Aditi Rao Hydari on 'Gajagamini' walk: 'I followed Sanjay Bhansali'

Listen to Story The one thing from Heeramandi that has caught everyone’s fancy is Aditi Rao Hydari’s gracious and seductive walk to the song ‘Saiyaan Hatto Jaao’. Addressing that, Aditi Rao Hydari admitted that even she does not know what walk it is. She also shared that director Sanjay Leela had asked her not to lose weight for the series.

In an interview with a portal, Aditi Rao Hydari said, “I want to ask somebody, Sanjay sir, my dance teacher, what is it? Is it the Gajagamini walk , the swan walk? What walk is that I don’t know! I’ll say it was what Sanjay sir asked me to do. I followed Sanjay sir and what he told me.” A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) She added, “I know in Kathak there is Mayur chaal (peacock walk), then there is Gajagamini (walk of seduction), but I am sure it is in all the dance forms.

But, I don’t know, I should find out. Whatever I see on Instagram, reel upon reel, the whole viral nature of that tukda (piece) is so overwhelming. He (Sanjay) is very good at spotting magic on the spot and he created a lot of nuances in the process.

He said that he wanted that dupatta to fall on a particular beat, the head to turn and the ‘chann‘ (sound of the ghungroo) to come exactly on the beat, so it was all his thought and his creation.” Aditi also revealed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali had asked her not to lose weight that she had put on during Covid. “Also, when I had put on the ghagra, Sanjay Sir told me that I had put on weig.