[music playing]
[narrator] 'Many decades have come and gone.'
'But there was one such decade or era'
'that is just too hard to forget.'
[music continues]
'Because that magical era no longer exists.'
[vocalisation]
'That was the magic of the 90s.'
'Be it the magic of rewinding audio cassettes with a pencil...'
'Or the magic of ignoring homework and filling slam books.'
'Or the magic of TV antennas at our homes.'
'The magic of waiting for letters for months.'
[hand bell ringing]
'The magic that had true stories of love.'
[romantic tune playing]
'The magic of super hit films...'
'And evergreen songs.'
[upbeat music playing]
'Today, on Super Dancer, the wheel of time is about to turn.'
'And the magic is about to return'
'as we take you back in time to the 90s era!'
[song playing]
[music playing]
[whooping]
'A mesmeric tune someone played,'
- 'and the musical notes came alive'. - Lovely.
'When love spared a glance,'
'the dazzling effulgence of her beauty did shine.'
[whooping]
I just want a certain beast to stay away from a beauty!
[laughter]
The competition is getting stiffer by the week.
Last week, two super dancers were made Super Monitors.
Right!
It's a clash of the best!
So, the dancer with the highest scores this week
will become the Super Monitor
and their mother will become the Queen Mother,
who will get super conveniences.
Along with a super bumper prize from Marzi!
- Present it. - Where's it?
[applause]
- What is this? - It's something very useful.
This is the bumper prize!
A grooming salon session.
- Wow. - I see!
Oh, my!
- You could groom yourself at a salon. - Yes.
So, all the best to you.
And, kids!
"You have a swear on..."
Win this for your mothers.
[applause]
So, presenting Satara's star Aditi Jadhav
with super guru Saumya.
"How do I tell you who I am?"
[applause]
This story is about a girl from Mumbai,
who in the 90s,
set the silver screen on fire with her films.
Everyone was crazy about her beauty,
but her passion
inspired every girl who dared to dream.
Because when one is resolute,
nothing is impossible.
And she proved that with her first film 'Baazigar'.
[whooping]
[applause]
[music playing]
[Geeta] Lovely!
[song playing]
Superb.
After her blockbuster Bollywood debut,
in her career, came a film
that not only ruled the box office,
but also the hearts of millions.
And this film's dazzling identity
became our glamour queen Shilpa Shetty!
Wow!
[whooping]
[music playing]
Yes!
[song playing]
[Geeta] Lovely!
Oi!
Fantastic.
Ever since, this Mumbai girl has never looked back.
With her blockbuster films and super hit songs,
Shilpa Shetty became the dazzling diva of the 90s.
[music playing]
[song playing]
[laughs]
[Geeta] Whoa!
Oh, my! This song!
[Shilpa] Oh, my!
Oh, God!
Shilpa, not just the 90s,
- but you will also rule our hearts forever. - Aww!
And today, this is all we wish to say.
[song playing]
[sings along]
[song concludes]
[applause]
- Oh my God! - Whoa!
[applause continues]
Shilpa, may you live long!
- What a beautiful career! - Wow.
Gosh, that song.
My, oh, my!
Those songs were something!
Hey, superb!
[sings song]
I heard it after ages!
[song playing]
Thank you so much.
Aditi, you made me all nostalgic.
- Thank you, ma'am. - You were brilliant.
- Thank you so much. - You're mini Shilpa Shetty today.
[laughter]
- Thank you. - I love you.
Saumya, superbly choreographed.
Do you know what's special about the 90s?
The heroines, especially, gained fame because of the songs.
Yes.
Many of my films failed,
but my songs were always super hit.
People remembered us for our songs
- and they still do. - Absolutely.
[applause]
We spoke about one heroine.
- Now, let's talk about the other heroine. - Yes.
Aditi, I believe
you'll represent any heroine very well
because you have what it takes.
- You're spectacular. - Thank you, ma'am.
I'm waiting for the day, Aditi, when you sign a film
and I'll say,
- "I knew her as a child..." - Fantastic!
- "And she'd dance before me." - Thank you, ma'am.
You exude grace, Aditi. You simply exude it.
You have elegance and oomph.
So, keep it up. I loved it.
Thank you so much.
The story of 'Baazigar' is very interesting.
Tell us, Shilpa.
I think I was called to the office.
Ratan, Abbas and Mustan were there.
I went to meet them.
They wanted to introduce a new girl
because every heroine had turned down that role.
So, Sridevi was approached.
They had also approached Madhuri.
And they wanted the original film 'A Kiss Before Dying',
of which Baazigar is a remake of...
They asked me if I would do it and I agreed.
I said just one thing to them.
"You're making the movie 'A Kiss Before Dying'."
"I am not going to kiss anyone."
[laughter]
I said just one line to them.
I would prefer to die.
[laughter]
Abbas and Mustan were very sweet.
"There are no kissing scenes in this movie"
"but you'll be pushed off a building!"
[laughter]
Do you know what's my favourite scene of hers?
"Forgive me, Seema."
Dead!
- I love it. - Thanks, Marzi!
Mind-blowing!
Let me talk about that scene.
I went to the theatre to watch that scene... The movie!
I was pushed off before the interval.
Some of the fans sitting there said,
"No, she's the heroine."
"She will rise from the dead!"
