Popular television actress Deepika Singh recently shared how a long-forgotten choreography she once watched online came to her rescue during a hectic shoot. She expressed how being both an actor and dancer has always benefited her.
Deepika took to Instagram to post a video of herself dancing alongside her “Mangal Lakshmi” co-star to the title track of the 1999 film “Taal.”
In her caption, she noted, “Nothing we learn in this world is ever wasted. If it’s good, it will serve some good purpose in the future. That happened this day when we were supposed to dance on set on the same song (sic).”
Explaining the importance of her skills, Deepika shared: “Being an Actor Dancer always helped me, many times on set. This choreo was inspired by my Odissi dancer friend @purnatamohanty choreography which I saw online long back.”
She added, “But as I got a chance to dance on ‘Taal’, her choreography clicked for me. We hardly had 15 minutes to finish this scene. @thearshiyasharma also followed the same choreography instructed by me.”
“Taal,” directed by Subhash Ghai, features a stellar cast including Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Amrish Puri, and Alok Nath. The film follows Mansi, who becomes famous with Vikrant’s help after being insulted by her former boyfriend’s family members.
Currently, Deepika stars in the show ‘Mangal Lakshmi,’ which is an official adaptation of the Kannada TV series “Bhagyalakshmi.” The cast also includes Sanika Amit, Naman Shaw, and Shubham Dipta. Directed by Faheim Ahmad, this daily soap airs Monday to Friday on Colors.
The crux of the story revolves around Mangal, who embarks on a journey to find her sister Lakshmi a perfect match, while love and trials test their sisterhood, revealing the power of destiny.
Deepika made her television debut in “Diya Aur Baati Hum,” where she portrayed IPS Sandhya Kothari Rathi opposite Anas Rashid, marking a breakthrough in her career.
After a hiatus, she returned to television in 2019, playing dual roles of Sandhya Patwardhan Jindal and Sakshi Patwardhan Salgaonkar opposite Namik Paul and Vin Rana in “Kavach… Mahashivrati.” Additionally, she portrayed an advocate in the web series “Halala.” In 2022, the actress made her film debut with “Titu Ambani” alongside Tushar Pandey.