Katrina Kaif is all set to gyrate in a new item number in Agneepath and the song, in sync with Bollywood's of-late slant on flippant lyrics, is called Chikni Chameli . For the record, Chikni Chameli will be shot on Katrina and Sanjay Dutt who reprises Danny Denzongpa's character Kancha Cheena from the original Agneepath of 1992. The remake stars Hrithik Roshan in Amitabh Bachchan's role.
No one is interested in cast credit details right now. What everyone wants to know is, will cool Kat get naughtier to beat the oomph frenzy she set off with Sheila ki jawaani in Tees Maar Khan? The brief to Agneepath lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya must have been clear. At a time when Sheila has already yelled from the rooftops how " too sexy for you" she is, Malaika Arora Khan's Munni has gone badnaam in love, Mallika Sherawat as Jalebi Bai has already revealed a lot more than just her name, and Rakhi Sawant protested because the words choos le were muted by the censors from an item dance she did in the recent Loot , Bhattacharya had to come up with a naughty catchword to top all competition. So, simply calling a new item girl Chameli won't do. The operative word, chikni , was needed to add the right raunchy effect.
"Katrina Kaif is doing a full on item song in Agneepath ... its a total swinging number called Chikni Chameli ... we shoot it in a week," an ecstatic Karan Johar, producer of Agneepath, tweeted on Tuesday.
Karan's joy is understandable. Any dance that lets Katrina portray a little more sexuality than Sheila ( and perhaps don a little less clothes) will be big news, which in turn means bigger hype for the film.
While on Amitabh Bhattacharya, the 37- year- old is fast turning out to be Bollywood's most in- demand lyricist thanks to his catchy and ' chaalu ' numbers. The brain behind Character dheela in Ready, Bhaag DK Bose in Delhi Belly, Aali re saali re in No One Killed Jessica and Emotional Atyachar in Dev. D feels the youth today love such quirky wordplay.
"I do not think the standard of lyrics is going down. Honestly, we serve what is in demand. Such songs become popular, so there is obviously a demand. Personally, if I do not feel comfortable in using a word, " Lyrics of new songs do not register in anyone's mind. Dances have become westernised and being naughty is an easy way out to set the mood. Everyone emphasises on catchy phonetics and not the words.
The current lot of composers and lyricists is talented but producers often tell them to compose a couple of item songs where the mood must be, ' kisiko lootwa dijiye '," reasons composer- lyricist Lalit Pandit who created Munni badnaam in Dabangg .