Pune's Shreeram Lagoo Rang-Avakash will host Satrang Mahotsav 2026 from June 16-21, a vibrant celebration of queer Indian ...

(2025) director Laxman Utekar will be collaborating again with Maddock producer Dinesh Vijan for Eetha, starring Shraddha ...

Love thrives on the myth of neverendingness. Never-ending companionship­—till death do us part. Or the never-ending wait for the Beloved. For lavani singers and dancers however, love is fleeting. “We ...

Aruna Irani recalled her career low, revealing how she went jobless for three years after superhit films and later revived ...

Veteran actress Aruna Irani has opened up about the toughest phase of her life when she was out of work for three consecutive ...

The popular folk dance ‘lavani’ is back in Marathi films with a bang. PT reports on the trend Our filmmakers had started depending heavily on it to raise the commercial value of their film, which ...

This dance form, besides being a folk dance of Maharashtra, has many bold and dark shades. Rightly so, it was again laced in controversy recently, and yet, somehow, we cannot help but groove to its ...

They don’t have homes, jobs or land, and now their livelihood has been snatched by imposters hosting ‘dance bars’ under the garb of lavani, say traditional performers Rajendra Javale plays the dholki ...

The name is inspired by a diwankhaana - a cluster of small rooms for a private lavani performance. This approach to the lavani originated in the 13th century, and was characterised by women sporting a ...

Shubham Borade is a popular male Lavani artist from Maharashtra. He is famous among the audience for his incredible expressions and aura. He has been performing Lavani in various cities and states in ...

Lavani, the traditional dance form of Maharashtra has come a long way from the time women dancers performed mostly for a male audience. Often reduced to item numbers in reality shows and mainstream ...

Apsara ali, Indrapuritun khali, pasarali laali, ratnaprabhatun lyali goes the song, describing a fairy descending from Indra’s abode, spreading radiance like reflections from jewels. Reshmachya ...