Kashmira Shah in Ollywood

Kashmira Shah, famous Bollywood Item queen is now in Ollywood. She is appearing in an item song in 'Kiese Dakuchhi Kouthi Mote' the upcoming movie of Manjari Movie of Eastern Media Limited. Kashmira will be seen in a rapchik getup with a beautiful composition of Malaya Mishra. She will be dancing with dashing Anubhab Mohanty with a lyrics of 'Kanta lagi chiri gala lo Chunira ghagara'. Famous singer Ira Mohanty has given her voice for this song.

In 1993 Kashmira won the 'Miss World University India' and won 'Miss Talent award' in the national contest in South Korea. In 1995 she won the 'Miss Globe India' and was ranked in the top 5 of the Best National Costume awards. She did theatres too. Except expertise in dance (specially in item numbers) she has also played important role in Hindi movies like 'Yes Boss', 'Pyar to Hona Hi Tha', 'Aakhen', 'Vaastav' and 'Jungle'. Her performance in item songs like 'Dilpe Mat le Yaar', 'Jawani se jung Ye choli meri ab tang' and many others has made her fans crazy. Hosting famous reality show Nachbalia and Big Boss was her another big achievement.

Odia Cine lovers are waiting to enjoy her performance in the upcoming movie.

I want to be a world chess champion

Kiran Manisha Mohanty became the first Oriya to become a Grandmaster after winning the Third Woman Grandmaster Norm in the Parachute Advanced International Chess Tournament held recently in Bangladesh.

Subrat Pati in a tete-a-tete with the chess grandmaster:

Q: Please share some memories of your childhood.
A: At the age of five, I started learning Odissi dance and at the age of eight, I completed my course in Odissi classical dance.

Q: When did you start playing chess?
A: At the age of nine, I started playing chess inspired by my parents. I took chess seriously at the age of 12.

Q: Which is your memorable tournament so far?
A: The National Women ‘A’-2007 is my most memorable tournament as I became the joint champion and also got my first WGM norm.

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Reading books and listening to good music.

Q: Which has been your toughest game so far?
A: A game with Soumya Swaminathan at the National Women 'A'-2009 held in Chennai. It was the last round and if I won the game I would get my 2nd WGM norm and my position would be third. So I was really tensed while playing the game. But my joy knew no bounds when I finally won the game.

Q: Who is your inspiration?
A: My father Sri Kishore Chandra Mohanty.

Q: How do you manage your studies?
A: I try to maintain a fine balance between chess and studies though it is difficult to manage both at the same time.

Q: What is your ambition in life?
A: To become a women world chess champion.

Q: If would not have been a chess player, which career would you have chosen?
Answer: I aspire to become an aeronautical engineer.

Bhajan Samaroha “Jagannath ho” held at Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: On the eve of Snana Purnima in the honour of the legendary Bhajan Samrat Bhikari Bal a musical programme “Jagannath Ho” was held at Jaydev Bhawan here under the aegis of Sambhabana a news magazine. While the programme was presided over by the advisor of the organisation and noted columnist Sudarsan Das, the former minister Biswa Bhusan Harichandan inaugurated it as Chief Guest and noted singer Pranab Pattanaik, best Odianee of 2010 Dr. Sujata Mohanty and Vice President of Bhasa O Sanskruti Samaj Prabhod Hota graced as Guests of Honour. At the out set Deba Prasad Parija, Editor of the Magazine had delivered the introduction to guests with key note address.

The main attention of the programme was the singing of “Kotha Bhoga khia he chaka akhia” by the child artist Sarthak Mohapatra and “Jagannatho ho kichhi magu nahin tate” by Arabinda Muduli. Among others Sagarika Patanaik, HarapriyaPati, Pradip Dash, Dr. Santosh Dash, Barnali Hota, Saswati MIshra, Priya Darshini Sahoo, Amruta Amrutayanee, Abhshek, Pratysh, Dilip Mohanty, Shankar Das & Minati Mohanty sang the song of Bhikari Bal. The stage was managed by Smruti Mohanty, Shashiprava Das & Madhulita Parida.

