Sonali Bendre is a well known actress who has worked in films like 'Sarfarosh', 'Hum Saath Saath Hain', 'Diljale' among others. Apart from her roles, she is also known to be associated with some of the best songs from the 90s. She was also a part of the hit song 'Humma Humma' from Mani Ratnam's 1995 film 'Bombay'. 

In a conversation for Mid-day's 'The Bombay Film Story', actress Sonali said that songs like 'Humma Humma' are today termed as item songs while that was not the case back then. However, she was skeptical of being a part of 'Humma Humma' despite being part of songs in her previous movies. The hesitation came largely from her non-dancing background.