AR ff:Dancing to your tunes...smallprt pg94 1/5 - Page 64

Originally posted by: aishar

wer r u?

me? i am in chennai.
lol.....sorry i couldn't resist this one!
love
sumedha

hey! i'm pretty sure i commented on your ff but when i went back to look for my commented it seemed to have mysteriously disappeared!
i'll try to remember what i wrote..
it was something along the lines of CONGRATULATIONS with passing those exams! i hope you enjoy studying further!!
and i LOVE your FF, absolutely LOVE it.
and i know i shouldn't, but i'm going to say it anyway, i'm EAGERLY awaiting your next update!!
i only found this ff recently which is why i haven't been commenting all the way through.
(i found it while i was procrastinating.. typical eh? :P)
anyway i had written a much longer and much better comment before, but now i don't know where it's gone..
i will comment again when you update next! =D (hehe yeah that's the bribe!)
take care
love
*~Radz~*

Micro mini part!

Riddhima scanned the entire stage. There were about two hundred people standing there in their sweats but she couldn't find the face she was searching for: that of Armaan Mallik. Great! He was absconding again, she thought.

R: Uff Armaan!

Normally Armaan was always somewhere around her, chatting with somebody,teasing and laughing with the guys or just simply watching her dance…… but whenever it was time for warm ups he would mysteriously disappear from her sight. Shaking her head, she walked out of stage to go find him.

M: Oyye ridsi!!! Kahaan bhaag rahi hai? You have to lead the warm up with Benny and I remember??

R: I know, tu shuru kar, I'll just be back!

She jogged up the aisle and looked for him everywhere but he was missing. Maybe he had finally found a place where she could not hunt him down. She scanned the place one last time and turned on her heel to leave. Halfway down the aisle Riddhima got this gut feeling that he was somewhere in the viscinity. A quick glance through the middle row of seats confirmed her suspicions: there was Armaan Mallik in all his glory; sprawled across three seats, arms crossed above his head and eyes closed, intently listening to some song on his Ipod.

R: "Mr. Armaan Mallik!!!" Riddhima poked a finger into his chest.

A: "Yes, sweetheart?"

Riddhima towered over him with her hands on her hips.

R: "May I know why you aren't on stage for the warm up with the rest of us?"

A: "Come on Riddhima, your not gonna make me do a warm up all over again!!.I've been dancing since morning and I deserve exemption from this torture!!"

R: "It's not torture Armaan….I've told you like a million times how necessary it is…..Besides everyone else, all the actors and dancers are doing it…"

Okay, this is not working, thought Armaan. Riddhima aise nahi manegi, time to turn up the charmameter….thinking thus he stood up suddenly startling her a little. There was hardly space for two people to be standing between the seats and just as he had expected the sudden proximity brought a pink a tinge to her cheeks. Armaan smiled at this and the pink deepened to cerise.

A: "I know everybody else is doing the warm up Riddhima, but I don't have to cause I've been dancing since morning haina?"

As it is with Armaan standing soo close to her she was having trouble breathing and then he leaned forward and tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear turning Riddhima crimson.

She looked up and knew he had noticed, his eyes twinkled with amusement and delight at the effect he was having on her.

R: "Uh, umm…"

Armaan laughed at her totally red face and pulled her cheeks, gosh she looked adorable this way!

A: "Great, now be a sweetheart and start the warm up okay?"

Soon her voice echoed over the mike, in sync with the beats of the music.

R: "Okay everybody, let's begin the warm up today…five-six-seven-eight and one two three four five six seven eight and …."

Riddhima began the warmup with full gusto, Muskaan and Benny beside her and the whole troupe following them.

R: "and stretch two three four five six seven eight stretch seven six five four three two one….."

After she had begun the warmup, Riddhima realized her muscles were cramping even though she'd been dancing since morning. Handing over the collar mike to Muskaan, she got her to continue the warm up and went off stage and ran up to where Armaan was seated, chatting with one of the cameramen.

A: Surdeep, at 2.15, there's an amazing lift, I want you to switch off all the lights and just follow the two of with one spotlight. It's a sort of chase sequence…"

Surdeep: Till Downstage?

A: Yeah actually all the way from upstage to stage right to downstage. On second thoughts it is a long sequence….what do you think?

