If you ever thought that Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s soaring success was a fluke, think again. It was 3am at Film City, Mumbai, and Padukone showed no signs of slowing down.
Clad in a heavy embellished fuschia ghagra [skirt], she was busy practising her moves along with her Ram Leela co-star Ranveer Singh. They had less than 24 hours before their grand performance at this year’s Zee Cine Awards on Saturday. The two will be dancing to their hit song Ang Lagaale from Ram Leela.
Anybody who’s somebody in Bollywood also knows that during live performances, dramatic entry is key to a good live act. A giant boat with a dragon head will ferry the couple onto the stage.
There’s also some fun to be had when Singh performs to a medley of old hits from films such as Amitabh Bachchan’s Sholay and the late actor Rajesh Khanna’s Aaradhana. But our personal favourite is when he roars the iconic dialogue: “Basanti, in kuttoen ke saamne mat naachna” [Basanti, don’t dance in front of these dogs] and then breaks out into an energetic gig. He’s also attempting to dance like Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar.
According to sources, King Khan who was injured recently during Happy New Year shoot, has cancelled his live act. But knowing Khan, he may just dance arm sling, leg braces and all.
One of the highlights also include Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha’s dance performances. But what got us smiling was when Sinha bounced onto the stage and told rapper Honey Singh (who was practising his act on stage) that she was his biggest fan and enjoyed his music.
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