Item Songs for the first time! Latinos react to 'Evolution Of Bollywood Item Songs' (1950-2023)

[@madhuumashankar5783]

The whole idea behind calling movies made here, in India as "Musicals" is pretty new. To us, this has always been the norm. Infact, way before "Cinema", even the plays that were done around india had songs in them and they still do. "Item songs" have always involved sexual/seductive dance sequences. It's mostly women too.

[@AB-qb4eh]

they're not always sexual/seductive

[@madhuumashankar5783]

@@AB-qb4eh You'll find like 5 out of 100 that aren't sexual/seductive. It's always either the dance or the lyrics or the appearance. I'm not saying we shouldn't do it. I like them infact.

[@divyaa4459]

@@AB-qb4ehnot always but usually

[@vypanchy]

How is SRK's Dard e Disco not in this compilation, because it very much *is* an item song!!

[@hustler5396]

dhoom 2 title track , bang bang, hook up song etc

[@navtektv]

I guess item songs are being defined as a female actress cameo performance. SRKs the lead in that movie so it might not count. I would say Deewangi Deewangi is more of an item song in that movie than Dard-E-Disco. Lots of cameos, male and female.

[@heavenlyxtacy]

I think in Kaal, srk did an item song.

[@Azx12345]

​@@navtektvnah dard-e-disco is definitely an item no

[@prakharchansoriya7467]

Chup karo katuo ki auladon …. Let this be a genuine reaction

[@nehayadav772]

Controversies aside, yes we girls too love item songs. Selling point for us (if nicely done) is the confidence of dancer or actress, costumes and fashion, dance, and overall charm.

[@calnommer]

idk if you guys read comments or not, but--- item songs, the "item" being the girl, have always been (99.7% of the time) about women dancing for men, in any particular scene, and being the item of their desires. even in the past, men WOULD dance, but weren't ever dancing for just women and being the object of sexual desire for them. and as you can probably tell, it is a very heteronormative concept. most iconic MALE item song-- dard-e-disco with srk! (being the item) from om shanti om ALSO- the "item" girl is usually a girl NOT in the cast. so in yeh jawaani hai deewani (yjhd), the item song was Ghagra with madhuri dixit, not dilliwali girlfriend!

[@manjotkhaira5751]

you guys have to check out Maiya Maiya ( 8:15 ) The song's got Egyptian influence and I believe you guys will love it. Plus it's composed by AR Rehman.

[@Avantika-c8x]

Please react to an entire album for example Lagaan, Piku etc whichever people love or vote for the most.. Edit: I was born in 80s and I don’t remember any point of my life where Hindi film music was not a part of our daily lives. I remember back then before a movie released 2 events were extremely important - movie announcement (muhurat shot/first shot) & music release. Both of these events were attended by huge press (media) and almost the entire industry. The aim was to create a hype among people. Rickshaws with loudspeakers were hired to announce the movie and snippet of its soundtracks were played. Before that in 1950s & 1960s little booklets with lyrics of the songs were sold. So no matter how does the movie performed at the box office the music stayed with the masses. In 2000s the concept of an item song/ promotional song was introduced, most of the times top actress who were not the part of the cast were hired for such songs these item songs had nothing to do with storyline and sometimes it was played as credits rolled out. Again the same aim- you’ll eventually forget the movie but the songs will remain with you and in those days people went back to the theatres just for the songs.

[@radhag4944]

How about an old album like from 50s 60s to present times

[@SP-308]

Namastey London... entire album is so good.

[@bhumika6338]

The item songs have always had attractive women. Then a few years ago, somewhere around 2015, this became a hot topic for debate as well that whether there should be item boys too but turned out it was very hard to get an item song with male leads right or that successful. Mostly people enjoyed female leads having an item song even women. I personally think a major reason for that is that female carried item songs are enjoyed by both men and women...I mean I love watching nora dance or any lady being that captivating. I'm just like wow she's awesome whereas guys don't enjoy watching guys dance or them flexing their bodies that much😂Another reason why women too enjoy having female leads, although it could be a stretch, is that most girls here love to dance and we try to copy them whereas it's not that common for guys to like to dance so they don't mind not having anyone to copy... Guys here are either terrible at dancing or professional dancers. There are very few who try to be good at it just as a hobby. Although we do get some item songs with male leads like ranveer singh in tatad tatad but mostly main attraction in these songs are women. And you are right... we have started getting more item songs where both men and women dance . I think it's because it's recently that male actors have also been that good at dancing. There were hardly one or two actors up until like mid 2000s who were good at dancing. Now having such good male dancers are actually encouraging guys to be interested in dance too Btw loved the reaction as always and sorry for sych a long comment.Lots of love guys ❤❤

