Every Bollywood girl, big or small, eventually makes a beeline for item songs. Take for example Priyanka Chopra and Sunny Leone - they will both be seen shaking their booty in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala'. Close behind is Sonakshi Sinha who has done a retro number for Sajid Khan's upcoming 'Himmatwala', while Jacqueline Fernandez has turned desi for a dance number in Prabhudheva's next... the list is endless.

However, the joy of the item song for the girls and for the viewer may be short-lived - it seems that  the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reportedly intends to scrutinise these songs closely going forward.  The Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case seems to be the driving force behind this decision.

The Censor Board is taking up the dual role of the nation's conscience keeper and the body that certifies films. New guidelines are being drawn up on how women will be treated on-screen. The idea is to ensure that 'women are not objectified'.

While the CBFC authorities maintain that there is no ban per se on item songs, filmmakers have started to feel the heat because there are a couple of cases where producers have been asked to rework their songs — both for bawdy lyrics and suggestive movements.

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