Katrina Kaif isn’t aware of the fact that filmmaker Karan Johar has vowed to refrain from including “item songs like Chikni Chameli” in his films as special numbers as such objectify women. However, Katrina’s opinion on the matter is different, she said, during her interview with a leading daily. Katrina is the star of Chikni Chameli – the ‘item song’ in Hrithik Roshan’s 2012 film Agneepath – produced by Karan’s Dharma Productions.
The 35-year-old actress admitted that she didn’t feel ‘objectified’ for a moment while performing Chikni Chameli and enjoyed it, in fact. "Oh, I didn't know that was said, but I feel very differently on the matter. I feel it's all down to the individual who is performing the song. Madonna, who I'm sure we all know of, I don't think she is feeling objectified. I don't think Beyonce who performs in a swimsuit on stage is feeling objectified. It's all about how you feel while you are performing that song. I can tell you, I never felt objectified in Chikni Chameli. I enjoyed that song. I enjoyed the dance, I enjoyed what I was doing,” Katrina told the daily.
Her concept of item songs objectifying women is absolutely different, though, as she added, “I didn't even for a moment felt objectified or brought any kind of wrong eyes on me. Not at all...There are many times when people ask me for songs and there's no context to it. I won't do it, no matter how much I feel about dance. We don't need to characterize it that every song that a woman is celebrating herself and performing, that's not objectifying women. It all depends on the angle and lens it's being seen.”
While speaking to a leading entertainment website recently, Karan expressed his concern over item songs as he said, “An item song is when she is objectified and when there are men lusting for her like Chikni Chameli. I don't think I would ever do that again. It's never gonna happen in a Dharma Productions film and I will make sure of it. Like Desi Girl is not an item song but Chikni Chameli is. And, I don't think I would do it."
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Katrina Kaif photographed in Mumbai.[/caption]
Katrina has appeared in several special dance numbers such as Sheila Ki Jawaani from Tees Maar Khan, Kamli from Dhoom 3 and Suraiyya from Thugs Of Hindostan. In her upcoming film Zero as well, Katrina features in a dance number, titled Husn Parcham.
Zero, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma is scheduled to release on December 21.
