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I've mentioned before, probably more than once, that twitter has become an increasingly large part of my daily life, so when my fritters (twitter friends for anyone not familiar with tweetspeak) came up with the idea to do a top 5 Thursday, of course I was in! Last week was actually our first, but the subject was your top 5 favorite sexy pics of your #1 celebrity crush, and I didn't think you'd want to be submitted to pic after pic of sexy Shah Rukh (though if I'm wrong let me know! I can always post them). So I thought why not start posting them here as a weekly feature?

I know everyone's expecting me to put songs on here like Dard-E Disco, Maahi Ve, Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte (and believe me I super love them too), but I am always looking to expand my knowledge, and, in my research to find my favorites, I have come across some songs that I'm going to call my new favorite item songs. So without further ado, my new favorite 5...

Having recently discovered the wondrous magic that Helen possesses (yes, I think I may actually want to be Helen, and I know: get in line!), Mehbooba Mehbooba from Sholay is my newest very favorite item song. I can not get enough of this song, and Helen, gosh, well, she is just magnificent in it! I haven't seen Sholay yet, but I bought it on my last visit to the city. Now I just have to find time to fit it in!



Another movie I haven't seen is China Gate, but how can you see an item song like Chamma Chamma and not instantly see how great it is! Urmila Matondkar is fierce and anyone who can dance like that, with that much gold on them, is just simply amazing in my books. Plus, I loved learning that this is the song that opens the Indian inspired show in one of my favorite movies, Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge (even then I must have know I needed Bollywood in my life!)



Okay, it could be John, but I think Shut Up & Bounce is one of the better current item songs that features a nearly naked man from the last couple of years, I think. Actually, I totally dig the opening guitar riff and I totally wish I could pull of Shilpa's bikini-cover up thingy. Feel free to pause several times during the song if you wish (I know I always do!)



Well, I couldn't very well have a fav's list without any Shah Rukh on it, could I? Another movie I haven't seen, but I discovered Kaal Dhamaal a while ago. It could very well be one of the sexiest items numbers featuring a man that I've ever seen. Tattoos, leather, bondage, waterfalls, what else could you ask for, plus it's all very animalistic, which is appropriate considering the movie takes place in the jungle.




One of my least favorite movies in the last couple of months was De Dana Dan, but I simply can't stop moving my a** to the soundtrack. Hotty Naughty is total fun, I can't get enough of Neha Dhupia's costumes (gives me great Halloween ideas!), plus how can a song set in a casino NOT make me want to go back to Vegas? The clip cuts off too soon, but it was the only one I could find online.



And a bonus?
I know it's cheating, but I couldn't do an item song list and not put what is probably my most very favorite item song of all time on it, could I? I don't think any explaination is needed, now excuse me while I go practise dancing on a train...