They didn't leave!
But in those days, people expected the heroine of the movie not to die.
- It was then that I felt I had arrived. - Oh!
I felt that people wanted to see me.
[applause]
Who was it a tribute to?
Shilpa.
- Who paid it? - Aditi.
Why hasn't Shilpa danced on stage then?
Because she didn't go and bring her.
[applause]
Come on, Shilpa!
[music playing]
[song playing]
[song concludes]
Fantastic!
[whistling]
[applause]
[laughter]
Presenting the cutie who finds everyone else a liar!
The honest boy Jackie
with super guru Rupesh!
Sir!
The greatest Bollywood museum!
Enter at your own risk.
Let's go!
Come on.
Jackie, look!
Salman and Madhuri.
The iconic pair of the 90s!
Come here, let's take a selfie.
[camera shutter clicking]
[current zapping]
[music playing]
[song playing]
[laughter]
Mind-blowing!
"My Raja babu!"
[speaks gibberish]
Come on, let's do it.
[song playing]
[laughter]
[whooping]
Sir!
It's him!
[song playing]
[laughter]
[current zapping]
[whooping]
[song playing]
[laughter]
Sir!
Anil!
Sridevi!
[Marzi] Mind-blowing!
[Shilpa] Lovely.
[Geeta] Superb.
- [song concludes] - [current zaps]
[Geeta] Lovely, Rupesh.
- Lovely, Rupesh. Keep going, Rupesh. - Sir.
Sir!
What songs! Superb songs.
Mind-blowing.
[applause]
Look, I loved the choreography.
You did retain the hook steps but added your own touch as well.
The step on 'kudiyon ko daale Dana' was really nicely done.
Everything is good. I just wish that
if he understands, he might be able to express better.
I feel sometimes he does the steps because he's happy to dance.
He needs to be taught what to emote where.
That's the only thing I want you to do for him.
Otherwise, he's a superlative dancer.
Good job, Jackie.
Thank you, ma'am.
[applause]
- I'll speak like Jackie's mother. - Okay.
"Why are you saying that?"
"My son danced well."
[laughter]
"He lies sometimes but he dances well."
[laughter]
And?
Ma'am, they were just four fennel seeds.
"Four seeds, huge impact!"
I didn't like the taste.
So, I let them be in the mouth.
I thought I'd spit it out but...
"But we loved it."
[laughter]
"What did you think of his performance?"
Yes, ma'am. He danced well.
Okay! Ha ha.
[laughter]
Say something new today, ma'am.
New!
We've been listening to the same line for so many weeks now!
"I've very proud of my children."
"My kids are lovely."
We know your kids are lovely!
[laughter]
- Sir, the question is also the same. - Say something else.
- What? - The question is also the same.
Whoa!
Savage!
Whoa.
Rupesh, welcome back with him.
Does he still trouble you?
Sir, he troubles me as much as he used to.
In fact, he troubles me more now.
[laughter]
"It's my wish!"
Not just me, he's troubling the others too.
He has begun troubling all the mothers.
The mothers!
What are you saying?
Sir, I'm trying to lose weight.
So, I'm having chia seeds soaked in water these days.
After having biryani!
Chia seeds don't work after you've had biryani.
[laughter]
I soaked chia seeds in a bottle and kept it aside.
He ran away with it and threw the water.
What!
I thought they were tadpoles.
So, I threw it.
I was just helping her.
[laughter]
- I have something to say too. - Go on.
He knocks on my door every morning and runs away.
[knocking]
No.
Sukriti's father was here last week.
He said we must learn to live disciplined lives.
'We should teach them discipline from a young age itself.'
So, I go to her in the morning and knock on her door.
Waking up early is discipline!
[Marzi] Very good.
[laughter]
Oh! Aparna!
I get scared every time she stands up.
[laughter]
My legs start trembling.
What problem do you bring today?
It'll be something silly. Yes, Aparna.
- Everyone knows it's monsoon season. - Yes.
Clothes don't dry.
The sun came out two days ago.
I thought since the sun was out,
I'd put some expensive clothes out the window to dry.
Anish came there and cleaned the window with those clothes.
He ruined all my expensive clothes.
What!
It was a rag. I thought it was a mop.
[laughter]
So, I used it to clean the window.
[laughter]
This is divine play.
We don't know his date of birth.
He is an incarnation of a god.
[laughter]
He takes responsibility for what he says,
- not for what people understand. - Fair enough.
Please go back to your seat now.
Presenting the cutie who to his mother is heavy-duty.
Shanky Gupta with super guru Vipul Kandpal!
[Geeta] Nice.
The 90s era wasn't just characterised by love,
but also pain.
Come, let us show you the plight of lovers in those days.
This is the story of my one-sided love.
I was in love with her
and she loved someone else.
[song playing]
What once felt like merits
had started to feel like flaws.
Neither could I be with you
nor did you walk with me.
So, we both made compromises and got separated, just like that.
It was only you.
[song playing]
Nice.
She left under the weight of compulsion.
She broke to pieces and shattered me too.
Destiny took from me the one I was afraid to lose.
There was a girl whom I loved.
What songs!
[song continues]
So what if we got separated? The longing is still alive.
Although my heart pines for her,
this love is still alive.
My love is still alive.
[song playing]
Whoa!
