Priyanka Chopra’s sensuous avatar as item girl in ‘Ram Chahe Leela’ song

Look who is turning on the heat! For those waiting to see Priyanka Chopra’s hot avatar in Ram-Leela, here’s the full view. The song is out and as expected Priyanka scorches the dance floor in this modern-mujra.

The song, touted as Priyanka Chopra’s item track, is actually the introductory number for the two lovers of the film. The video of the song has a few scenes of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone spliced in between.

But it’s Priyanka Chopra who steals the show with her sexy grooves and yogic poses even though the song’s composition by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is not that engaging. The song’s highlight is its choreography which is quite unique, and unlike any other item song. The credit for this goes to Prabhu Deva’s dancer-brother Vishnu Deva, who has made Priyanka gyrate to contemporary dance moves, and even kathak steps.

Vishnu is already a fan of PeeCee’s dancing, and says she is a fabulous dancer. The set-up of Ram Chahe Leela is colourful and has a very lounge-like feel to it. The luminescent dance floor resembles that of a discotheque. Even though the song’s treatment is like a mujra, its look and feel is pretty modern.

Be it Pinky or Babli, the audience response to Priyanka Chopra’s previous item tracks was tepid. But with Ram-Leela’s song it may change as she sets the temperature soaring in this one.

Music Review of Deepika, Ranveer's 'Ram-Leela'

At an age when it maybe termed uncool in Bollywood's contemporary musical lexicon, Sanjay Leela Bhansali continues to embrace the traditional Hindi film music melodies as he does with 'Ang laga de and Dhoop'.

The next, 'Laal ishq', emanates the kind of purity we had heard in Guzaarish's 'Tera zikr hai' ­— the interlude is very similar to Saawariya's 'Mashallah.' Possibly this is the best song of the album — Arijit Singh is making it a habit to get the best tunes.

One of the perks of a Bhansali soundtrack is getting to hear Shail Hada's voice. Hada, who had sung Saawariya title sings 'Poore chand,' a song bathed in the kind of luminosity typical of Bhansali's deep, dark haunting melodies, with full-throttled clarity, poise and range.

Where a couple of songs — 'Ishqyaun dhishqyaun, Mor bani thangat kare' and 'Lahu munh lag gaya' suffer from is unimaginative arrangement.

It's too close to the authentic garba/ dandiya orchestra for its own good; and something like Amit Trivedi's contemporary twists done in Kai Po Che's Shubhaarambh would have done wonders.

Comparisons with 'Dhol baaje' from 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' are inevitable, and 'Nagada sang dhol' does sound similar in parts.

'Ram chahe Leela', is the contemporary song of the album, that has words like 'dono ke love mein duniya ka kya kaam.' Sung by Bhoomi Trivedi, it is a racy number that is possibly the supposed item song to be featured on a top female star.

'Tattad tattad' mostly takes shape around its infectious hookline, and does little with the rest.

Aditya Narayan does all the right things but ends up sounding like Udit Narayan Junior.

Much like his last film and his first outing as a music director 'Guzaarish,' Ram Leela is the kind of an album that lingers on.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Ram Leela' in legal trouble

Indian cinema has always been a soft target for social and religious activists. The scope and dimension of Indian cinema, its multi facet subject makes it vulnerable to criticism from different corners.

A survey of Indian cinema shows that as early as in 1959 a Bengali film, ‘Neel AkasherNeechay’ directed by the renowned Mrinal Sen was temporarily banned due to its political overtones.

In 2005 the film ‘Water’ written by Anurag Kashyap and directed by Deepa Mehta had to face the anger of about 2000 protesters because they believed was a deliberate attempt to negatively portray the life of Hindu widows in Benaras.

Karan Johar directed romantic comedy film ‘Student of the Year’ released in 2012, had complaints lodged against it for allegedly depicting Radha in an improper way.

‘Oh my God’, a comedy-satire, directed by Umesh Sukhla , with Akshay Kumar donning the role of Lord Krishna, had an FIR lodged against it in Ajmer city for intentionally wronging the Hindu sentiment.

The latest film to come under legal hammer for hurting the religious feelings of the Hindus is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Ram Leela’. A PIL has been filed by lawyer Siddhrajsinh Chudasama on the ground that it has humiliated the women of the Darbar community. According to the petitioner, the film has used abusive language and indecent gestures unbecoming of any women. Such foul language may also provoke enmity between the Rabri and the Darbar community. He also added that Ramleela and Rasleela are viewed as religious literature and the film is 'hurting the sentiments of Hindus and promoting vulgarity'.

Dr Nutan Thakur Secretary of India’s Institute of research and Documentation in Social Science has filed a complaint against the film citing that the title of the film does not do justice to Ramlila as is generally understood. On the contrary it is a canvas of intimate scenes between Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukon which is spiced up with abusive language and violence.

The director has been very open to these criticisms. He has made it clear that ‘Ram Leela’ is not in any way a part of the Ramayana. It is more a re-imaging of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. That said Bhansali has also added that the film is his way of paying a tribute to his mother Leela whose name he so proudly carries.

‘Ram Leela’ is scheduled for release on 15th November 2013.

Is Deepika the reason behind Ranveer Singh's sudden recovery?

While we are happy to hear about Ranveer Singh making a recovery after being diagnosed with a severe case of dengue, we now know the reason behind his recovery.

