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Pick up any 10 films releasing in a particular month and most of them would be dominated by male actors. In such a scenario when even a leading lady finds it difficult to find a breathing place for a performance, it is quite a tough task to make a mark as a supporting actress. 2006 was no different with only a handful of females managing to be a cut above the rest when it came to supporting roles. But those who did, they impressed! 1. Konkana Sen - Omkara What a fine actress Konkana Sen has turned out to be! An year where she had number of releases, she impressed most as Langda Tyagi's wife! And no, she wasn't one of those gaon-ki-naari or a suppressed lot. She also wasn't one of those torch bearing women liberation association member. She was just like one of those urban women who knew how to keep issues at bay, run household chores, keep your husband happy through his stomach or the part below [as she proudly tells Kareena Kapoor while training her on marital hood], know about your sexual desires and even kill your own husband when principals dominate over blind love! 2. Kirron Kher - Fanaa, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna She may not have done anything different from what she has done before in 'Hum Tum' or 'Veer Zaara'. But well, who was complaining? As a mother who knew what was right and what was not, she was at her intelligent best yet again in contemporary films like 'Fanaa' and KANK. Think of an intelligent urban woman soaked in traditions and love for her family and Kirron Kher is the first name that comes to mind. Wish there was more of her in 'Rang De Basanti' though! 3. Neha Dhupia - Chup Chup Ke If only Kareena Kapoor would not have been a bigger name, got to appear in more dance numbers and met Shahid Kapoor in the end, Neha Dhupia may well have been the lead heroine of 'Chup Chup Ke'. She was the female with more dialogues, better scenes and an interesting part to play and did well in whatever she was asked to do by director Priyadarshan. She looked beautiful too which was an icing on the cake. From acting in a bit role in 'Garam Masala' to graduating to a supporting meatier role in 'Chup Chup Ke' - Would Priyadarshan be offering her something better next time around? 4. Bipasha Basu - Dhoom 2, Omkara She may have played an inconsequential part in the first half of 'Dhoom 2' but was a delight to watch in the second half where she got to play a dumb blonde! She was hot in 2 piece bikini and equally cute as an Indian based in Brazil who struggled with her Hindi but knew how to treat her guests with 'butter naans', 'butter paneer' and 'butter chicken'! It was a new facet of Bipasha Basu that one saw on big screen and no one complained. Her other notable act was as 'Billo Chamanbahar' where her solitary 'beedi' was good enough reason for people to watch the film again. 5. Isha Kopikar - Don Her role may have been cut to size to accommodate two Shahrukh Khans, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and others but she showed what she was capable of (yet again) in 3-4 odd scenes where she was present. The scene when Don [disguised as Vijay] meets her for the first time in their den and Isha just offers her a glass of water while saying nothing had enough power in it. Also, in the context of the film, she was the dominant character in the song 'Aaj Ki Raat' since Priyanka hardly knew what she was getting into. In the end, Isha got the 'don' and this is what eventually mattered! 6. Sandhya Mridul - Deadline Can we have more of this talented actress please? Last year she was awesome in 'Page 3' and though her 'Deadline' met with a terrible response at the box office, those who saw the film only had good words to talks about Sandhya Mridul. As a small time theater actress who had to turn into a seductress cum kidnapper in the film as per the demand of the situation, she was tantalizingly sexy yet dangerous. The woman knows how to play her cards well, as demonstrated earlier in 'Saathiya', and one wishes more film makers take a notice of her acting prowess. 7. Achint Kaur - Corporate "Can't you do a small compromise by sending your girlfriend to jail for the crime committed by my husband?" How many sisters would have the guts to say so to their brothers? Well Achint Kaur was gusty enough as she begged, pleaded, threatened and emotionally blackmailed her brother Kay Kay to do so in order to save the life of her husband [Rajat Kapoor]. As an upper class female for whom it was just her immediate family and the business empire that mattered, it showed the ugly side of high class society! 8. Masumi Makhija - Woh Lamhe If there will be a horror film made soon, Masumi Makhija may well be the front runner for a led role! As a non-existent female who was Kangana Ranuat's mystery fear in 'Woh Lamhe', she was quite terrifying when she got into a hysteric act on screen. Coming out of nowhere at number of instances in the film, she showed that fear lurks not just in the night around secret alleys but even on open streets in broad daylight! 9. Simone Singh - Being Cyrus From a coy female to a scheming lady - Simone Singh showed the complex side of her character in 'Being Cyrus'. As a woman who was the driving force behind all criminal acts of her younger brother in the film, she was admirable as the wife of a monster of a husband played by Boman Irani. She was taking a lot lying down in the film but the reasons for the same sent a shock wave when her real self was revealed in the end. 10. Taraana Raja - Pyaar Ke Side Effects Taraana Raja? Well, who is that? Guess is that 999 out of 1000 readers won't be able to recollect the name. Now those of you who have watched, think of Rahul Bose's sister in the film who didn't really have many kind words to say about men! Does the character sound familiar? As an educated urban female who could just be your neighbor next door, she was quite good on screen as she nagged her husband over his likes and dislikes for home cooked meals!
