Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial series starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Shamrin Segal and Sanjeeda Shaikh has been receiving widespread acclaim since its release on Netflix. All thanks to its soulful tracks, amazing dance performances, exquisite outfits and powerful dialogues.
From people sharing dialogues, and singing videos to quoting moments from the series, in the past few weeks several Heeramandi-related videos went viral on social media. Another video that is currently doing the rounds on the internet is of two Indian classical dancers performing Odissi and Bharatanatyam dance forms on the Sakal Ban song from Bhansali’s debut series on the streets of Madrid, Spain.
The video depicts, two classical dancers Purnata Mohanty, wearing a silver-pink saree, gracefully performing the traditional Odissi dancer form and Dr. Vinatha Sreeramkumar, dressed in a blue and golden saree, performing Bharatanatyam on the melodious track Sakal Ban from Heeramandi on the streets of Spain. Singer Raja Hasan has led his vocals to this song. Sakal Ban is penned by Amir Khusro.
Purnata who is also an Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) artist, took to her Instagram account and dropped the video accompanied with a long caption that reads, “Sakal ban” two ways from Madrid. We have thought about making our dual versions to this beautiful track “Sakal ban” from “Heeramandi” but then decided we will combine both Odissi and Bharatanatyam in the same piece.” She further talked about the history of the song and how it originated.
“Sakal Ban originates from the devotion of a poet Amir Khusro to his mentor/guru Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, driven by a quest to uplift his spirits after a personal loss. Embracing Hindu traditions, Khusro adorned himself in yellow attire symbolizing hope. He was inspired by Hindu women adorned in yellow attire, offering mustard flowers to their deity. Presenting the heartfelt composition of ‘Sakal Ban’ with mustard flowers, he evoked a radiant smile from Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. This transformative moment made Sakal Ban synonymous with Basant Panchami celebrations at the shrine, marked by yellow attire and soul-stirring qawwalis,” Purnata wrote in the caption.
In no time, the video went viral on social media prompting several reactions from the users. An Instagram user wrote, “Absolutely graceful.” Another commented, “Never felt this proud and mesmerized before.”
A person mentioned, “It is so blissful to witness two distinct dance forms that originated from Tandav: Odissi and Bharatanatyam.” “Beautifully represented both Odissi and Bharatanatyam. Nailed it,” another added.
A comment read, “Marvellous job ladies!! So proud to see a collaboration of Indian classical dance forms represented so beautifully.” The video has staked 445,000 views since it was shared on Instagram and the numbers are gradually increasing.
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