[@Sarthak0998]

4:19 guys this is the same song which they were singing in YJHD in the starting when avi and bunny wake up aditi and naina(deepika) continued the song when they were stuck

[@NiranjanRameshRao]

Item is used aa a derogatory term for women. eg. "Check that item out!" The girls in these numbers were traditionally called items(objects) and hence item songs. Its just degrading to women that they are still called item numbers...

[@osiris1102]

The degradation is in your mind and thinking. Women are lining upto do item songs in Bollywood. Do you think people look down onto Nora or Katrina?

[@NiranjanRameshRao]

I only have a problem with the term "item". @@osiris1102

[@alinachrist8416]

​@@osiris1102They do it for the money. People sleep with superiors for better opportunities, this is very Mild.

[@osiris1102]

@@alinachrist8416 yes and? How's that relevant?

[@yash2050]

Let me just correct y'all once and for all. Item songs is a very questionable concept and gravitates a lot towards misogyny. The "items" in item songs are apparently girls hired for entertainment particularly dancing which i think people do in high profile parties and in arabic culture as far as i know. Do look up "Mujra" for further info on this topic.

[@nikhilpilania]

How's that misogyny?

[@prachi76]

​@@nikhilpilaniayou're literally referring to a woman as an item. How is it not misogyny?

[@nikhilpilania]

@@prachi76 the "item" in this context doesn't mean literally an item it's more of a slang.

[@ocuyo6044]

That's like the 2000's version of being woke. "Don't objectify women! Boooo! Now, excuse me, I am going to watch some porn." Nowadays, we are more and more recognizing that it's a woman's choice to do sex work, whether its legal or illegal. Yes, there are times, when it's not their choice, but I am not talking about that. If we want women to have more independence, then we also have to recognize that they are not children who can't take responsibility for their choices.

[@Layla-xm2lx]

Honestly terms such as "item" referring to girls are just uncomfortable and degrading.. But I m not sure how concept "item numbers" have originated .. Because many a times when we showcase a performance or prepare something to present, that is also referred to as an item be it skit, dance or anything of that nature..So it's not used in a degrading way.. If that's how the term item numbers have started then it gives a different perspective.. And about the term "item girls " if it's because of this term that people have started using it as an degrading term to refers girls or it's the other way around .. Anyways it's uncomfortable..

[@nehanaik2040]

imo the item songs are mainly meant to be catchy and commercial. The songs are released way before the movie itself so these item songs help to grab the gp's attention. The visuals/dance aspect of it is mainly targeted towards young male audience, especially in the earlier bollywood years. People watched the film multiple times in theatres just to rewatch the song *Tip Tip Barsa Paani* (the one with the rain and actress in yellow sari). So yeah, these days its mostly meant to be a catchy pop song that helps popularize the movie for promo. The success of most movies depends greatly on its musical score. You would want people to know your song, the actors and choreo by the time the actors start doing promo stuff. Also you must realise by now that most of these dance numbers have a trademark/iconic move. You could say *Ek Pal Ka Jeena* and everyone would literally SEE Rhitik Roshan doing his iconic move. So during promo time the main cast goes around to different TV shows where their movie is introduced and they almost always have to perform a bit of said iconic song to create hype. The audience obvs has at least heard OF the song so they're more interested in watching the movie itself. Anyway, getting back to the point, its mostly these item songs that hype up the gp. Love songs can and often do achieve the same thing but having an item song is a more guaranteed thing. Once the gp likes the song and it starts playing on radio/tv there is literally no escaping it.

[@AiHubo0o]

guys the last song is soo good. It's actually a Tamil song called kaavaala. React to it

[@manjulikagupta5698]

I want to see you reacting these songs individually ..... I really want to see you guys grooving along

[@ard1557]

Mithun's Disco Dancer could have been added to the list also. And some of the Bappi Lahiri songs of that time..

