Radhika Merchant Performs During Her 'Arangetram' Ceremony 

Sigh, yes. Needs a LOT more practise.

I totally agree

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Agreed

Yes I do agree with you. As a student of Indian classical dance I know how long it takes to master the art of dance. Her posture, her movements, her mudras they still need a lot of improvement. Her dances still needs a lot of finishing. Only giving expressions won't make anything.

dfntly... am not a dancer still cud notice her flaws or that grace was not there..

Yes. Lack of expression, body not flexible. Need more practice.

She should learn under south Indian teacher ...she should stand with other girsl and learn so she will understand where she dropping steps

Dont WATCH her performance please..

Come on it's just arangetam she's just starting😊

i was practiced bharatnatyam for only one year i trained for only postures and small steps with perfection ..still im like a 1st standard girl in this journey..myself highly worried by seeing her dance .. bharatnatyam is power , elegance ..we can deliver a strong message through it ...but i didn't saw anything special about her dance.. ok we can accept it as a dance video but mot bharatnatyam 😊

R u in Maldhives

@@samyukthaprem8969 Please Google search Arangatram! " Just starting" what? If anything , It's supposed to start her life as a full fledged dancer. Not as learner at basic level! 🙇🏽‍♀️🙏🏽

😂 ya school kids perform better than this

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@@HarryPercy0237 arre they perform much much better then her..i have seen 7-8 yr old girl performing bharatnatyam with much grace

She was very slow too

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Actually some foot work she has learned.. she is managing smartly over that with confidence, smart girl. They have the resources, they could have waited. For performing art, looks are an advantage.. inspite of such great looks, it looks awkward.

@@aaria4582 true, feet movements are good but overall posture and grace are lacking.

@@Ampika18 It is 'aramandalam" and not "aramandi' I think.Aramandalam and Muzhumandalam....I have heard these words from my daughter's dance teacher in Kalakshetra,Chennai.

True, like a beautiful tanjavur bommai she is shaking her head😅 Cant understand with such great resources, great looks and great opportunities in life, why such an amature attempt. They could have waited.

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As a classical dancer i can understood your reviews

The Ambanis are likely too conservative to launch her in the films. But she does have a good face for the camera and a good stage presence too I'm sure. It takes years of sadhana which she lacks as of right now.

I 100 I will

Salute them , they are not like bollywood kids , only know how to party and take drugs.

What does that even mean, by an iPhone. Dumb 🤣 Money buys you time and access to knowledge 🤣🤣

At least they are not pretending to be someone they are not! Unlike this erstwhile ambanis

@@sashisivasampohganesan9392 lol, bollywood kids do this also. And these people party also. Check out Radhika's party pics . Your trying to attack one while sucking up to the other is so lame. And most of bollywood kids are far healthier than this Ambani son that is getting married.

There are so many talented women who can promote Bharatanatyam, she needed a little more expertise before the Arangetram

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Right. The performance lacks attraction. I think my school's bharatnatyam dancers are more talented.

Exactly…this is too poor for 8 years of practice Even the aramandalam looks weird

Your comment is to the point 👍. Respect the family for promoting culture which is missing now adays.. Everyone should take it in positive way.

Yes, certainly

thats true! i j hope it was a mere performance or a ceremony rather than an arangetram

Totally disagree! If bharthanatyam was about beauty, it would not be an art form at all! An embarrasment for all artists.

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​@@PurePositivityPeace. flexibility of every parts of our body.. And the beauty while taking each step..

@@Nobody.84 ohh Thank you 🙏🏻

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A real Guru won‘t allow to do Rangapravesha at this stage..

@@living__learning9221 exactly.. Just rich people stuff. Nepotism everywhere.

I guess the criticism is arriving because one two reasons, one that Arangetram is done when the disciple has completed the mastery over the dance form and does it to pay homage to her guru/s. It's achieved after years and years sometimes upto 2 decades of training to achieve that mastery over the dance form. Though mastery can be achieved within 5-6 years it requires immense dedication and practice. Radhika started learning around 2016-17 which is barely 6 years and as one can see she is yet to perfect the art form so having an Arangetram makes no sense. Secondly she's to be daughter in law of the Ambani's so unnecessary media coverage as well as the extreme grandeur for someone who is at best mediocre at her art rn.

