Mumbai: Karan Malhotra, who made his directorial debut from the movie 'Agneepath' has revealed that sexy diva Katrina Kaif was the best choice for "Chikni Chameli". Katrina has given a reason to millions to tap their foot on the dance floor with this scorching item number.

Karan believes that the actress has done full justice to the song and was absolutely perfect for the item number. He also admits that the way the song was prepared, it was very necessary that actress gives out her 100 percent to it. And Katrina undoubtedly has earned the credit.
He said that Katrina has earlier not seen in this avatar the way she appeared in "Chikni Chameli" and this is the USP. Appreciating the actress the director added that her beautiful performance has set many eyeballs popping.
The song is composed by brothers Ajay-Atul, best known for their tracks in Marathi films and serials. "Chikni Chameli" is inspired by their Marathi number "Kombadi palali". Actor Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra and Rishi Kapoor are playing prominent roles in the movie. The movie will hit the box office on January 6.