[@bollysongs_status_]

Check out lyrics for these item songs , you will realise real meaning of them😅

[@AB-qb4eh]

Item songs are a marketing thing - sometimes they're even the main draw for a movie. Also, they're just fun (when there isnt extreme male gaze) and have everyone in the theater dancing. You won't convince me that songs like dhoom machale, shiela ki jawani, and ek do teen weren't as popular with women as they were with men. Don't let the comments convince you its all misogynistic. It is very possible to make a popular item song that doesnt objectify women and the most popular item songs have actually been very female gaze-y (look up Shiela ki Jawani and Ek Do Teen).

[@EagleOverTheSea]

Female gazey? Where is the female gaze in Sheila ki Jawani?

[@AB-qb4eh]

@@EagleOverTheSea do you know what female gaze means? it means there were no zoomed in shots of body parts and it wasn't shot in a way where the woman was objectified. you can be sexy and it can still be female gaze! even the lyrics themselves were more empowering.

[@shayaridilsey6150]

Item songs are catchy good for marketing and it creates hype for the movie. Young beautiful womens with good dance moves, music and fashion sense attracts everyone to come and watch the movie. Its a concept of the indian film industry. Their are many item songs of men also like dhoom, jhalak dikhlaja, dard e disco.

[@SP-308]

So many good one's missing from 20's era. 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@Harshiahaha]

Item songs are mostly marketed towards young male audience imo. Much like some shoujo or a love track in a commercial film is marketed towards female audience, in most of the cases. Like item songs, sometimes in some A list actors films, even if there is no need of a love track, you can see them adding it just for the sake of it for the market. Songs like dilli wali girlfriend or bole chudiyan etc numbers like that are neutral imo. Both female and male audience watch them but I feel like mostly women consume these kinds of stuff as I feel like they are mostly into dancing during weddings or school cultural programmes etc.

[@CLOBD]

Hey, Guys Thanks for react on our video🤗

[@Magictheatre2023]

Petition for male item number compilation! This one is for you Waleska - lots of abs.

[@payelbera1440]

Please react to "Guli mata" song sung by Shreya Ghosal and Saad Lamjaared

[@annoyingone1563]

The last one was "kaavaalaa song" starring Tamannah and Rajnikanth sir......watch it it's fantastic

[@jasneetkaur6782]

Best Item songs were featured on 'Helen' a dancer from Burma Myanmar .She is now step mother of Salman Khan( one of the favorite actor Vleska)😊😊😊

[@dearuniverse4091]

Items numbers are given in Indian movies purely to catch attention.. they have catchy beats, beautiful womens, doing provocative or sexy dance moves to make the movie appear a bit more spicier like there's another phenomena in Indian movie industry called 'Masala' which means spice but it entails having the full package our movies are long, and the producers do everything for the attention. The songs are released before the movies and they do a stellar job of selling the movie. In India people are crazy for music but even crazier for dance music. The famous song "Kala chasma" from the movie "Bar bar dekho" is a good example of this. That song I famous all over the world. So having these item songs are not necessary for the movie but having them is playing it safe, traditional and just fun you know one of those Desi things

[@EagleOverTheSea]

They are not traditional. Barring the Helen and Madhuri era, they weren't even essential for movies to attract attention in the 20th century. They became the main draw in the 21st century particularly when the movie did not have any other strong song in it.

[@papigamerff2886]

Saat samundar is evergreen it still has no competition in Bollywood dance songs

[@aryandwivedi6380]

She is Tammna Bhatiya, very beautiful , talented and hot actress.

[@ankitjindal7446]

One can divide Indian audience is many segments, one in one the basis of category of cities/town. Like Metro+big town audience and small town audience. In Metro+big cities can also divide further, like friends+families and one is migrant worker+labour. Small town audience+ migrant worker+labour audience is basically male dominating, more in numbers and prefer low cost multiplex. And they are the main target audience for item numbers.

