Every once in a while, Bollywood dishes out enjoyable dance duels (or duets), where celluloid beauties vying for the affections of the reel hero match one another step-for-step and note-for-note. However contrived the scene might be, it results in an immersive treat, especially when the song is good, the women are light footed and their movements graceful enough that they can be shown in a single frame. This is as opposed to movies where (typically) starlets, who cannot dance even if their life depended on it, are shown never in entirety, which when at all it happens is done only as a (nosebleed view) long shot, but only in frames that are composed of face or limbs. Throw in liberally shots that cut up, close and personal to bare midriffs and/or cleavages and you would have progressed to Bollywood circa 2000 or later. Sorry, naked legs are still not as fancied as the other two.
Back to completing my initial thought ..
When these dancing queens are evenly matched and the fare is delectable, you join the villain of the movie in remarking, sabAsh, sariyAna pOtti! (read, bravo! what a contest!).
Below are examples of the duels (or duets) I am talking about. Enjoy!
Padmini vs Vyjayantimala (vanJi kOttai vAlibhan, 1958, Tamil)
Padmini vs Vyjayantimala (same as above but in HINDI)
Vyjayantimala vs Helen (Prince, 1969, Hindi)
Madhuri x Aishwarya (devdAs, 2002, Hindi)
![Yíhé Yuán, del Sol [2/2]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6598785693_871de66fff_s.jpg)
![Yíhé Yuán, del Sol [1/2]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6598770751_501e709ac3_s.jpg)
