I think her style is wonderful- it's different and unique. We all improve and absorb but the style of kathak she performs is not common, and we should appreciate it for what it is.
Hey ppl who r not enjoying this classic piece of dance but saying Pakistan didn't exist 1947! Yr plz hr jagha py politics na kia kro! Zindagi maien sakun bhi dhoondho! Koi aur kaam nhi hai kia ap logon k pass krny ko?
Such an outstanding dancer! the main concern here should be to preserve our cultural heritage and nothing else...India confers classical dance status on 8 classical dances and kathak is amongst them.There is a difference difference between a classical dance and a folk dance,classical dance is governed by a set of rules whereas folk is not. Kalbeliya is a folk dance of rajasthan and Bharatnatyam a classcal dance of tamil nadu and kathak has nothing to do with the gypsies of rajasthan or folk art but it is definitely art of story telling or katha. Kathak traces its root to natya shastra which is the oldest treatise of performing arts
Fantastic Her syncopation with gungroos on her feet is perfect with the ragaa,nice to see some of the India arts are still alive and so well conserved.
This performer is a Pakistani . Her mother is famous film actress and her sister Arifa siddiqui is also a famous drama and film actress. She has dancer background. She is famous in Pakistan as a kathak dancer and no one can compete her. Her performances are all beautiful and i like her dance too.
......not to discredit any of the great dancers India has produced. I have never heard any jargon from her about Hindu this, Muslim that. This art is universal, it's about oneness with the divine whether He is Shiv or Allah. Please stop making negative remarks, let art have no religion, caste or creed.
When I said depth of abhinaya I was referring to what I've seen of her live (2 performances in the UK) % clips before & AFTER her training from Sri Birju Maharaj. Both styles are worthy of seeing. Nick
The style she's diong on the 2 vids I posted are pre Birju Maharaj & you can see much more depth in gher dnacing now. She always had a great dynamism but no great depth in her abhinaya. I hope she'll understand if she sees this. We all improve as we absorb & adapt more as we get older!!! Nick
The Islamic influence has been instrumental in taking it to an esteemed level of a classical art form. Hazrat Amir Khusro, the Mughals and Waid Ali Shah have made immense contributions and Kathak today would not be what it is without them. Like it or not but the 'Muslim' influence in the culture of northern India is visible everywhere. Khayal gaiyaki and Kathak resonate the most perhaps when one thinks about how beautifully both Hindu and Islamic cultures have blend with one another.
@Rohit84up Could you please back up this statement about Kathak, which had existed many centuries before the Muslim invasion of India, originally being from Iran??? Nick
There is so much talk over here regarding the roots of Kathak. Succinctly put, it's the perfect amalgamation of Hindu and Islamic culture. Different gharana's have given patronage to different styles and techniques. So to all you haters out there, on both sides, Kathak traces its roots to Hindus, the gypsies of Rajasthan and was essentially a folk art of story telling.
It's not actually forbidden, neither is music or there wouldn't be so many Muslims musicians such as the late Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez etc. I'm sure we can think of many Muslim dancers in India or Pakistan. Nick
As a student of Nahid ji, I will tell you that her tremendous journey of 40 years in dance has been one where she has studied and perfected and incorporated the ideals Islamic geometry, architecture and space in her dance. Her teacher Baba Maharaj was taught by Acchan Maharaj who if I am correct was Birju Maharaj's uncle. However being from Pakistan, her dance has inevitably evolved into one which has an Islamic sensibility. You will not see anyone dance with the same style in India and this is
What an amazing dancer. Truly a class of her own. Kathak is my favourite dance. How sad and telling she is unable to perform her art in her country openly. What a loss for people.
Vice versa you mean. Flamenco is a dance form of Spanish roma people and they travelled from Northern india. We have this dance form in our country india for thousands of years. Kathak is classical dance form of india and those arts/languages which are older than 1500 years and have recorded history are termed as classical in India. I can suggest you documentaries and many similar beautiful dance from my country.
I am part Afghan, and Afghans and Iranians still celebrate some Zoroastrian holidays like Noruz (Persian New Year) which was the prevalent religion before the advent of Islam. The intolerance we see in some parts of the Muslim world is not representative of Islam. The Mughals of India, Muslim rulers, patronized the Indian arts like the kathak. Not all Muslim rulers in India were tolerant or enlightened, a few of the Indian princes during the colonial period were Afghan Muslim rulers.