Wow, wonderful.
Terrific.
[whooping]
- Whoa! - Wow!
[applause]
Fantastic!
Fantastic.
Yes, I agree...
Shanky was amazing.
[applause]
Oh.
Vipul!
Every time you try to show emotion,
you nail it!
- You show emotion so beautifully. - Yes.
Thank you so much, ma'am. Thank you.
Shanky!
Geeta says
you must stand when speaking to a great artist.
[applause]
Way to go, Shanky!
- One of your best performances, Shanky. - Thank you, ma'am.
I am so happy and so proud of you.
Thank you, ma'am.
[applause]
For the first time on this set.
Thank you.
[applause]
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
To me, this act, performance and partnership
were way better than just super.
[buzzer sounds]
- Thank you, ma'am. - Wonderful.
What does Shanky know about this emotion?
Yet, he emoted it so well.
Shanky, you were so good today.
In the first song,
'Tu Pyaar Hai Kisi Aur Ka, Tujhe Chahta Koi Aur Hai',
you did a section
where you spoke about choice.
Beautifully choreographed.
[song playing]
My favourite!
- The highlight of this act was the last song. - Whoa.
Its choreography was beyond words.
[song playing]
What's the pain that's eating away at you?
Yes?
[chuckles]
One must stand and talk to great artists.
So, great artists, this is for you.
That's wonderful.
[applause]
Thank you so much, ma'am. Thank you.
[buzzer sounds]
You're usually jolly and smiling.
I guess you've had your heart broken many times.
Five times, oh!
No! I said no.
[laughter]
- Vipul, very well choreographed. - Thank you so much, sir.
Shanky, very well done.
What a...
[buzzer sounds]
[whooping]
[theme song playing]
[theme song concludes]
I made a request to Shilpa if I could do it today
- and she agreed. - Yes!
- Geeta will climb today. - Yes.
- Ladder! - Come on!
Ladder!
Long live!
Marzi will go today.
- I'll hold it. - I love it.
Her ladder.
- She called for it and I'm going to climb it! - Yes.
[theme song playing]
[theme song fades out]
I'll tell you something about this song.
Back in my village,
even if life was good,
people would get dejected if someone played this song.
[laughter]
Some boys deliberately broke up with their partners.
'It has been ages since the one I loved left me.'
[laughter]
People in my village would style their hair with water
and act like Ajay Devgn.
All of them!
- Everyone's lives have changed. - What are you saying?
- Hey... - When?
It has happened with everyone.
The strong women got married. The rest wander about as poetry!
Whoa!
I am infamous for making people cry with my poetry.
But you've made everyone cry more than me.
When did I make you cry?
It was new love in our time and in our city.
People learned the new culture of
friendship band in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
- Come on! - And then
when those threads broke, the strings
of the heart were being torn apart.
And then, there was only one song playing
- And the song that used to play was 'Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi'. - Oh God!
So, we wish for the magic of the 90s era
to spread across this stage.
- as it once lit up the silver screen. - Come on, Geeta!
Let's recreate that magic once, Geeta.
- Amazing! - You are putting pressure.
Wow, Geeta.
Look at this.
Everyone from India is standing.
Come on, Geeta.
I can't see now.
Wow, Babe! We can see you.
You will come back to take me, right?
- "I don't miss you." - I'll slap you.
Oh my!
- [laughing] - Oh my, it seems.
I went two steps back.
They are like binoculars.
[laughing]
Glory to you!
Come on, Geeta!
[audience applauding and cheering]
Yeah! Come on!
[music playing]
Lovely!
[song playing]
Whoa!
[cheering]
Whoa!
Geeta!
That move you did...
Killer!
What's wrong with you?
Whoa!
Aww!
- Geeta! - Yes, ma'am.
- Yes? - This was
- Stupendo fantabulously phantasmagorically magical! - Wow!
Wow!
I would like to say
that your act
was way better than just super.
Effervescent salutation!
Effervescent salutation, it seems!
- Look at the dance they make us do. - Effervescent salutation?
- Say it again. - Effervescent, right?
It's eternal!
Judges, the 90s era was Govinda's era!
And here with us, we have our very own little Govinda. Her name is
Aadhyashree.
This girl is full of talent
and no wonder, she has been crowned Super Monitor two times in a row!
So, presenting to you the little influencer with a big impact
Aadhyashree along with her Super Guru, Pratiksha!
[electronic whirring]
[vocalization]
[music playing]
Whoa!
Minnie!
Okay!
'Mom, you woke me up from such a wonderful dream.'
'In my dream, I was dancing like a heroine'
'and everyone in the world was swaying with me.'
'I'll never forgive you for this.'
[laughing]
'10 for 30!'
'Tell me! 10 for 30.'
'Mannu, did you express your feelings to Minnie?'
'Look, she is going.'
'Minnie! Minnie, wait!'
'Mannu, you are always loitering around.'
'Get a proper job.'
'Who cares! I am my own boss.'
'You won't mend your ways.'
'Minnie, where are you off to? Hey!'
[song playing]
Whoa!
'Superstar Kamal Kumar!'
'Will you be a heroine in my next film?'
'Ready for the audition?'
- 'And action!' - She did the movie.
'Are you...'
'Me and you...'
'Sorry, sir!'
'Cut it! You can't do it.'
