Sonakshi Sinha learns traditional Bengali folk dance for 'Bullett Raja'

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,October 02 2013]

The gorgeous Sonakshi Sinha has always charmed the audiences with her simplicity and is back again with ‘Bullett Raja’, to woo her fans. This time, she will be seen in never seen before avatar - that is, as a BONG beauty!

Sonakshi will be seen as a true Bengali woman as she is wearing the quintessential red bordered saree, along with big red bindi on her forehead, gajrah in her hair and alta on her hands.

For her role in the film, Sonakshi has left no stone unturned and is going all out. She will be seen performing a Bengali folk dance called ‘Jhumur dance’. This is typical Bengali dance and is practiced all over West Bengal. It can be noted that this is the second time Sonakshi is playing a Bengali girl. Earlier although the actress played a Bengali in ‘Lootera’, in that she played 1950’s girl and she claims that it was drastically different. But now in ‘Bullett Raja’ her character belongs to present age. Talking about this,

Sonakshi said, In Bullett Raja, I am playing a contemporary Bengali girl. I loved my look for the Bengali avatar. it gave me a very traditional feel. I wish the sequence we shot in that costume was a little longer, because I did not want to get out of it. And about the traditional dance, she added I absolutely loved donning this look, there is a certain grace to it. Once I was in it everyone was shocked at how Bengali I looked.

The jhumur is a beautiful feminine traditional dance, and Brinda mam being so good at what she does taught me really well!' Well. Adaptability thy name Sonakshi Sinha, isn’t it? Releasing on 29th November, ‘Bullett Raja’ is premised on fictional mafia based in Uttar Pradesh starring Saif Ali Khan, Sonakshi, Jimmy Shergill, Vidyut Jamwal, Gulshan Grover, Raj Babbar and Chunky Pandey.