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Karan Johar called Katrina Kaif's song Chikni Chameli an item song and hence regressive, but Kat has a different way of looking at it.

Speaking with Anupama Chopra, the director said he will not have item songs in his future films as they objectify women, "I have gone on record and apologised that I have had item songs in my feature films and I don’t think I would do it again [in my productions]. I have no problem with a girl dancing; that’s not an item number. An item song is when she is objectified and when there are men lusting for her like Chikni Chameli."

"It's never going to happen in a Dharma Productions film and I will make sure of it."

KJo has time and again apologised for featuring item songs in his films. Earlier this year he said in an interview that he was unaware of the impact of such songs in his films, but now he feels responsible and will refrain from it.

However, Katrina Kaif has a different take on the matter. In an interview with DNA, she said, "Oh, I didn't know that was said, but I feel very differently on the matter. I feel it's all down to the individual who is performing the song. Madonna, who I'm sure we all know of, I don't think she is feeling objectified. I don't think Beyoncé who performs in a swimsuit on stage is feeling objectified. It's all about how you feel while you are performing that song. I can tell you, I never felt objectified in Chikni Chameli. I enjoyed that song. I enjoyed the dance, I enjoyed what I was doing. I didn't even for a moment felt objectified or brought any kind of wrong eyes on me. Not at all."

"...There are many times when people ask me for songs and there's no context to it. I won't do it, no matter how much I feel about dance. We don’t need to characterise every song where a woman is celebrating herself and performing as objectifying women. It all depends on the angle and lens it's being seen," said the actor.