Deepika Padukone
Deepika did cabaret once in her debut film 'Om Shanti Om', and again in 'Happy New Year'.
Gauahar Khan
The stunning beauty grooved to ‘Parda Parda’ track in ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ and gave sleepless nights to many!
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra made both the Gundays fall in love with her with her sizzling cabaret performance in 'Assalam-E-Ishqum'. Her erotic moves in the song earned her praise for her exotic dancing skills.
Kareena Kaapoor
Kareena Kapoor too tried her hand at cabaret dancing in the remake of 'Don' starring Shah Rukh Khan. She reprised the role of Helen in the famous cabaret dance 'Yeh Mera Dil'. She again did cabaret in ‘Muskaane Jhoothi Hai’ from 'Talaash'.
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma played a cabaret dancer in the film ‘Bombay Velvet’. She looked stunning as she grooved to the sexy jazz tunes in the song ‘Mohabbat Buri Bimari’.
Rekha
Rekha has done countless films and proved herself as a dancer. Everyone was stunned when she did cabaret for the song ‘Kaisi Paheli Zindagani’ in 'Parineeta'.
Parveen Babi
The actress, known for her superb acting skills, displayed her dancing abilities with numbers like ‘Jawani Janeman’ and ‘No Parking’.
Zeenat Aman
The actress proved herself as a cabaret dancer in tracks like ‘Rakkaasa Mera Naam’ from the ‘Great Gambler’ and ‘Aao Baahon Mein’ from ‘Bhawani Junction’, in her kitty.
Bindu
If Helen was the Queen of Cabaret, Bindu was definitely the strongest contender for the crown.
Helen
The Goddess of cabaret, Helen made many men skip a heartbeat with her moves in songs like ‘Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu’ and ‘Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja’.
In Bollywood, music plays an important role and without music, Bollywood movies just won’t work out. The 60s was an era when cabaret songs were a part of most of the movies. They helped gain the attention of audience and pulled crowd to the theaters. However, the generation today usually mistakes these songs for item numbers.
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