MUMBAI: Kangna Ranaut has apparently turned down an item number, as she wishes to stay away from them. We tell you about other celeb no-nos in Bollywood
If sources are to be believed, Kangna Ranaut was recently approached by Sajid Nadiadwala to do an item number in his upcoming Salman Khan-starrer, Kick.
Kangna Ranaut’s act as a nautch girl in Rajjo (2013) was the closest she came to an item number. Not only does the actress not want to do item numbers, the Queen star also doesn’t wish to perform at weddings. She recently turned down a Rs 3 crore offer to perform at one such function.
A source says, `Kangna met with him and he was keen to sign her on for an item number. However, the actress turned it down, as she doesn’t want to get tagged as an item girl.
Kangna Ranaut’s act as a nautch girl in Rajjo (2013) was the closest she came to an item number. Not only does the actress not want to do item numbers, the Queen star also doesn’t wish to perform at weddings. She recently turned down a Rs 3 crore offer to perform at one such function.
In fact, Kangna has clearly instructed her team that she will never do an item number, as she doesn’t wish to get typecast. Of course, this is not to say that she only wants to do women-centric roles post the success of her film, Queen. She is open to taking on a variety of roles and is more than happy to experiment.
But item numbers don’t make it to her to-do list.`
Then again, Kangna is not the only one in the industry who has her own set of no-nos. Bollywood’s leading names are averse to many things. hitlist gives you the lowdown on certain non-negotiables…
Performing at weddings
It’s not just item numbers, Kangana Ranaut has also turned down offers to perform at weddings. She recently rejected a whopping Rs 3 crore offer. Kareena Kapoor too belongs to this category as she doesn’t wish to perform at weddings. She may be doing special songs for her friends, but Saif Ali Khan’s wife has stuck to her guns as far as wedding performances are concerned. Her cousin Ranbir Kapoor too is said to have refused a Rs 3 crore offer to dance at an industrialist’s wedding.