10 stories and the stars of DUS KAHANIYAAN
Promotion of DUS KAHANIYAAN is on a full swing and as expected Sanjay Gupta and Sanjay Dutt have ensured that the film is hyped before it arrives on 23rd November. Here we present to you the name of each of the stories (in alphabetical order) and the stars who enact the principal roles in each of them: Gubbare Cast: Anita Hasnandani, Nana Patekar and Rohit Roy High on the highway Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Masumeh Love Dale Cast: Anupam Kher, Aftab Shivdasani and Neha Oberoi Matrimony Cast: Mandira Bedi, Arbaz Khan and Sudhanshu Pandey Pooranmashi Cast: Amrita Singh, Minisha Lamba and Parmeet Sethi Rice Plate Cast: Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah Rise and fall Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty Sex on the Beach Cast: Dino Morea and Tareena Patel Strangers in the night Cast: Neha Dhupia, Mahesh Manjrekar Zahir Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Dia Mirza
10 for a 'record' song
Of course, they didn't do it to break or make a record, but it is indeed a unique achievement when 10 leading music composers from the industry lend their voice for playback for just one song. The film we are talking about is 'Andamaina Manasulo', which has Rajeev, Archana and Ramya playing the lead roles. It will be a youthful entertainer, says Patnaik. RP Patnaik is directing the film for SV Babu. Naturally, RP Patnaik is also the music director of the film. But what is really special about the film's music is the one song for which Raj, Koti, Ramana Gogula, Keeravani, SS Rajkumar, Devisri Prasad, Chakri, Sri, Vandemataram Srinivas and RP himself had given the playback. At least one thing's for sure -- we know that the music directors are one large happy family!
10 in one for Priyadharshan
10 from one for Priyadharshan! Noted filmmaker Priyadharshan will direct 10 films for a production house. This is for the first time that a film director has agreed to direct ten movies for a production company in the history of Indian cinema. Priyadharshan said, "It is a rare honour to do 10 films. Works will commence next year." However he did not name the production company. Meanwhile, Priyadharshan has commenced his Tamil production venture in association with UTV Motion Pictures, to be directed by his prot©g© A.L Vijay. Prakash Raj and Nedumudi Venu, the two prominent actors of Tamil and Malayalam industry, will come together for this untitled film. According to Priyadharshan, 'M G Srikumar, the sought-after music composer in Malayalam film industry, will make his debut in Tamil with the movie'. Aravindh Krishna, a close associate of director Selvaraghavan, will crank the camera and Anthony will handle editing. Seven Arts Vijayakumar will be the line producer. Mumbai model Preethi plays the heroine. The rest of the cast includes Karthick, V.M.C Haneefa and Mouli. Plans are on to release the film in February, 2008.
10 crore set for Dr.Raj memorial
For the memorial of Dr.Rajkumar at the 2.5 acre land at Sri Kanteerava Studios the Karnataka government has set aside Rs.10 crores on the project says Kannada and Culture minister H.S.Mahdevaprasad on Thursday evening briefing the media at his chamber in Vidhana Soudha. In 18 months time the Dr.Rajkumar memorial will be completed says the minister. The memorial will be having the life history of Dr.Rajkumar depicting his theatre and film career, exhibition, library etc. This will be on par with any national level memorials. In the last Karnataka state budget Rs.3 crore has been announced for the memorial. Now this amount would be transferred to the Dr.Rajkumar Foundation that is in charge of the memorial construction. The Kannada and culture minister, information minister, Smt.Parvathamma Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, literary personality Dr.Baraguru Ramachandrappa are the members of the Dr.Rajkumar foundation.
10 killed as air ambulance crashes near Delhi
At least 10 people, including seven on board a chartered air ambulance carrying a critically ill patient, were killed when the aircraft crashed in a densely populated area of Faridabad city of Haryana on the outskirts of the national capital late Wednesday night.The aircraft crashed on two houses in Parvatia locality near Sector 22 of Faridabad town in bad weather, barely minutes before it was to land here, police and aviation officials said. Seven people, including two pilots, were killed in the crash. Three people died on the ground and one was injured, senior police officials said. Ten people including the seven on board the aircraft died in the crash, Faridabad Police Commissioner P.K.Aggarwal said. Three people had died on the ground and one was injured and the toll could go up, he added. Only three bodies were recovered till 12.30 a.m., Additional Deputy Commissioner (Faridabad) Anita Yadav said. Police said that victims included three women. Apart from the two pilots, the plane was also carrying four passengers, including a doctor, all of whom died. The air ambulance was carrying Rahul Raj, a critically ill patient from a private hospital in Patna for treatment to Apollo Hospital here when the accident took place. The aircraft had gone from New Delhi to bring the patient from Patna. The Pilatus PC-12 single-engined turbo-prop aircraft was flying to the capital from Patna, rushing a seriously-ill patient for specialised medical treatment when the crash occurred at 10.50 p.m., five minutes after it lost contact with the Air Traffic Control at Delhi airport, aviation officials said. The aircraft was descending from 8,000 feet when it went off the ATC radar, an official said. The plane crashed into two houses in a thickly populated area of Delhi’s suburban town and 20 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to aid in the rescue operations, Haryana police chief Ranjiv Dalal said in Chandigarh. Flames billowed from the houses as residents of the area rushed to clear the debris. Mangled remains of the aircraft were littered all over the area. An eyewitness told a TV news channel that he was on the roof of his house as he usually “stargazed” at night when he noticed a plane flying “sideways” instead of straight in heavy wind conditions. According to an ATC official, “apart from the difficulty of operating a single-engined aircraft, doing so in heavy wind conditions can cause a disaster. In heavy wind conditions, the backdraft from the wind hitting the tail can make the aircraft unstable and cause it to nosedive”. The aircraft, registration number VT-ACF, was being operated by Air Charter Services India. The aircraft was manufactured in 2005.