‘I hate to be tagged as an item-girl’‘

Nigaar Khan speaks on doing an item-number and her new show on television

Oomph-gal Nigaar Khan who currently plays the 'bitchy' avenging angel Barnali in 'Kasamh Se' (Zee) has bagged her next item-number assignment in Ektaa Kapoor's serial 'Karam Apna Apna ' (Star Plus) where she will be wriggling and swaying to 'Aaj Ki Raat Hona Hai Kya' a song from 'Don'.

Recently, she was seen gyrating to the chartbuster cabaret song 'Yeh Mera Dil', also from 'Don', as part of a wedding celebration sequence in 'Kahiin Toh Hoga' (Star Plus).

Wasn't she apprehensive of getting typecast as an 'item-girl' of the 'small-screen'? She squirms and retorts, "For heaven's sake, I hate to be tagged as an 'item-girl' as I am an actress first! Dancing and music is more of a passion which always gives me a 'high'.

Even while I am applying make-up or travelling, I need to constantly listen to rocking music. Although, I am a self-taught dancer, most people presume that I am professionally trained."

Nigaar has bagged her first-ever telly anchoring assignment and will have competition at home from her sister VJ Gauhar Khan.

"It's called 'Aaj Ki Filmy Khabar' (Sahara-Filmy) and I am looking forward to exploring yet another new dimension of my talent as a TV hostess," enthuses Khan whose 'secret regret' is that she could not participate in 'Nach Baliye-2'.

"Had I been going steady with some guy who was also fond of dancing, I guess, I would have qualified for 'Nach..'. Maybe, I should look out for 'Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa 2'," she quips in her husky voice.