Going Western

“Then her sense of rhythm is remarkable and so are her inputs in terms of costumes and moves. It’s very easy to conceive an item number for her,” says Farah.

Malaika,on the other hand,says she leaves herself completely in Farah’s hands as she trusts her totally. “Farah told me that the moves she had conceived this time would be on the lines of Jennifer Lopez’s dances and I was game. ‘Anarkali’ is a peppy and hummable track and the backdrop has a plush discotheque feel,very urbane and spunky. Akshay Kumar,Riteish Deshmukh,John Abraham,Shreyas Talpade,Mithun Chakraborty and Boman Irani are also there in the sequence,” she says,adding that having done three successful item numbers with Farah,it was a bit of challenge to keep the track record going. A huge fan of all Madhuri Dixit’s scintillating songs,and Shilpa Shetty’s item numbers, Malaika says that she can never say no to Sajid Khan. “I have been part of his ‘Heyy Baby!’ and ‘Housefull’,both of which were hits,so he considers me his lucky mascot. There was no question of saying no to him,” smiles Malaika.

The sexy model who has made a name for herself as the most desired ‘item dancer’ smiles at the current trend of having item numbers with womens’ names. “Everything is about a trend and a phase,and currently it’s women names for item songs,which I guess Munni started. It could be something else next.”

Malaika,who has been a judge on dance shows like ‘Nach Baliye’,’Zara Nachke Dikha’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’,says that some more TV shows are in the pipeline,but as of now she’s neck deep in ‘Dabangg 2’. “I love doing television shows because I really enjoy them. However,as of now,I have a lot on my plate as producer of ‘Dabangg’. I have to oversee everything,from the locations to the most difficult part of coordinating the actors’ dates! It’s a stressful job,” she smiles. As for acting or doing an item number in the film,Malaika says that she cannot confirm anything now as

Arbaaz Khan who is directing the film is still undecided.