Deepika Padukone wants to be the hottest item girl!

If last year belonged to Sheila and Munni, this year will be of Deepika Padukone. The Om Shanti Om gal is all set to up the mercury level with her hot item song in Dum Maaro Dum.

Though the film has the sensuous Bipasha Basu in the lead, Deepika was approached to do a dancing number which is a modern-day version of the hit and hippy Dum Maro Dum song starring Zeenat Aman. It’s heard that Deepika wants her item song to be hotter than Katrina Kaif’s Sheila Ki Jawani, which continues to be a rage.

Sources claim that attempts are made to give the song the ‘sexiest twist’ possible. Since the original is an all-time hit, the remixed version ought to be better.

In fact, this year Kareena Kapoor also gets to sizzle in a song Chammak Chhalo from Ra.One which is again a saucy item song where the actress gets to do flaunt her svelte, toned figure.