'Manu! They want me to be a heroine in Kamal Kumar's movie.'
'Here's the script. You read Rakesh's dialogues.
'What?'
'Are you in love with me?'
'I never thought that would happen. I am shocked.'
'I am shocked!'
'Read your dialogue.'
'Yes! I...'
'Do... You... Mean...'
'Why are you reading it like that?'
'Do... You... Mean... This and that!'
'Give it your best.'
'But why?'
'You handed me the paper and asked me to read Rakesh's dialogues.'
'Who is he? I don't want to read it.'
'I couldn't memorize any dialogue in today's screen test.'
'You are also scolding me now.'
'Minnie, hold on! I will help you rehearse.'
'You will be an 'export' by tomorrow.'
'Listen, do you love me? I am shocked!'
'You fool! That's my dialogue.'
[laughing]
[song playing]
'Minnie, I want to say something to you.'
'Hurry up and tell me. I have to be at the shoot.'
'That light looks good, doesn't it?
'Manu, did you give the ring to Minnie?'
'She went to Goa for her shoot. Go and tell her.'
'Shot ready.'
'Artist ready.'
'And action!'
[song playing]
'Minnie, I have...'
'Manu, look at this, first.'
'Kamal gave me a gift.'
[thundering sound]
'You're looking so beautiful.'
'Shall we go? Everyone is waiting.'
'Manu, I will meet you in the evening.'
'You will be here, right?'
[song playing]
'Lovely!'
'Did Manu give this letter?'
'Manu didn't come to my first movie premiere.'
'Minnie, '
'I've been meaning to tell you this for quite some time, '
'but I couldn't.'
'I am in love with you.'
'When I saw you and Kamal together, I thought I was interfering.'
'So, I am leaving'
'this city.'
'I am also in love with Manu.'
'I am going to look for him.'
[music playing]
Oh my God!
'Manu, where did you leave me and go?'
'I didn't want to come between both of you.'
'That's your assumption.'
'I thought you...'
'I am also in love with you.'
'You should've told me that.'
'Should I have said it loudly? Why didn't you say it first?'
'I thought you would tell me first.'
'Who leaves a letter?'
'I thought that you...'
'You must apologize to me now.'
- 'Okay! I apologize to you. - I won't forgive you.'
'Don't do that! Come on now!'
'No, Manu! Go away!'
Amazing!
I am shocked! They showed a film.
Beautiful!
[applause]
Don't stop applauding! Lovely!
Thank you so much, ma'am!
Did you watch the film Rangeela?
What did you like the most about that film?
There is a song in the film Rangeela...
- 'Yayi Re!' - 'Yayi Re!'
I like the way she walked in it.
How did she walk?
[song playing]
- Yeah! - Yes!
- Oh my God! - Yeah!
When Urmila entered the film industry, she was your height.
She became a superstar.
Aadhyashree, if this continues,
then you are also closer to becoming a superstar.
Thank you so much, ma'am. Thank you!
Your emotions and dancing were amazing.
[song playing]
Presenting a three-hour film
in this way and portraying every detail so effectively
- is truly commendable. Kudos to you! - Thank you, ma'am.
From beginning to the end,
the choreography was well done.
- And you lip-synced every single word. - 'What?'
'Are you in love with me?'
'I never thought that would happen. I am shocked.'
- 'I am shocked.' - Today's presentation
- went beyond dance. - Thank you so much, ma'am.
Thank you, ma'am.
Aadhyashree, Shree comes after Aadhya.
You are Shri Aadhyashree!
That is how you danced today.
- Thank you so much, ma'am. - For me, this act
was way better than just super.
- It was mind-blowing. - Brilliant!
- Thank you so much, ma'am. - Thank you.
I proudly say
that I belong to the 90s.
- Yes! - Absolutely!
Yes!
Thank God!
What films
- and what songs! - We were introduced in the 90s.
You!
You too.
In the 70s.
- 90s! - She did
- so much work in the 90s. - Yes! That's true.
- And the 90s were the era when Bollywood dancing was born. - Yes!
Golden era!
That was the golden era.
The songs were amazing!
Those songs are still relevant.
People know every word of the 90s songs.
Now, people remember a few verses.
There was love in the songs.
[song playing]
You know, I actually asked
Mr. Ratan,
why such songs are not made now.
He replied, that kind of love also doesn't exist.
- Oh my! - I agree.
Earlier,
the hero used to wait for a phone call.
There were missed calls back then.
When the phone used to ring the girl would know
- that it's him. - It's him.
They used to write letters.
- The feeling of the very first touch. - Of course.
That doesn't exist now.
Love has changed. People break up on text.
[playful music playing]
Today, we've
lived that era and celebrated it.
[applauding]
Rangeela, in itself, was a revolution.
- Yeah! - From that point onwards, cinema itself began to change.
The music changed.
- The costumes! - Costumes!
There was magic.
- Ram Gopal Varma! AR Rahman. - Yeah!
- That was some combination! - I agree.
After this film, Aamir Khan stopped attending award shows.
- Correct! - A big hand for Aamir's performance.
[applause and cheer]
- You were made a monitor two times in a row. - Yes.
Are you having fun?
- I am having a lot of fun. - What did you do?
You might know
that I have a lot of followers.
