I want to be like Shakira : Mumait Khan

"I want to be like Shakira," says item girl Mumait Khan, as she finishes recording her maiden pop single, to reinvent herself as a pop diva
When Mumait Khan turned up on stage to perform with a mike in hand at a recent beauty pageant in the city, quite a few were pleasantly surprised. The popular ���item girl��� then went on to sing a number, that matched with her dance steps.Mumait is now confident that it will be the first of many more such performances.
Mumait has set her sights on becoming a singer. Her maiden single, Addiction, is all set to release in a couple of weeks and she���s over the moon. ���I can���t tell you how excited I am. It is an electronic dance number, written in a mix of Telugu and English slang. All I can say about the song it that it is me. I���m sure a lot of people will be astonished watching me and listening to the song,��� says Mumait, who has collaborated with DJ Sheizwood for the single.
It all began on a whim. ���One day I went to DJ Sheizwood and told him I want to sing. He did not take me seriously, but upon listening to me sing he was pretty impressed and advised me to take some vocal lessons,��� she says. The 27-year-old is pretty serious about re-inventing herself as a stage performer. ���I���ve danced in over 120 item songs and acted in a few films. I want to take it to the next level as a performer. I really love singing and it brings out a side of me that acting and item numbers can���t. I want to be someone like a Shakira or Beyonce,��� she says.