Mumbai:
Bollywood heroines these days are scorching the screen with item numbers, but the original item girl, Rakhi Sawant, feels it is an encroachment on her turf.
After Malaika Arora Khan created a rage with MunniBadnaam Hui in Dabangg, others followed suit: Katrina Kaif (Sheila Ki Jawani), Deepika Padukone (Dum Maro Dum) and Kareena Kapoor (in upcoming Ra.One, in Chammak Challo song).
"As actresses are doing item songs, I am getting feweroffers. I am feeling bad... few item songs are coming my way.I don't like this," Rakhi said."Today an actress plays the main lead, does a negativerole, and even an item song to boot. I feel there should bespace for everyone in the industry. I started my career withitem songs so I can't become a heroine. But today heroines arebecoming item girls."
Rakhi shot to fame with the song Mohabbat Hai Mirchi in the film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003). It was followed by Dekhta hai Tu Kya in Krazzy 4.
Rakhi does not see herself as heroine material.
"Peoplehave not seen me as a heroine and if I become one, it wouldshock people. No one wanted to take that chance. Also, I don'twant to become an actress. I feel I have that spice of an itemgirl. I don't know if I have the quality for becoming anactress...the girl-next-door types. Kareena and Katrina areheroine material, item songs are forced on them."
Recently, she rejected the offer to do an item song withAamir Khan in Delhi Belly. She does not regret that.
"There was nothing much interesting for me to do in thesong. It was entirely based on Aamir. Even Anusha Dandekar,who is a very popular VJ, is not seen prominently in the song. Even I would not have been visible alongside Aamir....ButI am confident had I been there, I would have overshadowedhim!" she said.
She will be soon seen sizzling the screen in SunielShetty's upcoming film Loot."I took break for a year. I was waiting for the rightsong," she said, adding that "I am happy doing the song inLoot".
After Malaika Arora Khan created a rage with MunniBadnaam Hui in Dabangg, others followed suit: Katrina Kaif (Sheila Ki Jawani), Deepika Padukone (Dum Maro Dum) and Kareena Kapoor (in upcoming Ra.One, in Chammak Challo song).
"As actresses are doing item songs, I am getting feweroffers. I am feeling bad... few item songs are coming my way.I don't like this," Rakhi said."Today an actress plays the main lead, does a negativerole, and even an item song to boot. I feel there should bespace for everyone in the industry. I started my career withitem songs so I can't become a heroine. But today heroines arebecoming item girls."
Rakhi shot to fame with the song Mohabbat Hai Mirchi in the film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003). It was followed by Dekhta hai Tu Kya in Krazzy 4.
Rakhi does not see herself as heroine material.
"Peoplehave not seen me as a heroine and if I become one, it wouldshock people. No one wanted to take that chance. Also, I don'twant to become an actress. I feel I have that spice of an itemgirl. I don't know if I have the quality for becoming anactress...the girl-next-door types. Kareena and Katrina areheroine material, item songs are forced on them."
Recently, she rejected the offer to do an item song withAamir Khan in Delhi Belly. She does not regret that.
"There was nothing much interesting for me to do in thesong. It was entirely based on Aamir. Even Anusha Dandekar,who is a very popular VJ, is not seen prominently in the song. Even I would not have been visible alongside Aamir....ButI am confident had I been there, I would have overshadowedhim!" she said.
She will be soon seen sizzling the screen in SunielShetty's upcoming film Loot."I took break for a year. I was waiting for the rightsong," she said, adding that "I am happy doing the song inLoot".
