Kalanidhi Narayanan shares her thoughts on abhinaya (acting) aspect in the backdrop of Ashtapadi (hymns on Lord Krishna) to Pali Chandra, a well known Kathak dancer and Saranya, a disciple of Kalanidhi. Kalanidhi Narayanan is a renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and also a guru who is a specialist in the abhinaya (acting) aspect of Bharatanatyam. This is one of the popular classical dance forms of India.