Singer Shreya Ghoshal revealed that she feels embarrassed when young girls sing and dance to her "raunchy songs." Shreya claimed that 5 or 6 year old girls sang the song without even knowing the meaning of the lyrics. She cited young girls singing Chikni Chameli as an example.
"I have a handful of songs which could be borderline raunchy, like Chikni Chameli. There is a fine line between being sensuous, sexy, or being out there, making yourself objectified, or women in general. Why am I a little conscious about it now? It’s because I see young girls sing these songs without understanding the lyrics," Shreya said to Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh.
She further said that it is a fun song, and these young kids sing and dance to it and then they go to her and ask if they can sing in front of her. She said, “Then I feel very embarrassed that a little girl, who is probably 5-6 years old, is singing those lyrics. It doesn't suit, it doesn't sound good, I don't want that.”
Shreya said that she is now conscious about her choices of songs. She will continue singing such songs, but she wants the lyrics to be written well. She said, "I have been conscious about that, and even if I am doing it, it is not wrong to be celebrating, happily talking about how sexy I am or how sensuous I am, but don't write it in such a way... Maybe if a woman were writing it, she would have written it in a very gracious manner. She can—it's just a matter of perspective. In our society, especially in India, it is essential to set some benchmark because music and films have a huge impact on our lives."
For a long time, Hindi movie item songs that objectify women have been criticised. A brazen and raucous woman who discussed her sexuality was the subject of Katrina Kaif's Chikni Chameli.