Everyone has started messaging me on Instagram
to congratulate me on becoming
a monitor for the second time.
So, I was really happy.
To all my fans watching the show, I love you!
Wow! You know what?
Everyone used to call me Srivalli.
- Do you know what they call me now? - What?
Sarivalli.
[playful music playing]
- Why? - She got a sari last time.
And they also say
that it will be them next time.
- Who says that? - Listen to me, boys.
Only two of you've become monitors. But a lot of girls
- have become monitors! - Whoa!
Amazing!
Aadhyashree, we are not scared.
This time, it will be one of the boys. Right, Anish?
- Yes, you are right. - No!
Girls will be monitors this time. Let's go, girls.
It will be us!
Let me tell you something.
I understand that they bothered Aadhyashree.
But it's surprising to know that they messed with Sukriti.
[laughing]
We are not scared of the girls.
This time, we will become monitors.
He doesn't even sound confident.
He sounded nervous when he said that.
[laughing]
- This time we will become monitors. - This is not working.
Look at who is here to support.
- The little goon is here. - Jackie!
This time we will become monitors.
[laughing]
Prove it!
- The battle has begun. - Yes.
- Girls versus boys! - I like it.
The gurus are getting dragged into these arguments.
They say that they will dance,
but they want to become monitors this time.
Our careers are at stake because they want to become monitors.
[laughing]
Those wearing shoes, pull your socks, guys.
What is he saying?
How can you pull your socks if you are wearing sandals?
Yes!
We are celebrating the magic of the 90s.
Just like the competition level has gone up,
let's take the magic higher.
And in my eyes, there are only two people who can create that magic.
That's Mrs. Shilpa
and Mr. Marzi.
If you could dance to the song
'Ae Mere Humsafar'.
'Ae Mere Humsafar' was the first song
that I had ever shot.
Near Igatpuri.
It was shot in Igatpuri.
I had recently been to that hotel.
Yes! I went to this hotel to shoot.
A lot has changed.
Did you get scolded when you shot your first song?
Ms. Rekha shot this song.
It's an art to get the beat after 1,2,3,4.
You master it after a couple of songs.
Please join, Mr. Marzi.
[music playing]
[cheering]
Amazing!
[laughing]
What's wrong, Uncle?
Uncle!
It looked like
a bug was strolling in a mustard field.
[laughing]
I was saying,
back then, the one above the manager
- was the heroine's mom. - Yes!
- 'Momagers!' - Did your mom go with you?
Yes! Everywhere.
- For how long? - I was really young.
17!
Till I turned around 23.
My mom used to be
the super director.
Oh!
Even though the Director was okay with the shot,
I used to look at mom to check how she liked it.
And then she used to say...
If she asked me
to give more take,
I would ask for it.
This didn't happen with Baazigar.
But after Baazigar, my mom
was my second unit director.
She sacrificed so much.
Just like the moms here.
She used to wake up with me.
If the shift was at 7 am, she used to wake up at 5:30 am.
- She used to come with me to the sets. - Yes.
She used to travel with me everywhere.
And...
That's why she became my friend.
- Correct! - Because of her support,
- we have a superstar, Shilpa Shetty. - Absolutely!
Thank you, ma'am
[music fades]
[applause and cheer]
Presenting the yoga instructor, our Mini yogini,
Sukriti Paul, along with her Super Guru!
Hmm!
- Anuradha! - Okay!
'Dad, you said we would go to watch a film.'
'Yes, son.'
'But we don't have the money to watch films.'
'We will go some other day.'
'I know'
'that you spent all your money on his treatment.'
'But I am sorry.'
'I couldn't save your dad.'
'Dear, this too shall pass.'
'Look,'
'you look like Dilip Kumar.'
'You will become a star like him.'
'But who is this boy?'
[music playing]
'Friends,'
'what you are going to hear'
'is not just a song, it's a story.'
'Yes! A true story.'
A don's story!
[song playing]
'Just as he was ascending the ladder of dreams,'
'destiny struck and pulled him down once more.'
'His mom was on her death bed.'
'And then!'
[machine beeps]
'Dear, this too shall pass.'
'Look at you! You look like Dilip Kumar.'
'You will become a star like him someday.'
[music playing]
'One day, I will make such a great film in this city'
' that my parents will be able to watch it even from heaven.*
[music playing]
Wow!
'Some said his nose is not in shape.'
'He is not tall.'
'He has a dusky complexion.'
'He can never be a hero.'
[song playing]
'The coin of fate flipped once again.'
A film, abandoned by another hero, fell into his lap.
With his very first performance, he created such an impact
that the entire world came to know the name of this new star.
[song playing]
Hi, I am Shah Rukh Khan.
I will rule this city someday.
'You must've heard my name.'
[song playing]
Yeah!
33 years of film career.
More than 100 movies.
Honoured with the Padma Shri.
National award winner
and a winner of countless awards.
Actor, producer, global icon,
everyone is chanting just one name.
[music playing]
Shah Rukh Khan!
Very sweet!
- Whoa! - Very nice.
When they must have filmed this song in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa,
I was thinking
how perfectly it fits him.
The way Anuradha portrayed it today...
And I loved...
Because while maintaining your own style, you told this story.
[song playing]
I think, Sukriti, you were fabulous.
You did a single-hand back flip with the mic.
