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Bollywood item girls add oomph to dandiya

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Staff Reporter Published 20.10.04, 12:00 AM

Oct. 20: Glamour and glitterati were remixed on the dance floor today as album cover girls from Mumbai gyrated to the tunes of racy numbers to make the dandiya festival at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok more glitzy.

Nicolette Bird, the Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re girl, had the maximum exposure to the strobe lights this evening in the dandiya raas, organised by the city-based Vinita Social Cultural Organisation and Art Group.

Tomorrow, it will be television star Aman Verma?s turn to keep the crowd swinging. Kamna Jethmalani of Chhod Do Aanchal fame will take centrestage on Friday, informs Rinku More, a member of the group.

On being asked why the cultural group decided to rope in television stars and starlets, More said they have organised a fusion of dandiya and disco that calls for oodles of glamour.

?The presence of the stars have given a new dimension to our show. The celebrities will perform their best dance numbers and then join the crowd. This is just an effort to people shake their legs with lots of masti on the dance floor,? she added.

Apart from the ?item girls?, deejay Alps of Calcutta, popularly known as DJ Dandiya in the night-out circuit, will pick up the best dance numbers in his collection to set the stage on fire with his music.

She said the popularity of dandiya in every nook and cranny of the country has encouraged them to celebrate Navratri and Durga Puja in a special way.

?This is the first time we are organising a show like this one. We are hopeful of a good response from the people and expecting a huge crowd.?

She said people?s tastes have changed over the years in the city. ?Guwahatians are marvellous, very energetic and enthusiastic. This was proved during the recent rock concerts in the city. Dandiya is no longer restricted to the Gujarati community. People irrespective of their religion, caste and creed come together under the same roof to enjoy dandiya. In this way, dandiya is a vivacious carrier of peace and love.?

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