If she learnt not that long ago then it's actually very good but they could have not performed this specific ceremony which is done after decades of perfecting your craft

Just because one has money doesn't give them right to totally humiliate something worthy of tremendous respect, she needed to be taken off of the stage! Totally disagree

Within 6 years of continuous learning, one can gain perfection in Bharatanatyam. Probably she was learning other classical forms along with Bharatanatyam and chose to do Bharatanatyam arangetram. Her Bharatanatyam still needs a lots to go. Some expressions were good but there is no perfection in the mudras.

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She's much better than Aishwarya. Don't even compare. This girl's attempt was an honest one. Whereas Aishwarya took up something clearly too much for her and messed it up. Lol

@@lovereachable both are good

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Ambani paid cnbc to broadcast

Exactly.. Babies do better than her.

What to do her teacher made big bugalow now ...her dance became like this

Below average performance children in reality shows perform much better

Why r u jealous

Their money, their wish.. they didn't ask for suggestions

@@bhanusriks8796 yes i agree but what i said is not for them or anyone .....it's just a generalized statement because not everyone can afford it......they don't have to take my suggestion....and there is absolutely no need for you to be rude .......peace out

@@bhanusriks8796 but Sadly they can't buy this Great South Indian Classical Dance Bharathnatyam with their money.

😆😆 free ka judge ban raheho kamoka

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You are absolutely right.I totally agree with you.

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Agree 💯 percent.

True I noticed it. I also used to dance Bharat Natyam as a kid.

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So what she should stop dancing and start commenting on youtube like u ?? What's ur talent btw ?😂

@@abhinavsharma2179yeah maybe 😂😂😂 dancing is definitely not her talent 😒😞 . I would be yawning like a hippo with that kinda performance. 😴😴

Very average performance. But appreciate her effort to learn

Below average!!..., Aftr 8 years of learning!!

Very bad performance

Bharatanatyam takes far more than just 8 years. And some may have a lot of passion for an art form but maybe a little lacking in innate talent. I am sure Radhika will do much better with more practice. But I wish she had waited for her Arangetram.

They are not promoting 🤣🤣 they just went to see thier daughter in law performance.still people like you believe in rich peoples

@@harinis9287 how many rich people are showing interest in Bharathanatiyam...? Since Mukesh Ambani has done it, he deserves appreciation.... Let's learn to appreciate.... Nothing wrong in encouraging a good act....

They are insulting, our ancient art... not promoting... blind or what

Don't judge her mam with full respect I want to say it's very difficult to perform this type of dance please appreciate her dance .

@@sushreesmitapanda3496 it is difficult for everyone. But, she is not ready for arangetram.

So many free ka judge here ,😭😭😆

@@edn7588 these judges are trained dancers and performers

😆😆again Desi aunty spoted....free ka judge

​@@edn7588Desi or not , aunty or not! But definitely with more eye for this art form than many impressed by the glamour factor and no understanding of the basic meaning of "Arangatram"!

Network 18 is owned by Reliance.

@@Whattherockiscooking India is owned by Reliance at the moment. Forget Network 18.

@@TwinkleKambli haha true.

Yes may be it's important that's why you have watched it commented also 😆😆😆😆

@@edn7588 unfortunately didnt watch, commented as it was cnbc which i watch for business news & so popped up...anyways news channels these days hv fan following🙏

Girl it is not Kathak...Kathak has a Rangmanch Pravesh while other dance styles have Arangetram. First read and watch the video and description.

@@secretaryofjinfromjinhit I meant that the dancer herself is emulating the bhava prakatas part of the Kathak dance. She's definitely not doing Bharatanatyam. If you think it is Bharatanatyam, then show me her ode to Nataraja of Chidambaram in her entire performance. Also, don't go around giving free knowledge where it is uncalled for. Names may change, but content reflects what the form truly is, by nature. So, please refrain from correcting others when you are full of half-baked concoctions floating in your mind, just to peddle off meaningless jargon in a semi-literate section of commentary in a corner of RU-vid. Okay? Good. Bye. Have s pleasant day. Hope I never hear from you again. Really don't wanna get into a slugfest with someone so beneath me, that they don't even have basic courtesy of following social decorum while in an interaction with a complete stranger.

@@nlalam "All Indians are my Brothers and Sisters" l hope you know this! So we aren't strangers after all! And yes l never asked for your opinion... :)

Lol it’s bharatnatyam, genius!! 😂

What were the flaws

And it's family news channel too

Then they should not have uploaded this video…

@@ushaanand7885 it's their channel..