Mumbai:
After raunchy item numbers,Bollywood actresses seem to be enamoured with lavani, aMaharashtrian folk dance.
With Katrina Kaif's Chikni Chameli and Vidya Balan'sMala Jau De becoming chart toppers, Rani Mukherjee is thelatest star to perform the folk dance.
In her upcoming film Aiyaa, Rani Mukherjee will be seendoing three item numbers and lavani is one of that. Rani playsthe role of a Marathi girl in the film and is paired oppositesouthern star Prithvi Raj.
Directed by Sachin Kundalkar, Aiyaa is co-producedby Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 is slated to release inOctober end this year.
Lavani has been a hit with dancing divas like Helen,who gave an unforgettable performance in Mungla song inInkaar (1977), Madhuri Dixit's Humko Aajkal Hai fromSailaab (1990), Main Kolhapur Se Aayi Hoon from Anjaam(1994).
After Madhuri Dixit's lavani performance, this danceform had more or less disappeared from Bollywood, only to makea comeback in Karan Johar's remake Agneepath. British Indianactress Katrina, through her foot-thumping Chikni Chameli performance proved that she can also be a desi Marathi girl.
"It (Chikni Chameli) was very fast and it was not astyle I was used to, but I took it as a challenge. I workedvery hard for this song," Katrina had said.
Ace choreographer Ganesh Acharya, who had directedKatrina's moves in the song, said, "Katrina gave all the powerand dedication that was needed. I think only she could havedone a song like Chikni Chameli and nobody else."
In Vidhu Vinod Chopra's home production, Vidya Balandanced to a lavani, her first such special number in FerrariKi Sawaari.
While doing this song, Vidya had looked up to notedactresses Madhuri Dixit and late Smita Patil for inspiration.
"For the lavani song my inspiration is Madhuri. Iliked her song Humko Aaj Kal and I also admire Smita Patil'sperformance in Bhoomika," Vidya had said.
Vidya practised hard for this song to perfect hersteps for the dance form. "I was happy when this song wasoffered to me. It was always my dream to do a lavani song. Iam not a trained dancer...I had to put in a lot of effort,"she had said.
Apart from Bollywood beauties, an American dancer islikely to be seen doing the Maharashtrian folk dance.
The winner of US TV show, So You Think You Can Dance,Lauren Gottlieb is likely to be seen doing a lavani number inRemo D'Souza's 3D Dance film Any Body Can Dance (ABCD).
However, Sachin Kundalkar feels despite suchhullabaloo about lavani songs in Bollywood, there isn't adistinctive song that has been churned out well since manyyears.
"Lavani song is not all about dance. It is aboutcomposition, beats...and everything should be there. I don'tfeel there is any real...true lavani song that I have seen inBollywood off late," Kundalkar said.
"We have a lavani song in your film Aiyaa picturised onRani. We have maintained all the typical elements of a lavanidance form in this song," he said.
With Katrina Kaif's Chikni Chameli and Vidya Balan'sMala Jau De becoming chart toppers, Rani Mukherjee is thelatest star to perform the folk dance.
In her upcoming film Aiyaa, Rani Mukherjee will be seendoing three item numbers and lavani is one of that. Rani playsthe role of a Marathi girl in the film and is paired oppositesouthern star Prithvi Raj.
Directed by Sachin Kundalkar, Aiyaa is co-producedby Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18 is slated to release inOctober end this year.
Lavani has been a hit with dancing divas like Helen,who gave an unforgettable performance in Mungla song inInkaar (1977), Madhuri Dixit's Humko Aajkal Hai fromSailaab (1990), Main Kolhapur Se Aayi Hoon from Anjaam(1994).
After Madhuri Dixit's lavani performance, this danceform had more or less disappeared from Bollywood, only to makea comeback in Karan Johar's remake Agneepath. British Indianactress Katrina, through her foot-thumping Chikni Chameli performance proved that she can also be a desi Marathi girl.
"It (Chikni Chameli) was very fast and it was not astyle I was used to, but I took it as a challenge. I workedvery hard for this song," Katrina had said.
Ace choreographer Ganesh Acharya, who had directedKatrina's moves in the song, said, "Katrina gave all the powerand dedication that was needed. I think only she could havedone a song like Chikni Chameli and nobody else."In Vidhu Vinod Chopra's home production, Vidya Balandanced to a lavani, her first such special number in FerrariKi Sawaari.
While doing this song, Vidya had looked up to notedactresses Madhuri Dixit and late Smita Patil for inspiration.
"For the lavani song my inspiration is Madhuri. Iliked her song Humko Aaj Kal and I also admire Smita Patil'sperformance in Bhoomika," Vidya had said.
Vidya practised hard for this song to perfect hersteps for the dance form. "I was happy when this song wasoffered to me. It was always my dream to do a lavani song. Iam not a trained dancer...I had to put in a lot of effort,"she had said.
Apart from Bollywood beauties, an American dancer islikely to be seen doing the Maharashtrian folk dance.
The winner of US TV show, So You Think You Can Dance,Lauren Gottlieb is likely to be seen doing a lavani number inRemo D'Souza's 3D Dance film Any Body Can Dance (ABCD).
However, Sachin Kundalkar feels despite suchhullabaloo about lavani songs in Bollywood, there isn't adistinctive song that has been churned out well since manyyears.
"Lavani song is not all about dance. It is aboutcomposition, beats...and everything should be there. I don'tfeel there is any real...true lavani song that I have seen inBollywood off late," Kundalkar said.
"We have a lavani song in your film Aiyaa picturised onRani. We have maintained all the typical elements of a lavanidance form in this song," he said.
