OG Dilbar Girl Sushmita Sen Says She Willingly Accepted Item Songs When They Were Frowned Upon
Sushmita Sen inspired millions of people when she chose to embrace motherhood at the age of 24. The epitome of elegance and grace, she once again broke a stereotype by dating a man 15 years younger to her.
Not only in real life, her presence on screen has also inspired many. Be it her bold choices of films like Dastak or refusing to?lip-sync for a song because it had suggestive lyrics, Sushmita Sen has always shone through her unique personality.?
When people would frown upon item songs, she willingly did them.?
"I'm very proud of the fact that at a time when they would say 'Item number? Main lead actors, actress item number nhi karte hai, reputation kharab hojayega (Main lead actors don't do item numbers, it's bad for their reputation). And I'm like (raises her hand) mujhe lelo (take me).?
"I've had two managers leave me because they were like at that point 'She's crazy, she's saying yes to doing an item song, and you were trying to cast her in a full-fledged film'. Music is music and it will survive even a bad film," she told Film Companion in an interview.
Sushmita Sen has featured in hit item numbers including Main Kudi Anjani Hoon (Zor), Mehboob Mere (Fiza), Dilbar Dilbar (Sirf Tum), Shakalaka Baby (Nayak) and Shakira (No Problem).?
Do you Sushmita Sen got the lyrics of Mehboob Mere from Fiza changed because they were suggestive?
"There was a line that went 'aa garmi le mere seene se (come feel the heat of my bosom)' and she refused to sing it. She said, 'I won't just do it',"? Ganesh Hegde had said. Composer Anu Malik had to change the lines to "aa narmi le mere aankhon se (bask in the softness of my eyes)".
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