Surdeep: If we use a single spot for the entire sequence, it does set the mood but we need to hold attention shouldn't become boring….i think we can try changing the shades with the beats….let me try it today and see if it looks good?

A: At 2.45 again we need some dim lights , maybe even a little bit of shadow work….

Surdeep: Don't worry Armaan it will look the way you want….Waise bhi tum dono ka har act is a masterpiece….

Armaan smiled and slapped his back.

A: Its your lights that do the trick….

Armaan and Surdeep continued chatting about the act till he noticed Riddhima running towards him.

A: See you later dude.

Armaan stood up and before he knew what was happening he was being dragged to the stage by the arm by a stern looking Riddhima. Surdeep laughed watching THE SUPERSTAR ARMAAN MALLIK being dragged away by his choreographer and hardly making any attempts to protest. Riddhima was furious with herself for letting him dupe her the last time. Panting Armaan followed her, noticing the amused expressions of the dancers onstage as if she was dragging him by the hair.

A: Riddhima-kya?

R: No-Armaan-I-don't-want-you-having-a-muscle-pull-now-you-are-doing-this-warm-up-whether-you-like-it-or-not!

She turned back to glare at him as if daring him to say no and he gave a meek shrug as if to say whatever you want, sweetheart!

Riddhima took over the warm up from Muskaan and then Muskaan and Benny started walking in between the lines correcting people's lines, stretching them to their full extent and generally making sure each and everyone had a thorough warm up.

R: And one two three clap three two one clap one two three clap three two one change stretch two stretch four stretch six stretch eight stretch seven stretch five stretch three stretch change and turn and stretch and turn and stretch and turn and stretch change…

Riddhima always insisted on working all parts of the body in the warm up, she would include jumps, stretches, floor exercises and sometimes even somersaults….her warm ups were the toughest and maximally tiring but also the most thorough preparation one could give one's body. And so it was no surprise that Armaan along with all the others were panting their guts out after they finished.

Armaan dropped down on the stage with everyone else taking a five minute break before they began with the full fledged dress rehearsal. Spotting him somewhere at the back Riddhima too came and plonked herself beside him.

R: Feeling better no?

A: No.

He rolled his eyes at her.

R: Liar. A warm up always peps you up.

She saw him pouring some powder from his bag into a flask and adding water to it and stirring it up. He would often prepare this drink for himself between rehearsals and have it.

R: What are you having?

She saw him take a swig at it.

A: This? Protein shake. Had it before?

She shook her head.

A: Want to try it?

She raised her eyebrows at him as if to say should I?

He offered her the flask. Tentatively she took a gulp. The taste was so horrid she had to strain hard from puking it straight out. She choked and coughed up as the disgusting drink went down her throat. Armaan patted her back and took the flask from her.

R: YUCK!!!! Eew Armaan how do you drink this disgusting thing??

She scrunched up her face at him.

Armaan laughed heartily.

A: Its not the tastiest drink I know, but you'll need it to last through this rehearsal. Here, have some.

R: No way! I've never had anything so yuck! God knows how you keep having it all day???

Saying this she pushed his hand away, got up and dusted her hands on her tracks.

Seeing her moving away Armaan caught her wrist and pulled her towards him, and as always she swung into him with ease, caught by him in an awkward half sitting half standing posture, but her nose only inches from his cheek.

A: Where are you off to?

R: The dress-rehearsal Armaan? The opening number is mine, have to go look into it.

A: Oh, okay. I thought you were going to be here till we had to change for our first song.

He left her wrist but she was still there sitting on her hunches before him, smiling cutely.

R: Do you want to watch?

Armaan nodded and got up with his protein shake.

A: I'll go and sit with Anji there.

After she left Armaan took another swig of his shake, taking care to sip it right from where she had and suddenly it tasted all the more yummy.

Armaan felt a boisterous thump on his shoulder and instantly knew who was behind him.

Mu: Oyye hero!!! Ki haal chaal?

Muskaan and Armaan always chatted in Punjabi, especially when Rahul was around to irritate him as they claimed he spoke Punjabi with an accent.

A: Main toh changa hoon tera boyfriend kitthey reh gaya??

Muskaan came and plonked on the seat next to him lifting her feet up on the seat.

Mu: Uss Khotey ka toh naam mat le tu…..Can you believe what he did??

