The popular folk dance ‘lavani’ is back in Marathi films with a bang. PT reports on the trend Our filmmakers had started depending heavily on it to raise the commercial value of their film, which ...

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The name is inspired by a diwankhaana - a cluster of small rooms for a private lavani performance. This approach to the lavani originated in the 13th century, and was characterised by women sporting a ...

Laxman Utekar is once again diving into the pages of Maharashtra's history for his next film. Following the massive success of 'Chhaava', the director is now ready to tell the inspiring story of ...

After winning audiences with her performances in blockbuster commercial entertainers and horror-comedy films, Bollywood star Shraddha Kapoor is set to take on one of the most challenging roles of her ...

Gear up for a vibrant performance that is equal parts sassy, classy and entertaining. It is a world where the peppy beats of dholak are accompanied with the beats of ghungroos and intricate footwork, ...

Sanskruti Balgude looks pretty in this peach sari as she performs a lavani in her upcoming film Nivdung Sanskruti Balgude, who was last seen, opposite Vaibhav Tatwawadi in ‘Shortcut’, is all set to ...

Love thrives on the myth of neverendingness. Never-ending companionship­—till death do us part. Or the never-ending wait for the Beloved. For lavani singers and dancers however, love is fleeting. “We ...

The folk dance is believed to have originated in western Maharashtra, where it flourished under the Peshwa rule during the 18th century as the earliest Lavani dancers performed for affluent men, ...

It has been an uphill battle over decades for tamasha performers to win public respect and recognition of lavani as a folk art form rather than a low-brow, bawdy dance show. For the Kolhati ...

Lavani, the traditional dance form of Maharashtra has come a long way from the time women dancers performed mostly for a male audience. Often reduced to item numbers in reality shows and mainstream ...

Bollywood has flattened the art form of Lavani into homogenised item numbers. But the folk form has always throbbed with rhythm, resistance, and sensuality. In its lyrics were secrets of love, ...