Interpreting Sushant's performance - Page 4

Originally posted by: nikitagmc

I'm glad you liked it.😃

I remember your post in which you had said that there is so much in India itself, why do they do all foreign dances, or mix Bollywood in everything (It was yours na? Or someone else's? 😕)

Anyways- the point is- when I saw the performance I remembered that post and thought that this was a very authentic performance, with almost no mish-mash and masala, except for the Bollywood soundtrack- but then the lyrics were going very well with the whole theme, so its okay. I almost felt as if Sushant-Shampa had read your post and devised this performance. 😆 A very impressive performance it was, and both of them did very well.

I haven't seen much of DID, but I do know of the performance you are speaking of.

And yeah, even I would like to see more of such dances. Specifically, I want to see Sushant and Shampa doing the 'Gondhar' dance form of Maharashtra. I think they will do it well.

I've made quite a few posts criticizing too much Bollywood or natak/masala instead of trying to be authentic to dance forms.

For me dance is dance, I don't mind if it is western or foreign. Folk, classical, ballroom or martial arts based - there are many amazing dance forms in India and across the world. My main concern is that the themes reflect dance genres and more emphasis be given to technique and authenticity. If you do salsa, do the best salsa you can, If you do Bharatnatyam, do the best Bharatnatyam you can – don't mix Bollywood or other stuff unless a fusion is expected. The US version DWTS also has celebrities and non dancers but they do authentic stuff. I'm sure our choreographers can do brilliantly too if only we pushed them in the right direction. For starters, Sushant's dance this week was true to form and excellent. Salman and Vrushali too have been doing their best to be true to the style. Of course there will be hiccups as some dances are very testing on non dancers.

I was unaware of many of the smaller regional Indian dance forms until DID. I have to give credit to DID dance masters Terence, Geeta and Remo for showcasing a variety of dance form including unique regional ones.

Originally posted by: nikitagmc

Passion for Karna???😲

Okay, now I wasn't aware of this one.

Originally posted by: nikitagmc

At this juncture, I would like to add one more point for those who don't know much about Karna.

When he had been shot by Arjuna's arrow and was at his deathbed, then his father the Sun God and Lord Indra were debating about his generosity. So they came disguised as beggars, and asked him for alms. Dying and bleeding, Karna said that he had nothing to give them. One of them then pointed out that there was some gold in his tooth. (He probably had a tooth/filling of gold). So Karna broke his tooth with a stone 😭 and gave it to the beggars.👏👏👏

It was a sign of the way he had led his life.⭐️ After that he died.😭

Pity that the performance had to be done in 2 and a half minutes only, so they couldn't show this part.

Originally posted by: blyton

It might be the writer's own perspective, but various interpretations have suggested that Draupadi was in love with Krishna, or with Karna.

Yes. 'Palace of Illusions' is the authors interpretation of Draupadi. It is not really the actual Mahabharata, but more like a canon or alternate universe – where things are interpreted differently. It is similar in concept to 'The Red Tent' which was such an interpretative work on Biblical characters. Or for a popular fiction example, its like how the Wicked Witch of the West from Wizard of Oz is completely reinterpreted in the book/musical Wicked. It takes known characters and storylines and puts a whole new spin on it.

Some mythological purists tend to be against it as they don't favor interpretation, especially in religious myth. But if one enjoys viewing things from different perspectives and pondering over various what ifs – such books can be intriguing reads.

Originally posted by: Dabulls23

Isn't Sushant the spelling??? 😳 Someone needs to tell this to Madhuri-Malaika.

ShuShant or SuMpa

Both wornderful 😆