Deepika Vs Madhuri
The music channels are full of the “Deewani Mastani” song. It takes one back Madhuri Dixit’s so many kg ghagra kothawali dance in Devdas. Pet obsession? Chitpavan women would never be caught in public watching such a performance, as Priyanka Chopra is seen, with perhaps the most authentic expressions crossing her face as she looks on at the interplay between Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. Deepika, in her pale gold avatar in a net outfit reminiscent of flamenco dancers, with many co-dancers, seems to inhabit the same Madhuri space. She dances in a huge ornate space, more European than Peshwai in design. Peshwai architecture was noted for its long, perhaps narrow halls and tall distinctively fluted and carved wooden columns based on stone to prevent damp and insect damage --- all topped with intricately carved wood ceilings and all polished black in color. Noted examples are the Mastani resurrected palace at the world renowned Kelkar Museum in Pune and the
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