[@sarthakkharade7112]

item is like a derogatory, objectifying term for a hot womzn but it is ok to call it an item song without hurting the woman starring in it cuz it reaffirms her hotness

[@Multibiatcheyy]

You should watch the movie The Dirty Picture it’s actually some of the history of the first Item girl her life& has Emraan Hashmi in it. The songs here are some of the iconic ones that have pretty big stars so there’s a level of respect but especially earlier on the items girls are really just treated like no names or girls who can’t do anything other than the sexy song. A lot of those girls never get a acting role they are just marketed as the item girl. You start to notice big actresses who start doing the items songs in the 2010s and big stars would be paid big bucks to just do an item song for a movie they aren’t in. But in general the items girls are really boxed in to do this sexy image and that’s all they’re good for. Nora is the most recent hit item girl and she gets treated pretty decently maybe cause she’s not Indian and times have changed a bit. Also earlier on guys would literally jump and holler at the theatre watching the item songs and would buy a ticket to just watch it again. In general I think the movie theatre experience is wild but item songs would sell tickets in the earlier days.

[@zabinitro]

Did I see only one Madhuri song in that compilation ? The song from Sailaab , Beta deserve to be there.

[@poof9327]

Fact that there is no Sheila ki jawani is criminal

[@sirishp4156]

That actress at the end is Tamannah Bhatia..and that particular clip belongs to "kavaala" song from the recently released Tamil film "Jailer" starring Super Star Rajnikant

[@bollysongs_status_]

Last video is Kaavaalaa song , please react to it❤

[@navtektv]

True. Dabangg was successful and popular but Munni Badnaam was a spectacular worldwide hit whose echoes resonated the globe years on after Dabangg was gone from the cinemas. Good Item songs survive past the movie.

[@Himzz26]

Item songs are mostly glamorous, sexy dance numbers targeted towards male audience..... obviously exceptions are everywhere but item songs are basically this only.

[@florad629]

9:53 original saki saki was way much more hotter than this nora song. Same dilber dilber n shushmita song from fiza "mehboob meray" was hot items numbers. Infacf mehboob meray was trendsetter that by doing it shusmita opened the door for A list heroines to do item numbers

[@kajalkavya3251]

Last song name is " kaavaala ".... Actress name is tamanaa bhatia..

[@soniarockstar9125]

Unfair item song list.. there are many many many great item numbers which not included in this video not one not 2 manyyyyy songs missing

[@vaishnavil5076]

Item songs were mostly seductive and was not culturally accepted, and we dont have the concept of item boy/men... Its just item girl! These songs really helped us accept modernization in terms of fashion! And helped us keep changing our ideology from primitive towards modernization!

[@arohisrivastava8621]

Male leads were also there as far as I remember since dileep kumar and amitabh bachhan. It's just that they are not included here. Songs like Pag ghunghroo bandh , ude jab jab zulfe teri etc etc had had male dancers. Male and female both have been dancers here.

[@tashoper1667]

Last song is ‘Kavalayya’ from the Rajnikanth starrer tamil movie Jailer , sung by none other than Shilpa Rao !! Music director is Anirudh.. You guys should check it out

[@vinusak2216]

Only one southindian for complement I think their more good item songs in South India

[@Ari-br9cf]

Would love to see you guys drop a compilation of your top 10 songs from the industry! (Also the album the last song was from a movie called jailer whose music director Anirudh Ravichander overtook AR Rahman as most streamed music composer in India! - a reaction to his top songs would be cool too!)

[@Harshiahaha]

Imo most streamed composer has always been Pritam etc as his work is mostly in Bollywood, unlike ARR.

[@Fidah]

The last one is not from Bollywood but the Tamil movie, Jailer. They gave the hindi dubbed title in the video. Also you've seen her before in Dhivara (Baahubali) 🦋

[@dhivyabharathi2399]

The last song is Kavaalaa song from recently released jailer movie..I hope you guys will react to that song....this song is also sung by shilpa

[@halimamahmood4905]

I hope you could react to laal si gh chaddha's music album , its a masterpiece

[@nobody520]

you should try watching Sanam Teri Kasam i promise you love that treasure it a wonderful movie with epic songs

[@user-sb9re3fr1t]

The girl in the last songs name is tammanah bhatia , she was the same girl in the bahubali song dhivara and the original name for the last name is called kaavaala which is in Tamil u guys should react to the original

[@Bengali_Hindi17]

I love these itim iongs. they're not from different classes, they're from different masses.

