Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Padmaavat: An Epitome onTraditional Indian Folk Dance in Sanjay LeelaBhansali’s Movies

Abstract

India is a country with diverse culture. Indian folks reflect the way of life in India. Bollywood, the name for Indian films had marked its signature in music and dance with the influence of traditional Indian folk. It had begun in the 1940s with the song “Diwali Phir Aa Gayi Sajni” from Khajanchi (1941) and coloured by the later generation of directors. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the grandiose filmmakers in Bollywood who had glorified Indian folk, culture and aesthetics on screen. This paper titled “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Padmaavat: An Epitome on Traditional Indian Folk Dance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Movies” is a close study on the folkdances employed in Bhansali’s movies such as Gujarat’s Garba in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Uttar Pradesh’s Kathak in Devdas (2002), Garba in Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela (2013), Maharashtra’s Jugalbandi, Lavani, Kathak in Bajirao Mastani (2015), and Rajasthan’s Ghoomar and Kathak in Padmaavat (2018). Evaluating all these songs trace back its relation and devotion to North Indian cultures which marks the bond between people and the culture of our society.