While she has been born and brought up in Maharashtra, we haven’t seen Sonakshi Sinha doing one of the most popular traditional dance forms of the state – that is Lavani. Neither on screen nor off ...

Maharashtrachi Hasya Jatra: Popular folk artist and Lavani queen Shakuntala Nagarkar to grace the stageThe popular Marathi comedy show Maharashtrachi Hasya Jatra has been entertaining the audience for ...

Dance Deewane Junior judge Nora Fatehi is a dance enthusiast. Recently, the actress took to her Instagram account and shared a video wherein she can be seen doing a Lavani dance with the contestants ...

Lavani, the traditional dance form of Maharashtra, has a history that dates back several centuries. While it remains popular, few are aware of its varied nuances. With an intent to focus on the rich ...

"Lavani is my mother. It gave birth to the dancer in me, and for that, I am forever grateful," says Megha Ghadge, a popular Lavani dancer and actress who also speaks at large about where this folk ...

Shraddha Kapoor injures herself during Lavani shoot for Eetha, production temporarily halted: Report. Bollywood News: Latest ...

“People respect classical dancers, then why not us?” The question asked by a young Lavani performer in a documentary film titled Natale Tumchyasathi (Behind the Adorned Veil), is a pertinent one and a ...

Shakuntalabai Nagarkar, doyenne of lavani, performs in Sangeet Bari. Photo: Kunal Vijayakar When Shakuntala Nagarkar (or more endearingly, Shakubai), doyenne of lavani, takes the stage in Sangeet Bari ...

Since its announcement, Devmanus has rapidly become one of the most highly anticipated Marathi films of 2025. Directed by Tejas Deoskar and produced Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg’s Luv Films, Devmanus ...

Madhur Bhandarkar is delighted. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the director to make a film highlighting the lavani, the popular dance form of the region. Apparently, Deshmukh ...

The mention of lavani often conjures up images of svelte women, singing and dancing with abandon. But this notion, which centres on sexually explicit performances by women for men, is just one among ...

Arya Bhushan Tamasha Theatre on a street corner in old Pune’s Ganesh Peth is so dilapidated you are likely to miss the signboard with fading colours if you blink. It is only five in the evening, so ...