[@honestpitch7477]

The last girl is Tamanna from Rajinikanth’s latest movie. The song is a huge hit

[@Pihu523]

10:33, she's Tamanna Bhatia, the one you reacted in "Dheevara" Song.

[@starsimvidz]

am i the only one dumbfounded at how this compilation video just.. skipped past DECADES of some of the most iconic and beautiful cabaret numbers... Only 2-3 song selected for the 50s and 60s? Asha Bhosle probably had at least 1 iconic sensual number every month lol.

[@ashutalkies3857]

It's Helen songs which started the trend of special dance numbers ....a lot of her songs were in this list too.

[@rauligupta]

love from india❤❤

[@ryanucms]

Asha Bhosle is the queen of indian pop for me ❤❤❤❤

[@celebslive1660]

Item's song is not about only female... But both male and females... In early 50's there are so many item numbers in which they show male and female...and there is no certain definition of items number...

[@kuzakuza3259]

The last song is nu ka vaalaya... The girl is tamannah... Chek this out...

[@rahulsarangi4123]

Please react to mayya mayya song from the movie GURU. It is composed by A.R Rehman ❤❤❤❤

[@rainworld-f3i]

Dard - e - Disco, Dekhta Tu Hai Kya, Jalebi Bai, Tinku Jiya, Honth Rasiley, Awari, que sera sera, there are so many this list missed.

[@Layla-xm2lx]

So many other good numbers missing.. Chamma chamma,, ishq kameena,sharara sharara, sheila ki jawani, I think they even missed crazy kiya re, dard e disco..I think even character dheela can be considered as an item number..Also is so many from 2000's which even had great music and lyrics.. original saki saki,original dilbar, mahi ve , khalaas, dekh le etc.. All the songs of hrithik.. Male item numbers like I hate you like I love you, tai tai fiss etc and ofcourse Ram chahe leela and many more

[@mayank7206]

So there's a song called Satrangi Re (featuring SRK) from the movie Dil Se, check it out if you haven't already! It's a banger plus the storytelling in it is quite interesting

[@arjunks6453]

she is Tamanna and the song is from a Tamil movie called JAILER

[@AyAy008]

Fun fact: *Nora - Tulsi/Neha/Jubin - Tanishq* is also known as the Tatti Era of Bollywood

[@sabs1127]

Items songs is a weird concept of indian movie industries.. and mostly done by women in the industry... these women bring glamour and kind of seductiveness through those songs.. and the lyrics are not always some of the nicest (cuz mostly it objectify a women) but the song has that factor to get popular.. in the old bollywood helen (salman khan's step mom) was famous for her item dance and today nora fatehi has taken that title..

[@auguschella6450]

You guys have to explore South Indian gems

[@aman_bawane]

Movies are for everybody. Item numbers are made to appeal male audience only.

[@amitdashore]

So many good songs left out 😢

[@Sunny-wu7po]

plz guys React to Brodha V - Way Too Easy & Brodha V - Let Em Talk he just nailed it💓

[@sangeetmc]

Surprised non of Madhuri dixit songs in this list.. she was the queen of dance numbers in 80s, 90s and 2000s.

[@gurjindersingh3843]

You missed Ek Do Teen

[@Sabak_Kahani]

Missed dard e disco, kali nagin k jaisi zulfain from Mann and Chamak Challo.

[@dhanyasankar8260]

In this compilation many songs which has been listed as item songs are not the item songs of the movies...jhumma chumma, choli k pichhe, ek do teen

[@rupa1027]

Chhama Chhamma song must have to be included... This is an incomplete collection by all means

[@hforhorror1378]

Item songs mostly short way to progress story or sometimes item songs use to plot wist or some acting scene

[@meryammahamed6328]

Please react to katrina kaif's 2017 Iifa awards perfomance one of the most iconic stage perfomances in Bollywood 💖

[@acegaming5404]

U should listen to the full songs !!!!!👍

[@deepawaregaonkar8918]

Helan is most popular item girl, you can see her all songs and her dance moves.

