Heeramandi: Aditi Rao Hydari captivated the internet with ‘gajagamini’ walk in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama. Here’s everything you need to know about the movement celebrating womanhood.
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, the newest Netflix original TV series from Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is no exception to his trademark filmmaking style, which leans towards exuberance, glitz, and glamour, except in this case, it has succeeded in characters. There are brilliant jewels, elaborately crafted outfits, elegant buildings, and regal antiquities. From starry cast to extravagantly lavish sets, one particular thing that struck with left a mark on movie enthusiasts was Aditi Rao Hydari‘s ‘Gajagamini Walk.’
What is ‘Gajagamini’ Walk That Aditi Rao Hydari Nailed to Perfection in Heeramandi
A woman can assume several different forms, including Padmini, Mohini, Dunkini, Shrukini, Damini, and Rohini, as per Vatsayana. One of them Gaja Gamini has the pace of an elephant, which is looked upon as an art of seduction.
Aditi’s daring display of her back flaps has increased the popularity of this walk among women, demonstrating that a woman may be confident in whatever type or size of her body. Many have complimented her graceful performance and emphasized how her apparent ‘back fat’ normalizes particular body types in society.
Aditi Rao Hydari’s “Gajagamini Walk” in Heeramandi is going viral on the internet
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Many social media users were quick to identify Aditi Rao Hydari’s walk. They hailed her performance and dropped heart emojis in the comment section. One of the users wrote, “I might’ve watched this like 30 times. every little move she does in this take is absolutely mesmerising…caught my eye in the trailer itself. looks easy to do, but it isn’t! not since madhuri in devdas has someone been so captivating in a shot like this (madhuri has a few such iconic moments in kaahe ched and maar daala). Deepika in bajirao was comparatively so dull.” Another user wrote, “I’m in a trance, can’t stop watching her in this. It’s the graceful walk off-beat with the music but still perfectly in rhythm with the sheer subtlety of her waist movements that’s sheer chef’s kiss.” The third user commented, “For real, I’m surprised people are hating her walk and saying it’s going viral for obvious reasons… I’m a straight girl and have watched this at least 10 times in the last 2 days and absolutely loved her walk.” One of the reddit users also wrote, “Her back fat is the best part about this video. Props to Bhansali too for not pushing his heroines (unlike Dharma) to be stick thin.”
Meanwhile, Gajagamini was also an MF Hussain movie which was dedicated to Madhuri Dixit. It drew comparisons between the gait of a lady and that of a stately male elephant.
About Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, Adhyayan Suman, and Fardeen Khan are among the celebrities who appear in the eight-episode series, which tells the tale of the powerful tawaifs (courtesans) of pre-Independence Lahore, a time when the pleasure district was more than just a posh brothel but rather a hub of arts and culture where the elite went to acquire manners and refinement. These areas functioned as a training ground for refined nawab conduct, and Bhansali’s Heeramandi successfully conveys both the inner pain and the social realities of these women.
