Ganeshotsav EXCLUSIVE! My connection with Lord Ganesha is totally beyond words, says the multi-talented artist Vrushali Chavan

With the most awaited festival Ganeshotsav just around the corner all the eyes are eagerly waiting to seek darshan of Lord Ganesha and seek His divine blessings Amongst the many dedications to Lord Ganesha there is Divya Kumarrsquos divine rendition of lsquoOm Ganpataye Namahrsquo which has been picturized on the stunning and gorgeous Vrushali ChavanSatish Sundaresan of MidDay met up with the neversaynever gogetter Vrushali Chavan for an exclusive interview wherein she spoke about what went behind to shoot the magical songThe extremely articulate and polite lady that she is Vrushali Chavan greets us with an infectious smile thatrsquos complemented by a blessed voice when she says ldquoOm Ganpataye Namahrsquo Hearing those three divine words we just could not control to ask her about her experience while shooting the song To which she says ldquoThe whole shooting experience was simply magical Even when I talk about the song I get goosebumps Thatrsquos the beauty of the songrsquos lyrics and the mesmerizing vocals of Divya Kumar and Raghav Sachar One may find it really tough to digest the fact that the whole song was shot in one day We shot at a plush green place on the outskirts of Mumbai Trust me when I say that everytime the director would say lsquoActionrsquo I could feel a certain energy in my body which used to flawlessly get transitioned into the dance movementsrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by vrushali chavan iamvrushalichavanWhen asked about the theme of the song Vrushali Chavan said ldquoThe song is a divine depiction of Goddess Parvati and her relationship with her son Lord Ganesha As you can see in the song itself the relationship between Goddess Parvati and her son Lord Ganesha has been very delicately and beautifully captured by the DOP Jay Parikh who is also the director of the songrdquoALSO READ Akshay Kumar is appreciative he knows what to say Sargun MehtaLooking at the swift and flawless dance movements depicted by Vrushali Chavan in the song we could not resist asking about her earlier trysts with dance Pat came the reply ldquoI have done my Bachelors in Performing Arts Bharat Natyam Post that I started choreographing for dance reality shows like lsquoDance India Dancersquo lsquoJhalak Dikhhla Jaarsquo lsquoDID Lil Mastersrsquo and many others On a personal level let me tell you that I have a very special and personal bond and connection with Lord Ganesha Maybe that explains the reason why when I was choregraphing the sculpting movements of the song I could feel a certain kind of emotion towards the lsquochildrsquo Thatrsquos what I call as divine intervention All that I can say is that my connection with Lord Ganesha is totally beyond wordsrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by vrushali chavan iamvrushalichavanWhen asked about how she bagged the song Vrushali revealed ldquoActually the songrsquos director had seen me in the film lsquoABCD Any Body Can Dancersquo He took a screenshot of mine from the film and sent to me asking if that was me When I replied in positive he said that he wanted more photographs of mine in various angles as he was looking for a person who could effortlessly depict the role of Parvati Maa He also added that my face fitted the bill perfectly I cannot tell you how blessed I felt after listening to those words The rest as they say is historyrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by vrushali chavan iamvrushalichavanVrushali has been choreographing reality show contestants and also Bollywood stars Itrsquos not rocket science to see that Vrushali has been naturally blessed with a face that could launch a thousand ships When asked about her inclination towards acting she replied ldquoI have been there done that Also I am being there doing that In simple words I have even acted OTT shows like lsquoPrem Gajra Aur Chilli Chickenrsquo lsquoPablorsquo both on Disney Plus Hotstar lsquoRishtacomrsquo lsquoAnuradharsquo on Planet Marathi I am also doing an extremely awesome Marathi film whose details I cannot reveal at the moment But I promise to you that the moment I am in a position to speak about it MidDay will be the first to knowrdquoWe trust you on that VrushaliPLAY QUIZ Are you excited to celebrate Ganeshotsav 2022