This seems to be a season for tributes. What with Om Shanti Om and then Saawariya. And then with Hindi cinema's original Dhak-Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit making her comeback, the season's flavour has just received a little tadka. Quick to jump on the bandwagon is none other than Mallika Sherawat, who will be paying her special tribute to Madhuri Dixit in Anees Bazmee's upcoming film Welcome.

Madhuri had sent temperatures soaring in the Nineties with her 'Choli Ke Peeche' number from Khalnayak. And Mallika is out to best by doing an act which is a tribute to the much-remembered song of the last decade. In Bazmee's Welcome, the actress is doing an elaborate song sequence which will recreate the atmosphere and the music of the hit Madhuri number. Even though the dance will be performed by Mallika, the entire cast of Welcome, which includes Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal, will feature in the song as well. According to Bazmee, the song is a tribute to Choli Ke Peeche. Even though he will not be using the same song, the entire sequence has been conceptualized to capture the spirit of the original. And who better than Mallika Sherawat in today's time to perform the number. According to the Welcome director, Mallika has carried off the dance in great style. He concedes that it is a great challenge for anyone to better Madhuri, whose dancing abilities and grace are by now legendary. Of course, only time will tell if Mallika's choli can create the same stir that Madhuri did so many years ago.