The Lady Behind Alia’s Mesmerising Dholida

‘The pressure was very high. I had critiqued Vaibhavi Merchant’s work on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in front of the entire nation. It takes a lot to be prepared to take it on the chin.’ ‘I am not a well-known choreographer like Saroj Khan or Vaibhavi Merchant, but I have worked as a judge for several seasons of Dance India Dance and everyone knows who I am.’ ‘People from TV shows often become successful Bollywood celebrities. After all, talent does speak volumes in this industry! If there is any shot that can be played when I breathe my last, it would be Sanjay Leela Bhansali directing me giving that shot,’ Kruti Mahesh said at the Berlin International Film Festival about Alia Bhatt’s emotional high point in the Dholida song from Gangubai Kathiawadi. High praise indeed, and Choreographer Kruti revels in it!”