Who’s the item queen?

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Everyone knows that the “hottest” wars in Bollywood these days are being fought over item songs. With Sheila and Munni becoming the catchwords of pop culture, every A-list actress wants a piece of the instant popularity pie that a catchy item track offers. The latest buzz was about Kareena Kapoor’s sexy turn in the Chammak Chhalo

number in Shah Rukh Khan’s eagerly awaited Ra.One. Choreographed by Ganesh Hegde, the song was in the news because Kareena had apparently gone on a special diet to look her sexiest best before shooting for the video.
But if industry insiders are to be believed, then Kareena wasn’t the first choice for the number, although she does play the lead in the film. “SRK had initially approached Deepika (Padukone) to feature in the Chammak Chhalo track — which was meant to be released as a promotional video for Ra.One. But when Kareena realised that the song had inputs from international pop icon Akon, she insisted that the number be picturised on her as she is a huge fan of the singer,” says a source from the Ra.One sets.
Well, Deepika has hardly lost out, as she herself has a much talked about appearance in Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maro Dum, which should be out on April 22. So is this Deepika’s way of telling Kareena, aa dekhein zara, kisme kitna hai dum?