I loved it. With the mic. It was beautifully done.
- Well done. - Thank you, ma'am.
'What you are going to hear'
'is not just a song, it's a story.'
I wonder,
what does the person think when he comes to this city
and says that he will rule someday and he actually does.
There is a reason why he is called a king.
He truly is the king.
He is a legend.
And millions of people dance to his songs.
Even the new generation is dancing to it.
It's amazing
how powerful 90s cinema was.
And the superstars back then were also so powerful.
You know, the most special thing about Shah Rukh
was that he used to think of himself as a king and he still does.
That's why people look at him
like a king.
Having that faith in you
That's important.
I find that in Sukriti.
She knows that she's a queen
and she rules.
[Geeta] Ah!
I think the choreography,
your hard work, and this partnership
- were way better than just super! - Thank you, ma'am!
I loved it.
- [Marzi] Mama Ji. - Yes.
What's the similarity between Shilpa and Shahrukh?
- It's 'Baazigar'. - Come on!
Both of them prove
that even if someone starts their career as a second lead,
they can still become the biggest superstar in the country.
[Paritosh] Well said!
I never thought like that.
- Shahrukh played the second lead... - Yes!
- In 'Deewana' and you were the second lead in 'Baazigar'. - Yes!
Yes!
[audience cheering, applauding]
I'll tell you two things about Shahrukh.
He works wholeheartedly.
If he arrives for rehearsal at 1:30 am,
he doesn't leave until 5 am because he wants to learn.
He leaves only after learning it.
He's one of the most diligent human beings I've ever seen,
and also the most fun-loving on set.
We play games during the break.
He doesn't sit in his vanity van just because he's a superstar.
He plays games, spends time with everyone, and gossips with them.
That's Shahrukh Khan for everyone.
[song playing]
Sukriti, you've been a monitor twice.
- Yes. - [Marzi] Both you and Aadhyashree were monitors.
- [Marzi] How are you feeling? - Very nice...
This time...
She's just a supporting cast.
- Aadhyashree is the real monitor. - [Marzi] Why?
She simply stares at everyone. She's a living CCTV camera.
[laughter]
[Marzi] Sukriti, please tell us.
- Did anyone bother you when you were a monitor this week? - Jackie.
Jackie troubles everyone. What's the problem?
- [laughter] - She's lying.
- Yes, she's right. - [Geeta] I knew it.
[laughter]
We had ordered a pizza,
and only the last slice was left for me.
- But Anish stole it and ate it. - [Marzi] Anish!
No! Somansh's mother said it was mine, so I ate it.
You're blaming a mother!
Please don't lie! When did I say that?
You said it after the rehearsals.
I didn't. He's lying.
Aunt said, "you're my favourite one. Please eat it."
[laughter]
How could you say that? Do you mean she's lying?
He's lying.
Aunt is lying.
[comical music playing]
Sukriti, did you scold him?
- I did. - [Marzi] What did you say?
[Paritosh] How dare you?
You must have said that.
Tell me, baby.
I said, "why did you eat what was meant for me?"
- He came into my room... - She's lying!
- [Marzi] Hang on! - Why don't you keep quiet?
- [Marzi] Yes. Good boy! - Keep quiet!
[laughter]
Sukriti, I'll buy you a pizza.
Okay? And please don't share it with Jackie.
You may eat the whole pizza alone.
[Marzi] Don't worry.
- Children are fighting over pizza here. Right.
You offered her another pizza, but you had given one more thing.
- You gave saris as a bumper prize. - Yes.
There were two monitors,
- so we had two Queen Mothers. - Yes.
There was a huge fight over saris.
[Geeta] Really?
- [Paritosh] I... - [Marzi] Proof!
Yes! Hey, Pinky!
"Pinky?"
Pinky Didi. Didi, please play it.
"Eka chalava!"
'Queen Mother'
'- Wow! The saris are here. - Wow! Lovely saris.'
'Please pass the black sari to me.'
'- I love this sari. Wow! - Wow!'
'- Beautiful colour! - Listen, these three are nice.'
'- Please take this one. - No.'
'- I'll take this one. - I don't want an orange sari.'
'- I love it. - No, I love it. I'll take this.'
'I really want this one.'
'Please take this one. They look similar.'
'This colour will suit you.'
'- This colour is fabulous. - I have so many blue saris.'
'You may take seven of these,'
'but please give me this one.'
'- Okay, you may take it. - I love these colours.'
[laughter]
'- I have seven saris. - I received my favourite colours.'
[laughter]
'How is my sari?'
'It's nice.'
'What about mine?'
'It looks nice, but it would suit me better.'
[laughter]
'How could you? These saris are meant for the Queen Mothers.'
'And you aren't one.'
'- Bye! - Bye!'
'Bye!'
- [Marzi chuckling] - [Shilpa] Ms. Kavita!
[Shilpa] Well done!
[Geeta] Somansh's mother,
do you really think that sari would suit you better?
Yes, ma'am.
[laughter]
The kids are working so hard,
yet their only concern is becoming Queen Mother.
Everyone will get a chance.
Many became Queen Mother twice,
while others didn't get a single chance.
[audience cheering, applauding]
We're talking about the magic of the 90s.
- Yes. - Geeta kickstarted her career many years ago.