I'm a Muslim, but I'm not narrow-minded. Half my family is Christian, and as for religion, that is deemed a private matter not to be dictated by a clergy.
Some of the greatest Desi performance artists have been Muslims. The Mughal patronage of the arts ensured that Muslims would be disproportionately represented in the arts. In India, you have leading Muslim men co-starring with Hindu actresses. Afghans love Indian popular culture, many can understand Hindi/Urdu which are essentially the same identical language minus different alphabets. Even in modern Hindi, the number of Arabic loanwords used is similar to that of Farsi.
kathak is orginally hindu dance from, started from rass leela hindu folk stories of radha and krishna, and kathak itself is sanskrit word which means story , the sargam and taals used are typical in all hindu classical dance which were orginally temple dance forms around 2500yr old. its funny to see how pakistani reject everything which is hindu and indian yet their entire culture is based on it xd. although in islam gungroo,music,dance are all banned seeing them perform, well thanks for keeping our culture alive haha.
Qawaali is also originated from Muslim Persia ( mehfil e samaa) and Middle east. Qawaali is also Arabic word. All initial qawaals of South Asia were muslims. It's funny to see how hindus are still obssessed with qawaali. Please stop spreading hate . There is not a single reference in islam which says that arts are prohibited. Love and respect
आंख का, गरदन का और कमर का डो रा वास्तव में बात करता है। बुरा न माने more sensuous then X ra ted film. Pl pardn me for the comment but this is what I feel. The enchanting smile also talks nt
@tripmonk0 THe reason that there are so many muslims musicians, dancers is that even though they converted to Islam, the hindu roots could not be suppressed. This is the same reason why in Iran they speak Farsi and not Arabic, though most Iranians are now muslims. Now pls dont tell me that KATHAK was actually played out inside the Mecca LOL!!
Indonesia and Malaysia are model Muslim countries of what Islam was like in South Asia. South Asian Islam was tainted by Muslim nationalism which is in opposition to Hinduism. Jinnah, the father of Pakistan, even alluded to the fact that partition of South Asia was a mistake. In his own words, he promoted that the state would unite people regardless of ethnicity and religious creed. Even though most Pakistanis are Muslims, ethnic tensions among Pakistan's Muslims is evident.
Expelled?!?! I think most thought it a good idea to 'vacate' a certain death sentence! Pity about the social prejudice but that's due to Islamic thought, I'm afraid! Nick
its wonderful to see a muslim country like pakistan embrace its hindu roots. Kathak was originally a temple dance telling stories from the mahabharat in the form of dance.
True, but now 97% of all Pakistanis are Muslims, with 20% being Shia Muslim. When Pakistan was partitioned from British India, the country was 1/3 non-Muslim. Sikhs were expelled from Pakistan and so were most Hindus. There is a small community of Hindus in the Sindh, but they are subjected to social prejudice. Hindu or Muslim, Desis can be quite prejudicial.
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I think her style is wonderful- it's different and unique. We all improve and absorb but the style of kathak she performs is not common, and we should appreciate it for what it is.
Hey ppl who r not enjoying this classic piece of dance but saying Pakistan didn't exist 1947! Yr plz hr jagha py politics na kia kro! Zindagi maien sakun bhi dhoondho! Koi aur kaam nhi hai kia ap logon k pass krny ko?
Sacch
Such an outstanding dancer! the main concern here should be to preserve our cultural heritage and nothing else...India confers classical dance status on 8 classical dances and kathak is amongst them.There is a difference difference between a classical dance and a folk dance,classical dance is governed by a set of rules whereas folk is not. Kalbeliya is a folk dance of rajasthan and Bharatnatyam a classcal dance of tamil nadu and kathak has nothing to do with the gypsies of rajasthan or folk art but it is definitely art of story telling or katha. Kathak traces its root to natya shastra which is the oldest treatise of performing arts
Far better that those bollywood dance. Awesome !!
Fantastic Her syncopation with gungroos on her feet is perfect with the ragaa,nice to see some of the India arts are still alive and so well conserved.
She is a master in her craft. Never knew Pakistan had such hidden treasures.
Wow!!! Amazing!!! This 11 matra piece is unbelievable...I love her laya and tatkar so much....
