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Saki Boom Steals The Show
by Susan Gosine
The Indo Edge (Trinidad)
9th September 1999

Though they were thousands of miles away Terry Gajraj and the JMC Triveni shone at the two-night concert event of the millennium, which featured King of the Indian File Industry Shah Rukh Khan, and the starry-eyed Juhi Chawla as the top casts.

The affable stars even closed the show and bade farewell to their fans to Gajraj's "Saki Boom" and the pulsating rhythms of the JMC Triveni which provided back up music for the chutney soca hit which was released last year.

Shah Rukh, Juhi, music director Anu Malik, singers Schewta Shetty and Sapna Mukerjee along with their managers, dancers and musicians danced to "Saki Boom" and even sang sang as they brought the curtains down on the last show at Skinner Park, San Fernando, on Saturday night.

Shah Rukh requested the "boom boom" song as he invited concert promoters from Asian Entertainment International; Salisha Baksh, Shanu and Narendra Saini and others involved in the concert onstage.

Chaitan Rana, a singer with the troupe also performed an impressive rendition of "Saki Boom" as "a beautiful gesture from our side" on both nights.

By the end of the second night it was clear the troupe was hooked on the "boom boom" song. They were not only tapping their feet but were swinging their hips and rocking their heads to the chutney soca rhythm.

From the moment the Carib Shiv Shakti Dance Company led by Michael Salickram performed a colourful and peppy dance to the rhythmic "Saki Boom" at the Queens Park Savannah on the first night of the concert, Shah Rukh and his troupe became mesmerised with the raunchy hit.

Drawn by the heavy "pong" of the music, the visitors spilled from backstage and took vantage points to look at the dance sequence.

Devanand Gattoo's runaway hit "Payaaleeya" which he performed seconds before the dance item failed to make an impact with the troups.

Following the Carib Shiv Shakti's performance on the first night Shah Rukh kept asking "what's the name of the song again, the one that goes boom boom" and later on Malik, referred to it when he performed what he called a "chatney" song - "Neend Ki Maray".

And to cream the sizzling chutney, the visiting dancers asked Salickram to teach them some of the intricate hrad and hand movements, which the group performed to the "Saka! Sakay! Aye! Aye! Saki! Boom! Boom! Saka! Sakay! Aye! Aye! Saki! Boom! Boom!" chorus. And they performed teh sequence onstage on the last night of the show.

The dancers also requested a copy of the song to take back to India. Even Juhi was seen imitating the dancers when the chorus started.

Gajraj and the JMC Triveni have definitely scored top points with the visitors. And they are sure to earn more as the hot number travels to India with the troupe.

Maybe "Saki Boom" will end up on Music Box with Nikki Aneja teh MC or in an upcoming movie with Shah Rukh Khan performing the moves taught to him by Salickram.