From growing up watching Bollywood films in Sweden and later starting her own dance school, Maryam Zakaria is enthusiastic about creating her own space in Bollywood. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/Maryam-Zakaria.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 762px; " /> Previously seen along with Kareena Kapoor in Dil Mera Muft Ka from Agent Vinod, Maryam&rsquo;s latest item number &ndash; Pritam Pyaare, featured high on the country&rsquo;s music charts. HitList joins the item girl on a stroll around Bandra to talk about her dance, Bollywood dreams and life away from home.u00a0 How does it feel to be an item girl in Bollywood? Working with Prabhudeva was a great experience. He&rsquo;s totally awesome. The song is high on energy, so it required some stamina. There is a sequence where I had to roll on the ground under a group of background dancers. The floor was pretty hard and I had no kneecaps on. I was totally bruised all over. Being an item girl is no easy job! How did your love for Hindi films begin? My parents loved Hindi films. So, I grew up watching many films of Amitabh Bachchan and other actors. As a child, I enjoyed watching Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. And I absolutely adored Madhuri Dixit. Acting in a Hindi film was always like a dream for me. So, I chased my dream and came here (laughs out loud). When did dance happen? I have always been into dancing. Though I have no formal training in dancing, I did learn Kuchipudi and Kathak in Sweden for a couple of years. But I didn&rsquo;t purse them on a higher level, as I wanted to make a career in Bollywood dancing. Later on, I also opened a dance studio there where I taught people the jhatkas and matkas of Bollywood. Your favourite rain dance? Tip tip barsa paani! Especially, the scene where Akshay Kumar holds Raveena Tandon&rsquo;s sari and she just rolls into his arms is so hot! I also love Aishwarya Rai&rsquo;s graceful dancing in Taal. The chiffon saris and rains are unbeatable combination. Single in the city...? I am an independent girl. I can fight for myself irrespective of the situation. I don&rsquo;t want to be known as an item girl, my dream is to be a proper actress. u00a0

Item girl talks about her grazed knees while shooting for her chartbuster item song 'Pritam Pyaare'

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