Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17841 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-09-09
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Special Features
English
Region 2

Synopsis
Riding the crest of the year 2002's craze for everything Bollywood comes this disc which offers a fitness regime based upon the dance routines of the Indian musicals.

Customer Reviews

Fun but flawed
As workouts go, this is a fun one, but can't decide whether it's about exercise or dance. The two basic routines are much more workout than dance, and manageable for most people with a little practice. But the last routine is fast dance, and has no instructions. This makes it far too hard to follow for all except really expert dancers.

The main irritations for me, though, were in the production values. The music was added after filming, which means that most of the time it doesn't fit the movements, and this will annoy dancers no end. And the filming was terrible. The wide shot was too close, and cut off the top of Honey's hands when she was showing high hand movements. And the frequent close-ups were too close - a sudden side view of the dancers' stomachs is really unhelpful when you're trying to copy them!

I'd give it an overall plus, as I think it's just about fun enough to keep me doing it. Just don't buy it in the hope of learning Bollywood dance.

Pacey and fun
Don't be deceived by the pretty pink box on this workout - it is actually surprisingly high impact! It is a good all round workout but particularly for the arms compared to other exercise programmes, and it doesn't take long to break into a sweat whilst still looking elegant and stylish (I hope)! I loved this - my only complaint is that there is too much spinning and dipping in one sequence and I ended up dizzy!!

It's okayish but...
I like the idea of getting fit through dance rather than specific fitness movements, so I bought Bollywood Workout on this basis. I liked Honey and the way she presented the programme, and went through some of the Bollywood dance movements before beginning, but the biggest problem is that there are many places where she is totally out of time with the music, which makes it really difficult and uncomfortable to follow. I am pretty well coordinated and pick up new moves quickly, but I was all over the place with this routine - I found it really hard to do sometimes, and I also got quite bored. I thought the music was awful, which is inexcusable because there are loads of funky Indian sounds around - that was one of the biggest disappointments. I wouldn't really recommend this video which is a shame because I think the basic premise is a good one.