
Ayesha is going to be my first established heroine. I'm scared. I'm a total
newcomer in front of her."
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By Subhash K. Jha, November 11, 2008 - 17:10 IST
http://images.bollywoodhungama.com/img/feature/08/nov/ruslaan1.jpg
Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar star, Ruslaan Mumtaz, is getting up very early in the
morning to do some serious B- Boing for his next film.
In case you think it's something naughty and unmentionable here's the
dope. B-Boing is a combination of martial arts and various dance forms like
hip-hop break dance. It also requires the practitioner to be proficient at
free-style gymnastics. In brief...much grief.
B-Boing requires rigorous and continuous training for at least six months.
And Ruslaan, habituated to late nights and late mornings is falling off with
exhaustion. "My B-Boing trainer is Deepak Kumar. It's truly exhausting, but
finally very rewarding. I'm learning all the intricacies of the art, twirling on
my kneecaps on the floor and getting up in a flash, using one finger to
rotate on the floor, gyrating hands-free...it's very challenging. But also very
very tiring. I find myself sleeping off most of my free hours. But it's worth it
because I am required to be skilled in B-Boing for my new film Jaane Kahan
Se Aayi Hai."
Isn't this writer Milap Jhaveri's film where Ayesha Takia plays an alien?
"That's right," Ruslaan reveals. "And I play this guy who's skilled at B-Boing.
Therefore, all the special training."
Ever since Ruslaan began waking up early morning to train, his life has
changed completely. "I've no time or wish to go out with friends or party, or
to even catch a movie. I've been practising the skill for a month. And I need
to be at it for at least six full months before I can even look convincing in
the film. I wonder if I'll survive! But I'm enjoying it. Milap and I have become
buddies. I was there for his engagement last week. We want to make Jaane
Kahan Se Aayi Hai very different for me in terms of looks and personality
from my first two films. In Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar and Tere Sang, I've a very
soft romantic image. But in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, I'm working on a new
sinewy look."
Though it's now catching on as latest passing fancy, B-Boing is not entirely
new to the film industry. Rakhi Sawant is adept at it. Grins Ruslaan "That's
right. Boy, she can really twirl and rotate on the floor! Though I wouldn't
like to try to match steps with her. For my role in Milap's film, I've to dance
not to compete with Rakhi but to impress Ayesha. I hope I succeed."
Incidentally, Ruslaan's next release Tere Sang is all about teenage
pregnancy. "I'm paired with a new girl Sheena Shahabadi in Tere Sang.
Ayesha is going to be my first established heroine. I'm scared. I'm a total
newcomer in front of her."
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/celebrities/ruslaanmumtaz/ruslaan7.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/celebrities/ruslaanmumtaz/ruslaan6.jpg