Testing: Yana Gupta’s vocal chords

The definition of the new-age Bollywood item number changed when the urbane Yana Gupta rode a bullock and danced alongside unruly men, with natural ease. Audiences loved watching the absurdity on screen, Yana clicked and there was no looking back. Despite film offers pouring in, Yana stuck to item songs and, somewhere down the line, got typecast as an item girl. She had a pleasant surprise in store though, when she recently took on the role of singer. The Czech beauty is crooning for an international album and has also penned the lyrics to her songs. From here on, Yana’s fans, especially the men, had better start working on their ‘listening skills’.