Bharatanatyam dancers review Ananya Panday’s ‘catastrophic’ dance; Chand Mera Dil choreographer thinks actor ‘nailed it’
If you’ve been online in the last 24 hours, you must have seen the clip of Ananya Panday performing a Bharatanatyam fusion on stage as her Chand Mera Dil co-star Lakshya looks on in awe. However, the scene from the film seems to have an opposite effect on everyone else, as many X (formerly Twitter) users criticised the moves. Bharatanatyam dancers have also chimed in on the performance, even as the film’s assistant choreographer thinks the actor has ‘nailed it’. Ananya Panday performs a Bharatanatyam fusion in Chand Mera Dil. What is the Bharatanatyam scene from Chand Mera Dil? In Chand Mera Dil, Ananya plays Chandni, the daughter of a Bharatanatyam dancer played by Charu Shankar. The scene circulating online shows her character opting to perform a fusion act, blending Bharatanatyam with hip-hop and locking, instead of a traditional recital. While such fusion performers already exist, many on X believe the scene did not land as intended. What do Bharatanatyam dancers say? Well-known dancer and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient Anita R Ratnam, known for …
