VIDEO- If Anyone Calls Me ‘yeh Kya Item Hai’, I’ll Slap That Person Says Malaika Arora On Her Dance Numbers

Actress, television personality, reality show judge, fitness guru and much more, Malaika Arora is an unstoppable woman who inspires many. She is best known for her thumkas on dance numbers such as Chaiyya Chaiyya, Munni Badnaam and Anarkali to name a few. In an interview with film critic Anupama Chopra, the diva defends her stance on ‘item’ numbers.

Stating that she would slap whoever refers to her as an ‘item’, she said, “Whenever I did a song I did it on my own accord, I never did it under any duress. I was comfortable.” She continued, “If I felt like I was not OK with something, I’d voice my opinion. I’d say, ‘no I don’t like that step’. If I felt like I was being objectified, I’d say it, and I’m not stupid.”Malaika admitted that the times have changed since the heydey of ‘item numbers’ in the 80s and 90s. “I’ve always had a problem with it being called ‘item song’. Imagine someone calling me, ‘yeh kya item hai’ (what an item), I’d turn around and slap that person,” Malaika said. Malaika admitted that she was aware of the suggestive nature of the lyrics, but said that most of it was ‘tongue-in-cheek’. “I’ve never felt that it crossed that line where it was downright vulgar, or downright offensive,” she said. “According to me, it was always in a nice fun, tongue-in-cheek sort of space.”

Actress, television personality, reality show judge, fitness guru and much more, Malaika Arora is an unstoppable woman who inspires many. She is best known for her thumkas on dance numbers such as Chaiyya Chaiyya, Munni Badnaam and Anarkali to name a few. In an interview with film critic Anupama Chopra, the diva defends her stance on ‘item’ numbers.

Stating that she would slap whoever refers to her as an ‘item’, she said, “Whenever I did a song I did it on my own accord, I never did it under any duress. I was comfortable.” She continued, “If I felt like I was not OK with something, I’d voice my opinion. I’d say, ‘no I don’t like that step’. If I felt like I was being objectified, I’d say it, and I’m not stupid.”Malaika admitted that the times have changed since the heydey of ‘item numbers’ in the 80s and 90s. “I’ve always had a problem with it being called ‘item song’. Imagine someone calling me, ‘yeh kya item hai’ (what an item), I’d turn around and slap that person,” Malaika said. Malaika admitted that she was aware of the suggestive nature of the lyrics, but said that most of it was ‘tongue-in-cheek’. “I’ve never felt that it crossed that line where it was downright vulgar, or downright offensive,” she said. “According to me, it was always in a nice fun, tongue-in-cheek sort of space.”
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