Keen to restore the folk dance’s lost glory, he knew that the Salman Khan-starrer, Antim, would be the perfect vehicle to bring it back into the mainstream consciousness. Thus was born the special number, Chingari, which sees Waluscha De Sousa try her hand at the traditional song-and-dance form.

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Talking about the song that releases tomorrow, the director adds, “I want to revive the dance form through the song. The folk music is considered the pride of Maharashtra. Meeting all the Lavani dancers, who are still passionate about it, was quite an emotional experience.” Antim sees Aayush Sharma in the central role of a gangster who locks horns with Khan’s honest cop.

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