Item number
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item-number-182-10745764
title:
Item number
text:
In Indian cinema, an item number or special song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence for a song performed in a movie. The main aim of an item number is to entertain movie-goers and to lend support to the marketability of the film by being featured in trailers. They are favoured by filmmakers as they afford the opportunity to pick po
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Musical performance in Indian cinema
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Item_number
date created:
2005-05-13T10:57:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T10:31:24Z
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