

‘Chodd charr ke apne Saleem ki galli, Anarkali disco challi!’ A perfect twist in the love story of Anarkali and Saleem. Malaika’s perfect expressions and catchy tune made ‘ Anarkali’ such a likable song and it helped the film to do great business at the box office. Anarkali went to the disco, and everyone rushed to the theatre to see her.

Her slate of item songs remained very clean, giving out hit after hit. Malaika Arora Khan has a strange way of pulling the viewers into her song and dance. #goalsĨ) ‘ Anarkali Disco Chali’ – Housefull 2 The film went on to do great business and Padukone’s song was one of the few things that stayed with us after the film was over. ‘ Lovely’ was a shot of adrenaline as it was both fiery and sexy.

Deepika’s introductory song to the film was nothing short of brilliant, amplified by her changing wardrobe and brilliant choreography by Farah Khan. #stillaclassicĮveryone still has ‘Main Lovely ho gayi yaar naam tera parh ke naam tera parh ke’ etched in their minds because of the song’s instant catchiness and Deepika Padukone (obviously!). Omkara was critically acclaimed, and it still remains a classic, but the song was its coup. We all remember the track that made Bipasha Basu the queen of item songs, don’t we? ‘ Beedi’ had a strange likeability, be it Gulzar sahab’s witty lyrics, Vivek Oberoi and Saif Ali Khan’s facial expressions or Bipasha Basu’s oomph, ‘ Beedi’ stole many a heart as it drew men to the theatres. So, here’s listing 10 crazy, cheap Bollywood item songs that strangely worked in favor of their movies and drew fans to the theatre like a moth to a flame. As much as the audience is in love with these songs, they are slowly and steadily becoming more and more repetitive and, honestly, boring! However, with item songs being a fan favourite, fans come and watch their beloved actress setting the silver screen on fire, and the film benefits with rocking numbers at the box office. Most of these songs have bizarre and inane lyrics such as ‘ Main toh tandoori murgi hoon yaar, katkale saiyaan alcohol se’. Films like Dabangg, Ragini MMS 2 and Shootout at Wadala would not have worked as well without an A List star coming and dancing his or her way into many hearts. An ‘item song’ is the proverbial (and quite literal) sizzle that sells the steak, meaning the movie, and any major Bollywood entertainer has at least one actress coming in to spin her magic on the dance floor.
