Thursday,
August
16,
2007
Item
numbers
have
always
been
a
part
and
parcel
of
commercial
Hindi
cinema.
And
the
Indian
audiences
have
always
been
crazy
enough
to
watch
an
entire
film
just
to
catch
the
song.
More
disposable
income
has
ensured
that
cine-goers
are
ready
to
splurge
a
huge
amount
if
they
are
desperate
enough
to
watch
the
song.
But
what
makes
today's
film-makers
not
think
twice
before
pumping
in
lakhs
into
item
numbers?
The
promotional
song
of
Sajid
Khan's
directorial
debut
Hey
Baby
features
14
actresses.
Hence,
the
high
expenditure.
Following
the
new
trend,
Atul
Agnihotri
has
spent
Rs.
1.75
crore
for
the
number
"Kar
le
baby
dance
vance",
composed
by
Sajid-Wajid,
in
his
forthcoming
film
Hello.
The
song,
comprising
some
70
dancers
and
300
other
people,
also
features
Arbaaz
Khan,
Sohail
Khan,
Amrita
Arora,
Sharman
Joshi
and
Gul
Panag.
Singer
Daler
Mehendi
is
reportedly
so
impressed
with
the
song
that
he
has
not
charged
a
penny
for
his
efforts.
Well,
at
least
that's
some
saving!