"Dirty Dancing: The Shaadi" -- a Must-Watch for Every Bollywood Aficionado

The movie Dirty Dancing The Shaadi is set in modern-day India. The Soman family is organizing a wedding and their younger daughter Sana meets a dance group that includes:

* Roy, the lead male dancer

* Vani, his dance partner, and

* fun-loving Ishaan.

Sana and Roy fall in love as wedding drama unfolds around them and reveal the true values of both the troupe and the Soman family.

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The below photograph shows the movie's four main characters. From left to right:

* Rohit Thakre plays the character Ishaan, who corresponds to Billie Kostecki.

* Sharayu Mahale plays the character Sana, who corresponds to Baby Houseman.

* Nikhil Saboo plays the character Roy, who corresponds to Johnny Castle.

* Pia Sawhney plays the character Vani, who corresponds to Penny Johnson.

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Below are a couple of trailers for the movie.

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The Brown Girl Magazine website has published an article titled This Desi Rendition of Dirty Dancing is a Must-Watch for Every Bollywood Aficionado. The article begins as follows.

Dirty Dancing: The Shaadi aims to adapt one of Hollywood’s favorite movies into a desi-inspired short film. With dance being such an integral part of Bollywood culture, I could not think of anything more perfect. Premiering in New York City on September 23, Dirty Dancing: The Shaadi is an exciting short film that builds a bridge between American and Indian culture.

Badass co-directors Shivani Badgi and Raashi Desai talk about their experience creating this production.

Question: Dirty Dancing is one of Hollywood’s most popular classics, especially when it comes to dancing. What about the movie inspired you, and how do you aim to make that come alive for your audience?

Answer: We love how the original Dirty Dancing is first a film with a heartfelt storyline and lovable characters.The dancing in the movie has such a big element of “fun” in it. Even where they are doing more difficult partner work or lifts, you can still see how much they are enjoying the music and performing so effortlessly. For us, we wanted to create that same environment where even after we created this unique dance world for them that would combine Indian elements of dancing with Western, it would still feel extremely flawless and the actors could still enjoy performing them.

The interview continues in the article, which includes photographs and a video that shows an interview with the movie's two directors.