Deepika Padukone was reluctant to perform ‘Mohe Rang Do’?

Receiving rave reviews and huge applause, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (2015) is nothing short of beautiful in every aspect from start to finish. With the song and dance numbers adding that extra bit of charm to the film, it all looks so wonderful. However, it doesn’t seem as though it was as easy as one, two, three, where even Deepika Padukone found it rather difficult to make the moves.

As revealed by Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj, who taught Padukone the choreography for ‘Mohe Rang Do’, apparently, she wasn’t feeling very positive about the dance. “I met Deepika in Delhi before the final shoot in Mumbai. That time I taught her some basic mudras of Katahk.����Deepika told me that she was worried about the dance number as she was not Madhuri (Dixit)… I told her not to worry and she worked really hard to get the steps right,”��Times of India reported Maharaj explaining.

However it seems after some time, the actress managed to pull herself together and created a wonderful performance. The acclaimed dancer added, “I am very happy with the way the piece shaped up. Had it been a fast footwork and movement piece then there would have been a problem. But Deepika still managed to bring out a small fast paced piece brilliantly. She was not scared and did it beautifully.”

As a part of his interest in the art of dance, Maharaj even watch ‘Happy New Year’ (2014) just to see how well Padukone can dance. “I had gone to watch ‘Happy New Year’ only with one motive that I have to see how Deepika dances as I have to choreograph her next. I believe, Deepika does brilliant acting but she should do more classical dance so that she can improve her dancing skills.”

The film also starred Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra.