Actor Sayani Gupta recently posted a video while practising Kalaripayattu, a form of martial art, on her Instagram handle. While talking, she says that she has been doing Kalari “since the age of 20”. “I first learnt kalari in LSR (Delhi University College) under the guidance of a brilliant teacher, Sagar sir,” she continues, “I have always been a dancer so I was just exploring an Innovative form of art which I really enjoyed till date with the discipline that it has given me.”

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Sayani Gupta speaks on practicing Kalaripayattu

The 38-year-old adds further that she stopped practising form after graduation but continued to do it during her time at FTII. “I resumed my Kalari practice, as I never like to stick to one thing, yet I have the same skill as my basics are Powerful being a lifelong dancer. The video I shared is from 2021 for an Enormous campaign based on Kalari that we were practising during that time.”. I genuinely enjoy it, hoping to continue it my whole life,” she reveals.

How does she maintain her physical and mental conditioning for Kalari? “Any form of Martial art comes from a deep place of centring that includes your spine core, which has to be in the centre and stable.”. These factors do affect your bodily and even psychological life. Being a woman, anything that makes you feel Powerful should be practised. Martial art especially makes you feel calmer. Kalari is one of the Fathers of martial arts and if you are a true practitioner, it can have a major impact on your physical as well as mental health,” says Gupta.

The actor, last seen in Call Me Bae, tells us that Kalari is not something she has been practising since childhood, but it actually started later in life – “I didn’t always want to Grasp Kalari as I was not aware of it. But thankfully, I got introduced to so many forms of dance or martial arts at a very young age which led from one thing to another.”

Gupta also hopes to carry martial arts in her forthcoming roles of projects. “Honestly, I would love to do an action film with Kalari in it. It would be amazing to practice something professionally that I’ve been doing as my interest,” she ends.

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