I think the 90s or early 90s.
[Geeta] I began much earlier.
During the early 90s, I was already...
I was already a dancer.
[Geeta] But then I started choreographing
music videos.
Oh, Yes! It was trending back then.
Yes, right. It was an era of music videos.
- I worked with Ken Ghosh. - They were a rage.
- Music videos were quite popular. - Yes.
I worked on countless music videos,
and then I decided to go back to dance,
so I came back as an assistant in 1996.
- Along with Farah. - Right.
- Many great personalities began their career in the 90s. - Yes.
They've become successful and are doing well.
But when we compare their earlier photos
to the present, they seem like two different people.
We have a few photos.
- Oh, God! - We have a photo of a popular
nineties heroine.
- Please show them. - Can we see the photos, please?
- Oh, Geeta! - Ah!
[upbeat music playing]
Geeta, so hot!
- Yes! - Geeta, you look so hot!
[Marzi] Look at this!
- You all are so bad. - Boss, look at that picture in black.
I like the centre photograph.
- [Geeta] Oh, God! - [Shilpa] She looks hot.
- I took these photos to many places. - Really?
Then I realised that I couldn't become an actor.
So, I became a dancer.
- Really? - [Paritosh] Hang on!
Were you an aspiring actor?
Were these photos meant for an acting career?
Uh...
Yes. They were meant for work.
We used to visit
different offices and show our portfolio.
When we tried speaking the dialogues,
we realised we couldn't memorise them.
Then I thought, "oh, no! I can't remember a dialogue."
We started fumbling.
I realised that it wasn't my forte.
Did you give the auditions?
- Yes, of course. - [Paritosh] Did you also do some acting?
Yes, I did.
- Won't you show those video clips? - No way!
I pray to God that no one gets hold of them.
These photos helped us
discover a great choreographer, if not an actor.
[Paritosh] People call her Geeta.
You've built a commendable career, and it's unforgettable. Well done.
Ms. Shilpa, hear me out.
The magic of the 90s will continue like this.
- Yes. - [Paritosh] We know that.
Many things happened in the 90s
that can't even be justified through magic.
What do you mean?
We have a few of Marzi's photos.
[Geeta] Huh!
And it's almost impossible to recognise Marzi.
- I'll recognise him. - [Paritosh] Please show us.
- Please! - I'll recognise him, too.
Oh!
[Paritosh] Which one is Marzi?
Hey! [cackling]
[song playing]
Marzi, you look so cute.
[Paritosh] Aha!
Did I ever look like that?
When was it taken?
I think it was her first award show.
[Paritosh] Oh!
Please show us the next photo.
[song playing]
- [Paritosh] Goodness! - Ooh!
- [Shilpa] There! There! - [Geeta] He's on the left.
- Yes. - Next to Rani.
Yes, that's right.
[Shilpa] To her right.
Oh!
[Geeta] So cute, Marzi. Look at you!
This was an era when the middle parting was in trend.
- It's slightly off-centre. - Slightly off-centre.
Sometimes I didn't like it, so I made it off-centre.
- You look like Sushant Singh Rajput. - Yes.
- A lot of people have told me. Yes, you're right. - You resemble him.
There's a striking resemblance. Please show us the next one.
- [Shilpa] Also... - Gosh!
[Geeta] Marzi.
Where are your clothes?
I went shirtless even before Salman.
Well done.
We can identify Aishwarya, but these five boys...
This was for the Commonwealth Games.
- Oh! - [Marzi] Australia.
- Really? - Yes. Commonwealth Games, Australia.
- [Geeta] Just think, he was touring... - [Marzi] Melbourne.
He was going around the world.
An international artist!
- Marzi... - [Geeta] Right.
Marzi, you began your career in 1993.
- Yes, I started dancing in 1993. - [Paritosh] 1993.
Do you remember the actor you did your first show with?
You know, we were just happy to get a chance
to dance on stage.
[Marzi] We were stage dancers, not film dancers.
[Marzi] Geeta has done films, but we have experience on stage.
[Marzi] We liked dancing on stage.
[Marzi] So, it was the best thing to have happened to us.
- When we danced at weddings, there were no actors there. - Right.
This trend started much later.
Back then, I didn't know the names of the actors
but they must be one of these.
They could be Aishwarya, Priyanka,
Shahrukh, or Salman.
Everyone.
Everyone, actually. Yes.
It was a long journey. Wonderful work by an international artist.
- [Paritosh] Give it up for Marzi. - He's worked with countless actors.
[Paritosh] All of them are legends.
[Paritosh] Marzi's long journey.
[Paritosh] What a wonderful journey!
- Nice one, boss! - [Paritosh] What a journey!
What a journey!
He made efforts to turn stars
into superstars.
The stars shone brightly when they were trained by Marzi.
- Aha! Well said! - Fabulous!
Please give this couplet to me. I'll recite it for the guests.
[laughter]
I'll memorise it.
- [Paritosh] Moving on... - Absolutely.
Presenting the girl full of merit, from Meerut. Young and gritty, Kavya
with super guru, Vaishnavi.
"A naive girl arrived during the golden era of the 90s."
"Her beauty,"
"grace, and acting"
"helped her win millions of hearts."
"People were so smitten by her smile"
"that they crossed"
"seven seas for her."
