Three to Tango!

Malini’s performance this year,was a ballet titled Nritya Surabhi,which has a social message attached to it. Composed of a subset called Naari,the ballet talks about women empowerment and promotes the girl child. Talking about how dance can be used to spread social awareness,Hema Malini says,” I think dance and for that matter any art form can be used to give out socially relevant messages to the audiences. So that is why Naari tries to send a message about the importance of women. I am also working on a new ballet titled ‘Ganga’ that it a two hour long ballet. It talks about the transition of the river and comes down to the fact that how we are destroying the holy river. I feel dance needs to tell stories,that way it attracts a wider audience and even successfully retains its classical flavour.” Adding more to it,Esha says,”I believe that dance is a great way to give out a message but I feel that we are easily drawn to western dance forms. I learn them myself but a balance needs to be maintained. More youngsters should opt for it.”

Malini who has been a director and also a producer,besides acting and dancing is currently working on her film,Tell me O Khuda starring daughter Esha Deol. “This film is about a girl’s journey in life,its a very heart warming story,” says the danseuse. And while Esha has followed her mother’s footsteps as an film actor,her sister Ahana plans to get into directing. She says,”I am not disinterested in acting,but I haven’t got anything yet that interests me. But yes apart from fashion designing I am currently working on some scripts and looking at direction as a career.”