Sanjay Leela Bhansali who portrayed vibrant garbas in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is a much in demand director during the festival and it is because he makes it a point to travel all over Gujarat during these nine days to study and appreciate new dance forms of India. Bhansali believes that if we can travel across continents to attend film festivals why not our states to gaze the culture. The filmmaker says the masti, the magic and the sound of dhol is enough to get the adrenaline flowing.
As the city gears up for nine musical nights, I list my memorable navratri moments on the big screen…
The first time the audience was introduced to Gujarat’s traditional garba was in Govind Saraiya’s Saraswati Chandra in 1968 and even though ‘Main to bhool chali babool ka desh…’ was not exactly an ode to the Goddess it was a musical moment to present a turning point in the film.
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