"People are still mesmerised by her."
"There's no other like her."
"She is Divya Bharti."
[sweeping music playing]
[romantic music playing]
[song playing]
[Marzi] Aha!
[song playing]
[Marzi] Aha!
"As soon as Divya Bharti entered Bollywood"
"in 1992, she became an overnight superstar."
"In her short Bollywood career of just one year,"
"she gave us back-to-back super hit films."
[background music]
[Marzi] Yes!
"She's no longer with us."
"Everyone who met her was convinced"
"that she was a great artist."
"Whenever we remember the 90s,"
"we remember her too."
"She rightly said..."
[song playing]
[audience cheering, applauding]
I must tell you this.
I had pasted only one actor's photo
in my cupboard, and that was Divya Bharti.
[Paritosh] Wonderful!
- Pretty girl. - I found her very pretty.
I know all her songs because I had her photo.
The music of 'Deewana' was brilliant.
- It was a class apart. - Brilliant!
- I was expecting you to dance to 'Saat Samundar Paar'. - Yes!
But still, I loved the act because all the songs were melodious.
Kavya, you're an amazing dancer. Bravo!
[song playing]
Thank you, sir.
All the best. I won't say anything more.
It was a great act and I loved it.
Thank you, sir.
I just felt
that it wasn't a clean act.
[tense music plays]
Kavya followed the choreography,
but I felt everything was too rushed.
I want to appreciate your act,
but I don't feel like saying it.
So, I'll say that I did not like this act.
Sorry!
The judges and we want you to receive applause.
Will you work hard?
You will do better next time. Promise?
All the best!
[audience cheering, applauding]
I was watching Ajay Devgn's interview, and he said,
"I wear the same trousers with different shirts in different films
because I was shooting for four films simultaneously."
What about the costume designers? Didn't you have that concept?
They had come by the 90s.
Late 90s.
- [Marzi] Yes, they were there by the 90s. - [Shilpa] Yes.
Actors did their own styling.
Did they style their own clothes?
I'm wearing this costume,
but those who watch films will recognise this look from 'Chandni'.
- Those are iconic looks. - Yes.
Actors had the responsibility
to do something unique that everyone would follow.
[Geeta] Yes.
- We had to do something different. - Rishi Kapoor wore sweaters.
- Exactly! - He used to buy them personally.
Then we started using them for films.
For instance, Suniel Shetty
- and Shahrukh Khan... - They wore oversized clothes.
They wore oversized and loose clothes.
A suit used to be big enough to fit three people.
[background music]
I didn't have a costume for 'Chura Ke Dil Mera'.
My costume was in trend.
[Paritosh] You mean the leopard-patterned skirt.
It was a leopard-patterned skirt and a top.
- Yes. - Correct!
I bought them from a shop
called Choice in Town.
Then we arrived on set.
Ms. Saroj saw me and said,
"This top is too long. Please shorten it."
- Oh! - That's what gave it that pattern.
I shortened it.
PVC was not in use back then.
- I was wearing boots in the song. - Yes.
They were shining because of the sequins.
- Oh! - My boots were embellished with sequins.
I didn't have earrings.
Ayesha Jhulka's earrings were found in trunk.
- There used to be a costume trunk. - Right.
- [Marzi] Mind-blowing! - She was acting in 'Khiladi'.
Oh my God!
That's how we worked.
At present, they have a stylist, an assistant,
and even another assistant.
Her manager has two assistants.
[laughter]
Let me tell you something more about the magic of the 90s.
Films took time to complete.
Right.
They were shot over a long period of time, as per the actor's schedule.
Sometimes, a film took three years to shoot.
How many years did you shoot for 'Dhadkan'?
- Five! - Five years.
People grow older
and their appearances change.
The hair colour used to change.
Many films starring Sanjay Dutt
- show him with different haircuts in the same film. - Yes.
- Absolutely! - Just think about it.
He had short hair, spikes, and long hair too.
But we had to remember the continuity,
the dress they wore.
We didn't have mobile phones back then.
So, we used to note it down.
There used to be a photographer on set,
but we used to write down the continuity.
The song in 'Dhadkan'...
Yes, I know.
We shot that song
after a gap of four years.
[song playing]
- [Shilpa] 'Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai Dil Se'. - [Geeta] Correct!
We shot the song in Switzerland.
The portion with Suniel
was shot later.
The portion where I return
from the dream sequence
was shot four years later.
If you look at the video closely, my hair...
I get it.
Even my nails had grown.
We salute the films of the 90s.
Those films
led to the birth of my nephews.
- That's about it. - [laughter]
Most of the films in the 90s
were labelled as "musical hits".
The songs were amazing.
Each film had up to ten songs.
All of us have a favourite song.
When we talk about the 90s,
there are many favourite songs.
Let me ask the mothers.
What was your favourite song of the 90s?
Mama Ji, we're at a dance show,
so instead of singing our favourite song,
we'll dance to it.
Woo-hoo!
Please come. We won't stop you!
[sweeping music playing]
[background music]
[Shilpa] Whoa!
[Marzi] Aha!
[background music]
[song playing]
Woo-hoo!
[Shilpa] Whoa!
[Marzi] Well done!
[song playing]
- Superb! - Unbelievable!
I should say, 'like child, like mother'!
[audience cheering, applauding]