A classical dancer trained in Odissi and Bharatnatyam, Prarthana Patil is re-visiting a life-long interest in lavani. "I want to see if I can use lavani's intense abhinaya in Odissi. For instance, take baithak lavani, which is performed seated. An entire song is accompanied only by eye movements," says the Vile Parle resident. She adds that the titillating item-numberish lavani that features often in mainstream Marathi cinema is not the kind she is looking for. It's not just entertainment, she says.