At an event in Mumbai on Sunday, the legendary Bollywood star Hema Malini dazzled the audience with her ballet performance on Ganga. According to sources, the actress has previously performed the act in Nagpur and Pune. The actress took on the character of the Ganga during the freestyle dance performance. The ballet, which featured some ariel stunts, was performed on the NCPA grounds.
Today, Hema’s daughter Esha Deol used her Twitter account to post a photo of the actress from the ballet along with a touching caption that said, “Watched my mum @dreamgirlhema perform Ganga on stage. Absolutely remarkable performance, visually stunning, with a very strong message on our environment & river restoration. Must watch her next show. Love you mamma.”
Watched my mum @dreamgirlhema perform Ganga on stage. Absolutely remarkable performance, visually stunning with a very strong message on our environment & river restoration. Must watch her next show. Love you mamma. #gangaballetbyhemamalini ♥️🧿🙏🏼♥️ pic.twitter.com/g3KaYvlTxC
— Esha Deol (@Esha_Deol) March 20, 2023
Hema stated in a statement to the ANI regarding the event, “I have performed different types of ballet dances around the world, and they have been liked by the public. We represent our culture by enacting characters from our mythology, like Durga, and Radha Krishna, in pure classical form. But, in this ballet on River Ganga, we can’t put a very classical dance. So, you get to see a very free style of beautiful dances.”
Hema uploaded a video from one of her previous performances in the prior days of her show to give fans a brief glimpse of Ganga. Hema credited the late politician Sushma Swaraj for her concept and stated, “Basically, it’s a dance ballet on River Ganga by me to spread awareness regarding the cleanliness of River Ganga. It was the initiative of Sushma Swaraj, and she wanted it to happen in Banaras.”
Hema also added, “Ganga is ‘Dev Nadi.’ She (Goddess Ganga) is coming from heaven for the benefit of humanity, and wherever the river flows, it is beautiful. It is very important to keep such a river clean. Not just Ganga, I would say, every river in the country should be kept clean. That’s what the concept of this ballet is.”
Ganga is descending to earth on the 19th at the NCPA. A spectacle you cannot miss!
@MinOfCultureGoI @iccr_hq @NCPAMumbai pic.twitter.com/RidQBVxxlI
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) March 16, 2023
Before her performance, the actress posted a video of the ballet’s past performances on Twitter and captioned, “Ganga is descending to earth on the 19th at the NCPA. A spectacle you cannot miss!”
