Baring a few stray instances when the crude lyrics or hyper pelvic thrusts or the obscenely ill-fitting costumes do not do justice to the overall concept, I find “item girls” to be revolutionary women who are totally in control of their sexuality

Bollywood has influenced Indian culture, without even realising it. As far as I can recall, every Bollywood movie has  a climax in which the male protagonist helps out a female character. Plots like these may gather audiences, but unknowingly send a wrong message. Since ages, Bollywood has showcased women as weak, and dependent on men. Although, […]

Amidst all the din around how Bollywood treats its women, the industry has dumped yet another item number on us. The latest to hit the charts is ‘Husn Parcham’ featuring Katrina Kaif from the upcoming movie Zero. The rap smacked right in the middle of the song goes, Bang like a drum work my body, Aaj raat I’m […]

The actress made the point that even though she did quite a few item songs in her time, she was not happy doing those songs.