One does wonder what an item number has to do in a story of military conflicts. Yet, Aran directed by Major Ravi and featuring Mohanlal and Jeeva has one such song may be to keep up with the trend. Sexy Reema Sen was offered the role(?) but she declined and then Daisy Shah was summoned. Her asking rate was so high that the producers plumped for currently out of form, Rahasiya. The girl who sizzled in Sirichi, Sirichi Vandha Seena Thana in Vasoolraja , did not excite much in Tamil afterwards and tilted to Kannada.