A: What did he do Muskaan? (as if he doesn't know at all)

Mu: He's not going to be here on my birthday!!!! Some Stupid show!!!! Ullu ka pattha!

A: I know! Infact he's a downright gadha if you ask me. How can he miss your birthday?

Mu: Exactly!!!

Muskaan banged her fists on the seat handle.

A: That too when he knows your pissed about it!

Mu: Your right!! He knows I'm pissed with him, I'm not talking to him and still he's not even doing anything about it??? This is too much!!!!

Muskaan crossed her hands sternly on her chest and Rahul chose this inopportune moment to join them.

Ra: Hi guys! Muskaan please yaar chal, I can't do this packing and all by myself.

Muskaan flared up like anything at this and threw down an empty plastic bottle and seized a shocked Rahul up by the collar.

Mu: R-A-H-U-L G-A-R-E-W-A-L!!!!!!!!! You want me to pack for you???? Pack your suitcase for you to leave me alone on my birthday???? Are you serious?????

Then she let go off his collar with a push and stomped away loudly. A shaken up Rahul turned to the culprit behind this, Armaan Mallik.

Ra: Dude, what did you do??

Rahul glared at him hands akimbo.

A: What?? If not talking atleast she's fighting with you now!!

Ra: Armaan, you dog…..Muskaan???? Muskaan??

He ran off after her.

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This particular show was called RAHMANIA and all the songs they were going to be performing were A R Rahman's compositions. Obviously the opening number they chose was his Oscar winning Jai ho!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc5OyXmHD0w

Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho

Riddhima had choreographed this number with about sixty odd dancers. It was tableau of all the Indian Dance forms. She believed that no other country in the world had so many diverse dance forms and people all around the world including Indians abroad must appreciate this priceless cultural treasure of India.

Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho

The entire stage was taken over in turns by groups of dancers performing kathak, bharthantyam, odissi, mohiniattam, kathakali, gaur, bhangra, garbha, santhal, and bollywood too. She had even included a small piece of pinnal kolaattam in the song, with careful mathematical calculations and research where the dancers braided and unbraided dupattas onstage. Normally pinnal kolaattam is very difficult to perform and choreograph and most dance teachers avoid it because even if one person makes a single mistake in the beats it can go horribly wrong. But Riddhima had researched on it thoroughly before teaching the group and was confidant that they would not let her down.

Ratti Ratti Sachi Maine Jaan Gavayi Hai
Nach Nach Koylo Pe Raat Bitayi Hai
Akhiyon Ki Neend Maine Phoonko Se Uda Di
Neele Tare Se Maine Ungli Jalayi Hai
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho

R: STOP! Stop the music!!

Everybody startled hearing Riddhima's voice over the mike.

R: Sound??? I said Stop please!

Jai h----bleep.

R: People, this is not happening. No. This is not the Jai ho I made.

Riddhima let out a long breath to calm herself down first.

R: Everybody sit down wherever you are right now please.

Anjali picked another mike.

Anji: Not now Riddhima, we are timing this.

R: Please Anji, I need to do this now.

Riddhima turned to the stage with the mike in her hand. Anjali got up to go and stop her but Armaan gently held her wrist silently asking Anji to give her a few minutes.

R: What are you guys doing??? Everyone you will listen to me now, and listen carefully. Where is your energy? When you say JAI HO!! I want energy!! And you will all jump together!!! Not like a Mexican wave!! Each one of you stick to your own dancing space. And stop rushing. Finish every movement properly. If I have said draw an arc like this draw it.

She demonstrated the movement. Don't stop midway and go to the next step, it looks terrible from here!!! And every group will follow the beat correctly, you will come to stage only on your beat, not a moment before and not a moment after, do you get me?? And no group is going to be dilly dallying onstage.

Tighten up all of you! I don't want to see a single fumble from here now….lets start again…..LIGHTS! START SOUND!! And five six seven eight----

Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho

Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho

R: See this is so much better.

Riddhima walked between the dancers, counting with them, correcting them and singing with the sound. It was as if her presence onstage brought a different kind of spark and energy to them, they all tightened and improved instantly.

R: Move girls, move….yes, faster…

Ratti Ratti Sachi Maine Jaan Gavayi Hai
Nach Nach Koylo Pe Raat Bitayi Hai
Akhiyon Ki Neend Maine Phoonko Se Uda Di
Neele Tare Se Maine Ungli Jalayi Hai
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho

R: Everyone, your hips, move them! Fluid, see, be fluid!

