Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji is working hard to play her role of a middle class Maharashtrian girl in a perfect way in Sachin Kundalkar’s ‘Aiyaa’.
Rani is learning the language and she will also do a traditional lavani dance on a track titled Aga Bai in the film which will be choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.
A source from the film sets reveals, “The song is as authentic as a lavani can get, with cheeky lyrics, et al. Rani will be wearing a bright navvari (nine yard) saree and will also sport a nathni (nose ring) and other accessories that traditional lavani dancers wear. Vaibhavi is very excited as this is the first time she’s choreographing such a number. She has watched the Marathi film Natrang, which had some popular lavani numbers, to get a hang of it.”
Rani will play the lead role Aiyaa opposite South actor Prithviraj, who will debut in Bollywood with this film. The source adds, “The song has been recorded but is yet to be shot. The unit was shooting a romantic number at the Sir JJ School of Arts a few days back, so the lavani will be shot in the next schedule.”
Rani is watching many Marathi films and plans to meet real lavani dancers to understand the dance form. Source informs, “Since Sachin is Maharashtrian and has been associated with theatre, he plans to make the lavani look as authentic as possible. A few dancers in the city will also be shown the song once it’s done to make sure it’s true to the original style.”
Says Sachin, “Rani is very dedicated and is going all out to play a Maharashtrian girl. She is very excited about doing the lavani and we’ve been watching a couple of black and white Marathi films, which had authentic lavani dances for reference. Rani has also done a couple of workshops to learn the language and mannerisms of playing a Maharashtrian girl in the film.”
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