A recent visit by the actor's Ramleela co-star and rumoured girlfriend Deepika Padukone may have lifted the actor's spirits.

While both maintain a studied silence about their relationship status, Deepika's visit to Ranveer at a time when she herself is not doing very well after injuring herself during the shooting ofRamleela, says a lot.

The actress was given special permission to meet her ailing co-star even as reports said that he was in quarantine and even his parents were not allowed to visit him.

"Ranveer Singh is on the road to recovery. However, doctors have advised complete rest for the next 15 days," the spokesperson said in a statement. Ranveer is likely to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday night.

Ranveer was admitted to a suburban hospital on September 27 after being diagnosed with dengue. The actor was shooting in Durgapur near Kolkata for Gunday when the symptoms of dengue surfaced.

Ramleela has created a lot of buzz due to the crackling chemistry between the lead pair. The film is set to hit the screens on November 15.

Priyanka Chopra's seductive look in Ram Leela

The item number in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela created quite a stir when Aishwarya's name was doing the rounds for the item song, but it has now been grabbed by our very own 'Exotic' actor Priyanka Chopra.

Priyanka Chopra who was recently seen dancing to the tunes of 'Pinky hai paiso walo ki' and 'Bubbly Badmaash' in Zanjeer and Shootout at Wadala respectively, is back again shaking a leg in Ram Leela this time. The expectations from her third item song are very high.

In the first look, Priyanka Chopra looks curvaceous in a white choli & lungi. The lungi has a thigh-high slit, not to miss the tattoo on her ribs.

Vishnudeva, brother of Prabhudeva, has reportedly choregraphed the song.

Ram Leela also features Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. It is set to release on 15th November.

Aishwarya Rai Loses 'Ram Leela' Item Song to Priyanka Chopra?

Looks like the comeback of Aishwarya Rai won’t be as soon as the fans expect it to be.

The strong buzz about Aishwarya Rai’s comeback with an item song in director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Ram Leela seem to be fizzling out with the news that it’s Priyanka Chopra who’s edged Ash out to land the song.

Recently, Ash even confirmed that she was in talks with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

“I think I should leave it to the respected people to make the announcement, if there are any. And, have we been in talks? Yes, but the conclusion of it, when we arrive at it, there will be announcements made,” clarified Aishwarya Rai at the launch of Lodha Group’s new project ‘The Park’.

We hear Bhansali has zeroed in on Priyanka Chopra for the item song with Ranveer Singh in Ram Leela. The song’s shoot will begin in Film City in a week’s time and the costume designer Anju Modi has reportedly been briefed about designing outfits for Priyanka.

As for Aishwarya Rai, looks like Bhansali may have something bigger planned than an item song. A movie, may be!

Senior Actresses Are Hot Favourites For Item Numbers

Aishwarya Rai was recently in the news, when it was reported that she'd been signed up by Sanjay Leela Bhansali to do an item number in his next movie 'Ram Leela', which has Deepika Padukoneand Ranveer Singh in lead roles. Reports suggested that Aishwarya's hubby Abhishek Bachchan was instrumental in convincing her to come out of her self-imposed sabbatical, following the birth of their daughter. Sanjay, though, has denied signing her for a number in his film.

And while fans eagerly wait for the former beauty queen to take a break from her motherly duties and get back to the silver screen, Kajol, we hear, has expressed her desire to shake a leg to a special number. We take a look at some older beauties who have sizzled onscreen in item numbers.

Madhuri Dixit in Ghagra (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) This dancing queen has, in the past, put her graceful moves on display in songs like Ek Do Teen (Tezaab) and Ke Sera Sera(Pukar), among others, from her films, but the Ghagra song was perhaps her first full-fledged item number. The 46-year-old beauty did not look out of place as she matched steps with the much-younger Ranbir Kapoor, and she appears to have enjoyed herself while doing it.

Raveena Tandon in Chandigarh ki Star (Buddah...Hoga Terra baap) This wasn't the first time that Raveena was seen in an item number. Back in the day, songs featuring her, likeTu Cheez Badi Hai Mast (Mohra) and Sheher Ki Ladki (Rakshak), were quite popular and continue to be on the list of Bollywood's best item numbers. But her appearance in a special song for the film Buddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which had Amitabh Bachchan in the lead, wasn't quite the right choice for a comeback, as it went completely unnoticed.

Rekha in Kaisi Paheli Zindagani (Parineeta) This seductress, who has done a lot of mujras in the past, did an item number in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 2006 film Parineeta, which had Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan in the lead. The veteran actress gave younger heroines and item girls a run for their money, as she looked her sensuous best, clad in a red sari, in her comeback song.

Aishwarya Rai To Make A Comeback With An Item Song?

Though her fans are eagerly waiting her return to the silver screen, doting mum Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is taking her own time to return to films.

But if reports are to be believed then Aishwarya, who is known to share a special equation with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has reportedly been approached to do an item song in his upcoming film Ram Leela.

Aishwarya has worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in films like Guzaarish, Devdas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

According to sources, Bhansali is keen that Aishwarya sign up for the special dance number in the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer.

Aishwarya who received much flak for her post-pregnancy appearance has gotten back into shape and silenced critics and the media at her recent appearances.

Till further updates, her fans wait with baited breath to see the former Miss World on the silver screen once again.