The Pakistani cinema industry has often argued ‘to item number or not to item number’. They can’t even agree on a label as to whether it’s a ‘dance number’, ‘item song’, or something else. Now even starlet Amna Ilyas is offering her two cents on the matter.
In particular, the supermodel-cum-actress offered her opinion on her own item numbers in Pakistani films till now. Recently, the Tum Mere Paas Raho actress landed in hot waters when she grooved to the beats of her new electrifying song ‘Aatish’ from the film Chaudhry.
As per the Baaji star, the label ‘item song‘ and the way it is interpreted, does not exactly do justice to the purpose of making these dance numbers. Speaking to a local news outlet, she said;
“I believe that society has concocted a certain perception for the term ‘item song’ that automatically adds a degrading and derogatory spin to the finished product.”
She added how such dance numbers add a little extra to the film.
“Performance songs are meant to add flavour to a film. They’re meant to serenade the audience with a catchy tune and introduce them to a dancer who can pull off immaculate moves.”
On the work front, Amna Ilyas was last spotted in the dance number for the song ‘Aatish’ in the film Chaudhry. This movie is directed by Azeem Sajjad and co-directed and produced by Neha Laaj under the banner of LAAJ Productions.
The Chaudhry cast includes Sana Fakhar, Yasir Hussain, Nawal Saeed, Sohail Sameer, Jia Ali, Arbaz Khan, Saleem Mairaj, Shamoon Abbasi, and others.
