Aditi Rao Hydari on calling dance songs as item numbers

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says a dance number should not be referred to as an item number.

When asked about her ‘item number’ in the forthcoming film ‘The Legend of Michael Mishra’, Aditi said: “I don’t call it an item number. I don’t think in 2016 anybody should call it an item number. I think it’s sad if anybody is calling a dance number an item number. You are referring to a girl as an item. Please don’t call it an item number.”

She added: “When Madhuri Dixit dances, you call her a dancer. You don’t call her an item. It all depends on how you treat yourself.”

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‘The Legend Of Michael Mishra’, which also features Arshad Warsi, was ready two years back, but it will finally release on August 5.

Aditi said: “I did this film soon after ‘Boss’. At that time, it was very quirky and a different world that Manish Jha (the film’s director) had created. I was never offered something like this before, so I did it.”

“It’s releasing now… after two years. But I still feel it will be valid because I feel it’s a quirky film. The kind of film the audience accepts these days… I am hoping they will like this,” she added.

Inputs from IANS

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