Pune’s 85-year-old stuntwoman Shantabai Pawar to display her Lathi Kathi expertise on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs

As the ongoing pandemic poses challenges to the zealous on ground Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across the country, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs attempts to bring alive the flavour and grandeur of the festival with its ‘Ganpati special’ episode. This week the show will feature a special guest who will keep the spirit of festivities high and hold the audiences captive with her stupefying gymnastic skills.

Post Madhav and Saee’s splendidly melodious performance to‘Shero Wali Oonche Dero Wali’  song, the Ganpati special episode this week hosted the gymnastic whizz Shantabai Pawar whose viral video of magnificent display of gymnastic skills left the entire country awestruck. At 85, Shantabai has kept her spirit for her art ‘Lathi Kathi’ alive and earns a livelihood for herself and her family. This woman of great courage and substance was once the stunt woman for Hema Malini’s iconic songs like ‘Khiladi Hai Koi Anari Hai Koi’ from the movie ‘Sita Aur Geeta’ amongst other Bollywood movies. Her talent is all what she lives for.

She revealed, “I learnt the art from my father since the time I was 8 years old. The art of Lathi Kathi became an integral part of my life and eventually my art got me opportunities to prosper in life. I have featured in movies like Seeta Aur Geeta amongst others. For me it was never about making money but all I wanted in life was to showcase my talent to the world. The only thing that has been a constant in my life was my art of Lathi Kathi and I still exhibit the same in public. I have lived my lifetime doing this and it brings me immense joy.”

Adding to this, an impressed Alka Yagnik shared, “It’s an unbelievable gift that Shantabai  Pawar is blessed with. I am going to watch Seeta Aur Geeta movie once again just for her, to see this incredible woman in action and relish every bit of it.”

The upcoming episode of the show is all set to see the supremely talented Li’l Champs presenting some energetic and festive performances to some of the most iconic songs of this festival. While Madhav Arora and Zaid Ali’s performance to ‘Deva O Deva’ song will win everyone’s hearts, Tanishkaand Soumya will get the beats rolling with their ‘Morya Re’ perfomance. All in all, the upcoming Ganpati special episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs will have a lot of melodies, and surprises for the viewers.

To watch this Ganpati special episode, tune in to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’lChamps this Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm, on Zee TV.