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Dance with Madhuri: Madhuri Dixit’s online dance app ‘Dance With Madhuri’ records 5X growth during lockdown
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit’s online dance training venture ‘Dance With Madhuri’ (DWM), which she started with her husband Shriram Nene in 2013, has witnessed a 5X growth during the lockdown.
The service, available across iOS and Google Play Store, has seen a major uptick in time-spent and user logins from across 206 countries, co-founder Nene told ET.
“During the lockdown our business has grown 5X. We thought people needed something to keep them up and occupied and get their minds off the situation, so we also gave a lot of free content and the numbers just grew. We're now planning live classes where choreographers or schools can teach dance one on one or one is to 30. And we're also credentialing those into buckets, so that you can actually get a diploma or a certificate from us,” Nene said.
DWM was initially launched in 2013, but it was only in 2015 when it started to gain traction when the company partnered with Indian DTH player Tata Sky for a linear dance channel.
“In 2015, India did not have the bandwidth necessary for video learning so we launched on Tata Sky as a linear service with over 100 hours of content. Within a month, we had 100,000 paid subscribers, and it made us EBITDA positive and profitable,” said Nene.
Today, DWM is available across top DTH platforms – Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV and Videocon d2h, and has 300,000 paid subscribers.
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The app and website, where the company is putting more focus on now, has users across 206 countries. “From the beginning we wanted to democratise how you learn dance, and allow everyone the ability to learn from a master like Madhuri, irrespective of whether you're living in India, Russia or in China.
As per latest analytics, we have users from all the countries except three,” he added.
Nene said going forward, DMW would like to expand into other areas, both extracurricular as well as co-curricular, including acting, music, cricket, gourmet cooking, etc.
“When we started, no one was doing this. Even today it is very different from any other offering available in the market. So I think there's a huge opportunity to scale this because,” Nene said. “We are in talks for a strategic partner, to raise up to $5 million. We're not just looking at India but we're looking globally, because we have such a strong base, all over the planet.”
The couple own 100% in the company. Nene said that DMW is EBITDA positive and has a free cash flow. “We're not taking money out of the company. We did this for passion to build something which we thought was needed, and to fill a gap. We'd like to continue to take it forward as founders, with the right partners who can kind of see the vision and build on that and take it to the next level.
”
The company intends to use funds for scaling up technology, personnel, and marketing.
At present, DMW has a team of 24 people and it has partnered with 86 top choreographers.
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Dance with Madhuri: Madhuri Dixit’s online dance app ‘Dance With Madhuri’ records 5X growth during lockdown
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit’s online dance training venture ‘Dance With Madhuri’ (DWM), which she started with her husband Shriram Nene in 2013, has witnessed a 5X growth during the lockdown.
The service, available across iOS and Google Play Store, has seen a major uptick in time-spent and user logins from across 206 countries, co-founder Nene told ET.
“During the lockdown our business has grown 5X. We thought people needed something to keep them up and occupied and get their minds off the situation, so we also gave a lot of free content and the numbers just grew.
We're now planning live classes where choreographers or schools can teach dance one on one or one is to 30. And we're also credentialing those into buckets, so that you can actually get a diploma or a certificate from us,” Nene said.
DWM was initially launched in 2013, but it was only in 2015 when it started to gain traction when the company partnered with Indian DTH player Tata Sky for a linear dance channel.
“In 2015, India did not have the bandwidth necessary for video learning so we launched on Tata Sky as a linear service with over 100 hours of content. Within a month, we had 100,000 paid subscribers, and it made us EBITDA positive and profitable,” said Nene.
Today, DWM is available across top DTH platforms – Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV and Videocon d2h, and has 300,000 paid subscribers.
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The app and website, where the company is putting more focus on now, has users across 206 countries.
“From the beginning we wanted to democratise how you learn dance, and allow everyone the ability to learn from a master like Madhuri, irrespective of whether you're living in India, Russia or in China. As per latest analytics, we have users from all the countries except three,” he added.
Nene said going forward, DMW would like to expand into other areas, both extracurricular as well as co-curricular, including acting, music, cricket, gourmet cooking, etc.
“When we started, no one was doing this. Even today it is very different from any other offering available in the market. So I think there's a huge opportunity to scale this because,” Nene said. “We are in talks for a strategic partner, to raise up to $5 million. We're not just looking at India but we're looking globally, because we have such a strong base, all over the planet.”
