Aditi Rao Hydari REVEALS Sanjay Leela Bhansali Asked Her Not To Lose Weight For Her Viral Gajagamini Walk in Heeramandi

Aditi Rao Hydari, as Bibbo Jaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, is winning the hearts of people. Aditi has impressed the audience not just with her acting in the series, but also with her Gajagamini walk. A clip of the actor performing the walk is making rounds on the internet. In an interaction with Zoom TV, Aditi reacted to her viral video from the song Saiyaan Hatto Jaao.

Aditi admitted that she’s not certain if it’s called the Gajagamini walk. The actor 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. 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.”

She further added, “He said that he wanted that dupatta to fall on a particular beat, the head to turn, and the ‘chain’ (sound of the ghungroo) to come exactly on the beat, so it was all his thought and his creation. Also, when I had put on the Ghagra, Sanjay sir told me that I had put on weight. I asked him to give me 10 days since it was post-COVID. He said, ‘No, you look beautiful. Let’s shoot.’ I really value that. That’s why I say he is an incredible teacher.”

About Heeramandi

Aditi’s character is named Bibbo Jaan in the series. She is the eldest and wisest daughter of Mallika Jaan (played by Manisha Koirala). Heeramandi is set against the backdrop of the pre-Independence era. The place Heeramandi used to be a hub of culture, art, and tradition. The queens of that area were the Tawaifs. However, there was a decline in the number of Tawaifs after the Britishers established their rule. Gradually, the area’s image shifted to a red-light area rather than a cultural hub.