This performer is a Pakistani . Her mother is famous film actress and her sister Arifa siddiqui is also a famous drama and film actress. She has dancer background. She is famous in Pakistan as a kathak dancer and no one can compete her. Her performances are all beautiful and i like her dance too.
birju maharaj ji s must b proud to have u as his student.
Now THIS is real kathak! She is perfect! Her dance is perfect, expressions, everything! And I LOVE the outfit! Beautiful!
......not to discredit any of the great dancers India has produced. I have never heard any jargon from her about Hindu this, Muslim that. This art is universal, it's about oneness with the divine whether He is Shiv or Allah. Please stop making negative remarks, let art have no religion, caste or creed.
Re
Rehan Bashir
Though a belated reply but still I agree with every word of your comment 🙏
I enjoy to see yr nritya, for the first time, kathhak 🎉
When I said depth of abhinaya I was referring to what I've seen of her live (2 performances in the UK) % clips before & AFTER her training from Sri Birju Maharaj. Both styles are worthy of seeing.
Nick
The style she's diong on the 2 vids I posted are pre Birju Maharaj & you can see much more depth in gher dnacing now. She always had a great dynamism but no great depth in her abhinaya. I hope she'll understand if she sees this. We all improve as we absorb & adapt more as we get older!!!
Nick
What passion.... I love her dance so much!
The Islamic influence has been instrumental in taking it to an esteemed level of a classical art form. Hazrat Amir Khusro, the Mughals and Waid Ali Shah have made immense contributions and Kathak today would not be what it is without them. Like it or not but the 'Muslim' influence in the culture of northern India is visible everywhere. Khayal gaiyaki and Kathak resonate the most perhaps when one thinks about how beautifully both Hindu and Islamic cultures have blend with one another.
@Rohit84up Could you please back up this statement about Kathak, which had existed many centuries before the Muslim invasion of India, originally being from Iran??? Nick
There is so much talk over here regarding the roots of Kathak. Succinctly put, it's the perfect amalgamation of Hindu and Islamic culture. Different gharana's have given patronage to different styles and techniques. So to all you haters out there, on both sides, Kathak traces its roots to Hindus, the gypsies of Rajasthan and was essentially a folk art of story telling.
It's not actually forbidden, neither is music or there wouldn't be so many Muslims musicians such as the late Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez etc.
I'm sure we can think of many Muslim dancers in India or Pakistan.
Nick
As a student of Nahid ji, I will tell you that her tremendous journey of 40 years in dance has been one where she has studied and perfected and incorporated the ideals Islamic geometry, architecture and space in her dance. Her teacher Baba Maharaj was taught by Acchan Maharaj who if I am correct was Birju Maharaj's uncle. However being from Pakistan, her dance has inevitably evolved into one which has an Islamic sensibility. You will not see anyone dance with the same style in India and this is
Rehan Bashir is she arifa siddiqui's sister because her sister has same name and is also classical dancer....but i have never seen her
Achhan Maharaj was father of Birju Maharaj
@Rohit84up WHAT ... !!! ?
khatak is purely desi (pakistan and india)
superb!
Neautiful appa
What an amazing dancer. Truly a class of her own. Kathak is my favourite dance. How sad and telling she is unable to perform her art in her country openly. What a loss for people.
Ah, so much of this inherited by flamenco...
Vice versa you mean.
Flamenco is a dance form of Spanish roma people and they travelled from Northern india.
We have this dance form in our country india for thousands of years. Kathak is classical dance form of india and those arts/languages which are older than 1500 years and have recorded history are termed as classical in India.
I can suggest you documentaries and many similar beautiful dance from my country.
Best example of tatkar
can anybody tell me the name of this specific dance?
Kathak
@muhita16 What a dumb question to ask. Do you know that khatak actually came from iran ( muslim country) to india?!
I am part Afghan, and Afghans and Iranians still celebrate some Zoroastrian holidays like Noruz (Persian New Year) which was the prevalent religion before the advent of Islam.
The intolerance we see in some parts of the Muslim world is not representative of Islam.
The Mughals of India, Muslim rulers, patronized the Indian arts like the kathak. Not all Muslim rulers in India were tolerant or enlightened, a few of the Indian princes during the colonial period were Afghan Muslim rulers.