The couple own 100% in the company. Nene said that DMW is EBITDA positive and has a free cash flow. “We're not taking money out of the company.
We did this for passion to build something which we thought was needed, and to fill a gap. We'd like to continue to take it forward as founders, with the right partners who can kind of see the vision and build on that and take it to the next level.”
The company intends to use funds for scaling up technology, personnel, and marketing.
At present, DMW has a team of 24 people and it has partnered with 86 top choreographers.
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Yesterday, May 15, Madhuri Dixit celebrated her 51st birthday. Bollywood knows her not only as a good actress, but also as a great dancer. What numbers in her career are especially good?
Hai Jaana from Pukar (2000)
Madhuri played the role of girl Anjali, in love with her childhood friend (and now a police major) Jaya.
And it seems that her feelings are unrequited: Jai likes the winner of the contest "Miss India"
The opponent will have to make room when the heroine Madhuri will be on stage and demonstrate her plasticity in dance.
Understand what Madhuri's heroine is trying to to tell Jai, you can even without knowing the lyrics of the song - its language is so eloquent body. “You never found out what I really am,” says the beauty to her dance.
Maar Dala from Devdas (2002)
Beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi, alluring and sensual - this is how we see Madhuri Dixit in this romantic drama.
A girl performs kathak with inspiration, which can not be called an accident - Madhuri from early childhood dreamed of becoming dancer and engaged in national choreography from the age of three.
Indian cinema choreographer Sara Khan.
For this work, she immediately received two awards in the nomination "Best choreography” - Filmfare Award and National Film Award.
Raat Maheke To Yun Bhi from The Death Sentence/The Dead sequence: Mrityu Dand (19)97)
In this drama, the songs are all featuring Madhuri look very touching, although the actual dance component in there are few of them.
We liked the number Raat Maheke To Yun Bhi the most, where Madhuri Dixit dances Kathak in a gold and white sari. Just look how emotionally she does it!
The actress received 2 for her work in this film film awards: Sansui Awards and Screen Awards.
Watch the Death Sentence tape / Mrityudand (18+) on TV channel ZEE TV Russia May 20 at 11:30.
Didi Tera Devar Deewana from Who Am I for you?”/ Hum Aapke Hai Kaun (1994)
I fell in love with the bright dance of Madhuri Dixit, and the composition, and even the dress of the actress.
Violet The open-back outfit, made by Indian designer Anna Singh, has become fashionable.
However, not only Madhuri is good here, but and Salman Khan dancing... on a chandelier!
The choreographer of the painting, Jai Borad, received National Film Award. "For graceful and aesthetic choreography that combines modernity and Indian traditions,” the organizers of the award noted the work of Jaya.
Watch Who Am I to You?0037 Russia May 27 at 11:30.
Gayatri Mahima Madhuri - Page 33
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supreme protector, saving living beings from the cruel hands of death.
Gopijanavallabha means He who delights the gopis, who are all
manifestations of His hladini-sakti. Gopijanavallabha charms the gopis with his
sweet beauty and other transcendental qualities.
He eliminates them
materialism and gives them an ecstatic love for Him. ak he gets very
expensive (vallabha) im.
The word `svaha` means the energy of the Lord, through which everything is manifested.
"(Shri Gopala-tapani-vivritti)
In the previous commentary, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura showed
the importance of each word of the Gopala-mantra and why the mantra itself
is the perfect means for cultivating Krishna-prema. He says,
that the word 'krishnaya' indicates madana-mohana, the merciful Deity
sambandha tattva, which establishes our eternal relationship with Krishna.
Govindaji, being the seat of the abhideya-tattva, inspires us, gives us strength
to perform and accepts our devotional service. The ultimate goal (prayojana)
bhakti is pure loving service to Gopinatha, also known as
Gopijanavallabha, the sweet lover who gives satisfaction
to all the vraja gopis.
