Bobby Darling shows midriff this Navratri!
But what about other TV actors? BT checks out their plans this dandiya
GITA HARI
What is Navratri without bringing out those gorgeously embroidered and mirrorwork ghagras and sexy, backless cholis from the closet. It is nine days of sheer fun and frolic for television folks. Inspite of their hectic schedules, they go hunting for designer lehenga-cholis, stock up jewellery sets and hunt for those comfy mojris so that they can dance away till midnight.
Aparna Tilak, Dr Shalini of Left Right Left, is taking a day off from shooting tomorrow to be present at a Durga puja event where she is invited as a guest. A Bengali, she makes it a point to attend the puja every year. "It's like going to my maike. If I get a chance, I might go to Napeansea Road where I have some Gujarati friends who have organised raas garba for which I have selected a bright red and white mirror worked lehenga choli, a pair of mojris with glass and beads and a lovely gold set in filigree work," she says.
Says Bobby Darling, "I am going to be in Indore for a big dandiya show for which I have upped my wardrobe with a red lehenga, a short backless choli to show off my midriff as I have lost a lot of weight. I recently had my ears pierced and I plan to dangle huge jhumkas, have a new long black wig and my footwear will be mojris."
Ketaki and Rasik Dave are huge garba enthusiasts and so they don themselves in Gujarati ablavado (mirror sequined dresses). As Rasik puts it, "at least once we must go and 'matha tekke aana chahiye' (pay obeisance to the Goddess) so we already went to Falguni Pathak's event at Goregoan."
Zoom TV host Siddharth Kannan reveals his inimitable and humorous side when he says, "My college friends have insisted that I join them for dandiya on Saturday. This despite my making excuses of not having a proper outfit for the occasion, they promised to get me one. So as a return gift, I will take bandages and medical aid to treat them after playing what will be more of a war attack from my side." Sid has been having sleepless nights because he has never played dandiya before and is a tad nervous to dance in front of everyone.
Shefali Jariwala, the Kanta Lagaa girl has added five new eye-catching
lehenga cholis
to her wardrobe accessorised with oxidised silver or gold trinkets, as she is busy rocking cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat but the icing on the cake is when she will visit Kolkata's Durga Puja on
Dusshera day. There she will add a little Bong touch to her make-up. "I do get to shake a leg with winners of the evening which I enjoy the most. But my fans want me to do garba on Kanta Lagaa number," which of course she obliges.
Ami Trivedi aka Kittu will put in an appearance as a celeb guest in Kandivili or Malad and being a Gujju herself, she looks forward to when she can wear ghagracholis and is "looking forward to it". As for the dandiya mandals going commercial, she says, "Traditional Gujarati songs are always played in the beginning and as the evening wears on, film and disco songs take over. I enjoy both."
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