कलाई का लहरा बाकी commnica।
tion को पूरा कर देता है।
I'm a Muslim, but I'm not narrow-minded. Half my family is Christian, and as for religion, that is deemed a private matter not to be dictated by a clergy.
Some of the greatest Desi performance artists have been Muslims.
The Mughal patronage of the arts ensured that Muslims would be disproportionately represented in the arts.
In India, you have leading Muslim men co-starring with Hindu actresses.
Afghans love Indian popular culture, many can understand Hindi/Urdu which are essentially the same identical language minus different alphabets.
Even in modern Hindi, the number of Arabic loanwords used is similar to that of Farsi.
Sorry Bhai but not possible as Pakistan didn't exist until 1948. Unless you mean Mohenjo Daro etc!
Not ALL Pakistanis are Muslims though!
Peace
Nick
kathak is orginally hindu dance from, started from rass leela hindu folk stories of radha and krishna, and kathak itself is sanskrit word which means story , the sargam and taals used are typical in all hindu classical dance which were orginally temple dance forms around 2500yr old. its funny to see how pakistani reject everything which is hindu and indian yet their entire culture is based on it xd. although in islam gungroo,music,dance are all banned seeing them perform, well thanks for keeping our culture alive haha.
Qawaali is also originated from Muslim Persia ( mehfil e samaa) and Middle east. Qawaali is also Arabic word. All initial qawaals of South Asia were muslims. It's funny to see how hindus are still obssessed with qawaali.
Please stop spreading hate . There is not a single reference in islam which says that arts are prohibited.
Love and respect
chup aunty
Bak bak bak bak karni aati hai bas. Karna kuch nahi hai aur. Bas THANKS kardo😊. Aur suna do.
Kathak zyada muslim paddhati ka ki contribution hai
आंख का, गरदन का और कमर का डो
रा वास्तव में बात करता है। बुरा न माने
more sensuous then X ra
ted film. Pl pardn me for the comment but this is what I feel. The enchanting smile also talks
nt
@tripmonk0 THe reason that there are so many muslims musicians, dancers is that even though they converted to Islam, the hindu roots could not be suppressed. This is the same reason why in Iran they speak Farsi and not Arabic, though most Iranians are now muslims. Now pls dont tell me that KATHAK was actually played out inside the Mecca LOL!!
Indonesia and Malaysia are model Muslim countries of what Islam was like in South Asia.
South Asian Islam was tainted by Muslim nationalism which is in opposition to Hinduism.
Jinnah, the father of Pakistan, even alluded to the fact that partition of South Asia was a mistake. In his own words, he promoted that the state would unite people regardless of ethnicity and religious creed.
Even though most Pakistanis are Muslims, ethnic tensions among Pakistan's Muslims is evident.
Expelled?!?! I think most thought it a good idea to 'vacate' a certain death sentence!
Pity about the social prejudice but that's due to Islamic thought, I'm afraid!
Nick
Arts teach us tolerance, respect and mysticism I don't think you have learnt any of these.
@tripmonk0 vilayat khans roots traces back to hindu rajpoots.
@Rohit84up go n hav a re-count done on yr history bud.
regds
b. m.b.s
exactly, pakistan was a part of India and culturally will always be, with a few exceptions
I looked at your site page & saw what kind of crappy film dances YOU like. You're obviously not intelligent enough to appreciate classical dance.
Nick
@tripmonk0 hahahahahahha kathak roots in iran ? word kathak comes from the sanskrit word KATHA , meaning story telling.
people always forget that some indian heritage is also pakistani heritage, as pakistan didn't even exist before 1947.
But our culture did exist before 1947!
its wonderful to see a muslim country like pakistan embrace its hindu roots. Kathak was originally a temple dance telling stories from the mahabharat in the form of dance.
indian and pakistani are same races, no difference, yeahh only the religion, but u can change religion if u want but not the race...
Well YOU are a Jain idiot!! Doesn't your MINORITY religion teach you anything about manners???
Nick
True, but now 97% of all Pakistanis are Muslims, with 20% being Shia Muslim.
When Pakistan was partitioned from British India, the country was 1/3 non-Muslim.
Sikhs were expelled from Pakistan and so were most Hindus.
There is a small community of Hindus in the Sindh, but they are subjected to social prejudice.
Hindu or Muslim, Desis can be quite prejudicial.