The syllable `sva` indicates the one who knows the inner Self, and the syllable `ha`
means `offer` or `give`. The word `swaha` is usually used
when making offerings to Agnideva's wife during yagya. In the Gopala mantra,
however, `svaha` means `I am the servant of the gopis.` In other words, `I want to give
everything I have to Krishna just like the gopis do.`
The Kumaras asked further Lord Brahma : "What is the form of Krishna? How is He
glorified? How is He worshiped?" Brahmaji answered them with verses that
can be used as an upasana mantra. "You should meditate with all your
heart and soul on Shri Krishna. His eyes are beautiful lotus flowers,
the color of His body is a brilliant rain cloud, His clothes are lightning bolts, He also has two hands
. Shri Krishna is full transcendental knowledge He
wears a garland of forest flowers and He is the supreme controller Krishna
surrounded by gopas, gopis and surabhi cows He rests under a kadamba tree
Adorned with dazzling jewels, He stands in the center of a red lotus flower
, while a gentle breeze, cooled
by contact with the waves of Kalindi, refreshes Him.
By meditating in this way
you will be freed from repeated birth and death." (GU)
At the end Brahma instructed the Kumaras to constantly repeat
the eighteen-syllable Gopala mantra. blissful association with Krishna.0003
Meaning of the Gopala-mantra
"I offer an offering to Lord Krishna, who is known as Govinda,
beloved of the gopis."
While reciting the Gopala-mantra, plunge your mind and heart into the following
meditation:
1) "I bow down to Govinda, whose beautiful complexion resembles a full-blown blue lotus
. He has a moon-like face and
He likes to wear a peacock feather in his hair, on his chest is a golden line
srivatsa hair and also a dazzling kaustubha stone. Dressed in
yellow clothes, Krishna is indescribably beautiful. The gopis worship His body
with their lotus eyes. He is adorned with celestial ornaments, He is surrounded by
cows and His friends, the gopas.
He loves to play his sweet-sounding flute.
" (Chaitamiya Tantra)
2) "Meditate on Krishna standing behind the cows to perform
go-carana lila. The honey-sweet sound of Krishna's flute dances in the air.
Attracted, the gopis of Vraja hide in the kunjas near the road.
A few curious innocent deer also join them.
With their long glances from afar they make an offer to Krishna and announce
the desire of their heart to meet later."
3) "Krishna stands under the shining full moon on the banks of the Yamuna.
By the charming music of His flute He attracts all the beautiful
doe-eyed gopis to join His rasa dance. Likewise sweet and
Syamasundara's beautiful features should attract me. In my sadhaka-rupa
all my senses should be attracted to Govindaji."
Some acaryas point out that while reciting the Gopala-mantra
the sadhaka should meditate on Sri Radha, since this mantra is a direct invocation
The word 'Govindaya' refers to Krishna, who is called Govinda because
Srimati Radhika pleases all His senses.
The Five Senses
Krishnas are always immersed in the form, taste, sound and smell of Radha.
The word 'Govindaya' can also mean that Govinda
pleases all of Radhika's senses. Srila Krishna dasa Kaviraja explains
how Govinda satisfies the senses of His beloved gopis: "One day Sri
Radha said to Visakha: 'O my dear friend! of nectarine beauty, He gladdens their ears with His
pleasure in playful words. He satisfies the sense of touch with His
body, which is cooler than millions of moons. Syamasundara fills the world
With Her ambrosia fragrance and the nectar of Her lips. In this way He
involuntarily attracts all my senses. Jiva Gosvami says that while meditating on
mantra some devotees meditate on the emotions that
one experiences when attracted by Krishna's flute while
cows are being milked. Other devotees can meditate like this: "Although I myself live in
Vraja, I am so unfortunate that I do not take part in the direct
worship of Radha and Krishna.
Sri Gurudeva therefore explained to me how to
chant the Gopala mantra. And as a result, my aspirations for devotion
have reached perfection and now I personally offer service to Sri
Vrajendranandane."
In a certain sense, chanting the gopala mantra is useless unless the
chanter gets darshan of Krishna in His meditation. It is necessary to read
with a heart filled with great aspiration: "When will this
day come? When will I see Radhika and Shyama in my heart?” Inattentive,
mechanical repetition will not help. A mantra repeated from the heart
will give its immediate darshan.0003
the mantra if you chant it when you are sleepy, inattentive,
lost in other thoughts, or when you are worried.
Giridhari will appear in front of us or as Srila Prabhupada said: "We will see
Krishna dancing on the tip of our tongue." This will definitely happen if
is chanted exactly according to the guru's instructions.