[@ajeebprani]

Last song actress was tammana bhatia she is incredible dancer

[@anjanmosang203]

Last dancer was heroine of bahubali (Tamanna)

[@extremep.j7687]

Tamanna bhatia is in last song

[@SD-eo8bx]

Wait Im peruvian and I understand perfectly the spanish in Besharan Rang (Pathaan) the first time that I heard the song. The song with weird spanish in Lele Masale of Wanted (I dont even know is that was spanish XD)

[@sunflowermist23]

Have you heard senorita from znmd...it too had Spanish parts

[@SD-eo8bx]

@@sunflowermist23 yes, and the spanish in that one is also good, is easy to understand very good pronunciation

[@manojkandregula8912]

✌🏻 guys react to the last song from jailer movie 2023, you'll definitely love the music and vocals as well as choreography 🤘🏻😄💫 It's been released in multiple languages. The original version is in tamil, but all the other versions were also masterd and done absolutely in sync to the music with all the lyrics of different languages, in comparison with few other multilingual movies which doesn't much focus on the dubbing or lyrics too well. So you can listen to any of them or just best pick the tamil version of the song to have that raw feel in synchronised music. Hope you guys will definitely enjoy it. ✌🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻☺🎉

[@arrmie10]

Stop reacting to videos that have 5 seconds content of a song. It does nothing 😊

[@treeberry4]

I can safely say some of the songs were bullshit. I mean they add the ruined and remade version of Dum Maaro Dum which doesn't hold any candle to the original one. As far as Male item songs are concerned, if the major criterion is dance and attractive main dancer, Salman Khan's - "O O Jaane Jaana" should certainly have been there. Considering it started shirtless hero trend!!!!

[@adityamukherjee7038]

There was a time when even item songs had so much creativity, especially upto the 2010s. For example songs like Kajra Re, Dhoom Machale, Zara Zara Kiss Me, Munni Badnaam Huwi, Maahi Ve, Beedi, etc had *SO MUCH* creativity. Now, the item songs just feel $hit to me. Hindi music is definitely going through its worst phase

[@treeberry4]

Also there are plenty of single male songs including dance numbers. Maybe they didn't add them in item dance category.

[@vyoma1998]

ITEM SONGS are usually always boys. I think the Big B one you saw in the video might be one of the few that was only male. Cuz the item songs was always that "sexy It girl" sex appeal seduction song, which is usually depicted by women.

[@amrinbhuyan64]

manike from thank god should have been on the list imo

[@letdestinydecide]

Sheela ki jawani is not included here nd lovely from happy new year too

[@vinaydwivedi992]

WALES.....REACT ON A WONDERFUL INDIAN SINGER ,MASTER OF SINGING MALE AND FEMALE VOICES AND SING DUET SINGLY. BUT PERFECTLY " SAIRAM AIYYAR ,FROM JALSA NIGHT" A LEGEND SINGER

[@sanikapingulkar3534]

Was Sheila ki jawaani not on there??????? Or am I getting it wronh

[@Mr.hardik639]

Reaction guli mata song

[@sanehumane2711]

There were a hell lot of lit songs of Helen and Aruna Irani which aren't there in the video.

[@depanshujoshi2865]

please review AWARAPAN songs.They all are masterpiece❤

[@vivekrauthan9958]

Also chk out the original version of Saki and Dilbar

[@m.amackawee9438]

In India , Pakistan and the Arab world, cinema is a family thing. The whole family go to watch indian movies beacause of the love romanitic and family stories. That is why many females go with thiere father of brother bto watch the movie. We trust that the movie will not show 18+ cotents Mo from Amsterdam

[@aksdam2690]

Item song is basically a cabaret or seductive song danced only by a female dancer.

[@NoName-dm7xo]

Nora Fatehi’s acting career is about to take off now, because she has wowed everyone with her expressions during her extremely intricate dancing. Despite being THE ‘item girl’ of the mid-2010s - present, she also finds the ‘item girl’ tag to be offensive. She personally prefers the terms artist/performer/dancer. She often talks about “dancers being given the opportunity to act”. ❤

[@ImperiousKing]

Nice joke

[@NoName-dm7xo]

@@ImperiousKing This is the comments section, not a mirror.

[@ashishsrivastava2920]

How come.. "Crazy kiya re" Is not in the list..!!

[@soomigautam9886]

Waleska got it right, Iteam song = Iteam girl Titillating song about women for men 😉