She stood behind a girl and moved her hips with her hands.

R: There…like that….bend it people, bend!!

Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Chakh Le Ho Chakh Le Ye Raat Shahad Hai Chakh Le
Rakh Le Haan Dil Hai Dil Aakhri Had Hai Rakh Le
Kala Kala Kajal Tera Koi Kala Jadoo Hai Na
R: Everyone your look!!!!! Two o'clock everybody!
Kala look Kala look Kajal look Tera look Koi Kala Jadoo Hai Na
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale, Jai Ho, Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho

R: Backs straight!!!! Get straight all of you!

Kab Se Ha Kab Se Tu Lab Pe Ruki Hai Keh De
Keh De Ha Keh De Ab Aankh Jhuki Hai.. Keh De

Armaan watched her lead the dance tirelessly, matching steps with each group, calling the counts, keeping the lights in check, correcting each and every posture and position… all at the same time.

Aisi Aisi Roshan Aankhe Roshan Dono Bhi Hai Hai Kya
Aaja Aaja Jind Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Nile Aasman Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho…..

A: Does she ever stop?

Anji: At perfection, yes.

Armaan watched awestruck as Riddhima completely transformed yet another song from ordinary to extraordinary.

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hey all!!!

thanks to the unexpected shower here in chennai last night i have written a micro mini part for dancing to your tunes....

the part is extremely random and doesn't really move the story...its a filler of sorts but i hope you enjoy this until i can come up with something better....

you see the current DMG track has left me almost incapable of writing romance anymore!!!!

loads of love

sumedha

p.s: i know its like a filler part and all but a few comments wouldn't hurt....lol

and i'm updating all my replies too....god knows how you guys let me off without replying for like 30 pages????

r

u forgot to add the link in the pm😆

*edit*

Ohh..!!!.. quite a small part,but nevertheless a fun read..!!..😛..Liked everything,to be precise😆...I love bunking warm ups as well😍..but sadly i cant do anything like that with my teacher😆...The choreography part of R was intricate..!!..are u trained dancer...?!!..Loved the A-M convo..!!!..
Now....lemme see how fast u update the confession part,its about time i guess..😛...

Love this FF thoroughly..:)

anisha..

Originally posted by: *believeinlove*

*reserved*

see??? you bribed me with a comment and here i am!!!
lol.....enjoy the part!
love
sumedha

Originally posted by: -anisha-

r

u forgot to add the link in the pm😆

oh crap i have to send like a hundred and fifty pm's all over again now!!!!
thnx for telling me anyways!
love
sumedha

its really nice..pls update sooN!

oh dont do it again😲..i m sure ppl can search a little for this thread😆

Originally posted by: ~sumedha~

see??? you bribed me with a comment and here i am!!!
lol.....enjoy the part!
love
sumedha

haha yeah! i didn't expect you to be back so quickly, and that too with a part!
it was such a lovely surprise! 😃
i'm glad my bribe worked 😛 hehe
that was a very good filler, i loved the energy in your writing. it felt like i was in the auditoriam watching the dance myself!
i can't wait for your next update! and i really hope you include lots of AR moments in your next part because the current track of DMG is extremely draining and depressing. I hadn't watched it in ages, and yesterday i had a huge catch up of all the episodes i missed, and i realised there was nothing i missed because it's all so depressing, what with all the rona dhona and repetitiveness being dragged out! argh how annoying!
but this makes me appreciate FFs even more, because they bring so much more to the characters, they have lovely storylines and they move quickly.
i love reading your updates! they make my day! hopefully this will encourage you to update faster.
i need this break from my stressful life! your FF gives me a nice relaxing break!
the chemistry between armaan and riddhima is just perfect! i wish i was riddhima in your FF! 😳
hehe.. now i will stop writing.
i want an update very quickly! lol yes i know i sound like a teacher 😛
cya, take care
*~Radz~*
PS. please PM me when you next update! thanks in advance! 😊

awesum awesum awesum awesum part yaar i'll pray chennai mei daily rain ho humko update mill jayega enjoyed reading filler treat spl punjabi liner btw ammy&muski waiting for rain