8 Bollywood Item Numbers That Were Massive Fails

Not every item number catapults the movie it belongs to the upper echelons of box office success.

Some item numbers have the munnis featured in them getting badnaam and for all the wrong reasons; 

Thank God It’s Friday, Himmatwala

Umm, can anyone find a polite way of breaking it to Sonakshi that we had nothing remotely to be thankful 

about in her uninspiring item number in Himmatwala apart from the fact that it is over and our eyes will 

never have to suffer through that atrocity again?

Babli Badmaash, Shootout At Wadala

She may have finally gotten her act together, but let us not forget that behind every successful 

Ram Chahe Leela is one Babli Badmaash whose very memory makes us cringe.

Mehbooba, RGV Ki Aag

Given that the movie Urmila’s number belonged to tanked badly, it probably shouldn’t have come as a 

surprise that this reprisal of the popular 70s track followed suit. Like movie, like item number.

Pinky, Zanjeer

Tacky outfits combined with even tackier choreography, all of which were packaged together with yet 

more bland beats. All in all, suffice it to say that this particular item number isn’t one that PeeCee will 

want her foreign buddies Pitbull and Will.i.Am to ever get their hands on.

Tinku Jiya, Yamla Pagla Deewana

So, let’s see… Watching a cinematic legend gyrating with a wannabe from the Kannada film industry?

That ranks just above a marathon viewing of KRK’s entire assorted filmography on our bucketlist. 

Jalebi Bai, Double Dhamaal

If the scintillating Maiyya Maiyya was anything to go by, we thought that Mallika at least had the sizzling 

item number stakes covered, right up until the decidedly bland Jalebi Bai set us straight. Looks like 

Mallika needs to scratch out the one and only entrant from her bragging rights.

Dekhta Hai Tu Kya, Krazzy 4

Honestly, the title of the song makes for one helluva pointless question, ‘coz no matter what we’re 

watching, this absolutely forgettable excuse of an item number ain’t it, so Rakhi Sawant can breathe easy.

Laila, Shootout At Wadala

You know the times are bad when even the promise of watching a skimpily clad Sunny Leone, 

complemented by an equally hunky John Abraham, can’t save your item number from sinking without a trace.