ORISSA'S NIGHTINGLE IRA MOHANTY

Orissa rocks in tune with her honeyed song, ‘Mu to dream girl’. Rock or rap, Odissi or classical, bhajan or modern, she delivers it deftly. Meet Orissa’s nightingale, Ira Mohanty. A performer with panache, she pours passion into her performance that fixes her fans pirouetting in the dream domain. Born to be a singer, she sprang a surprise by singing at the tender age of two when a baby begins to babble. Madhulita Mohanty, popularly known as Ira Mohanty, is now a household name who astonishingly intoned without flaw the strains of ‘Hrudayara ei sunyataku’ at the tender age of four.

When the sole familiar female voice of Trupti Das went missing leaving behind a raucous monotony in the ensemble of Oriya song and music in the late 1990s, a titillating timbre of an unusual kind possessed by this prolific singing bird is heard rippling through the void. Unlike others gradually graduating from album notes, she made her debut directly in a film entitled ‘Sakal Tirtha To Charane’ in 1996. Back and back, she went on singing in films like Mana Rahigala Tumari Thare (2000), Mo Kola To Jhulana (2003), Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana (2003), Bahudibe Mo Jaga Balia (2004), O My Love (2006) and Tu Thile Mo Dara Kahaku (2010), besides many other films, devotional (bhajan) and modern albums.

She was born in Bhubaneswar. Her father, Jitendra Mohanty of Balakati in Khurda was working as a supervisor in the Orissa Assembly. Shuttling between Bhubaneswar and Balakati as a child she imbibed and embellished her aptitude earnestly. The advantage of being born at Balakati, the birthplace of legendary singer-composer Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Dash as much inspired her as her uncle Sarat Rath and her mother Kalpana Mohanty, both of whom hailed from a musically inclined family.

She was fascinated by the sweet south Indian and Hindi songs while she was a student at Subhadra Mahtab Girls’ High School in Bhubaneswar. She could, in those days, ape all Bollywood singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Subha Mudgal and other legends, and inspire awe and admiration among her friends. This love for songs rendered by the stalwarts pulled her to perform on stage which has always proved mesmerizing with fresh nuances from her delivery and disposition.

When she joined BJB College in Bhubaneswar for doing +2, she took music as one of her combinations. This brought her in close contact with her music teacher Guru Sri Chittaranjan Pani, a front-ranking exponent of Odissi and classical music.

The perfect musical chemistry with noted composer Malaya Mishra bought the best out of her, although she has sung compositions of almost all eminent music directors of Orissa.

She has won innumerable awards in her singing career spanning a little more than a decade. Besides being honoured by Zee TV Saregama, she has bagged the prestigious Cine Critic Association Award, Chalachitra Jagat Samman and Banichitra Samman several times, besides innumerable awards for her inimitable singing. She has also been bestowed with OMPTWA Award, ETV Best Playback Singer Award 2010, Taranga Cine Award 2010 and many other prestigious awards.

Aalo Mora Kandhei was challenging role: Archita
Charming tomboy or blusing belle, the forte of this young artiste is really prolific. Oriya actress Archita in a tete-a-tete with Subrat Pati -





Q: Would you kindly tell about the movie you lately acted in?
A: ‘Aalo Mora Kandhei’. It is now running in theatres successfully.
Q: What are the highlights of this movie to attract the audience?
A: It has a strong storyline …family story with a lot of sentiments. It must and surely catch the fancy of the audience.
Q: Tell about your character in it.
A: I play the role of an advocate, a very well-known and professional person. It is a challenging role in my career.
Q: What was your experience during shooting of this film?
A: Initially I was terribly afraid of it. I had no experience of a lawyer’s job. They have a total different disposition I am unfamiliar with. There was a long dialogue running pages. I had to get it by heart. It was also fun to beat Mihir and Siddhant, my co-artists with witty arguments in the made-up court room.
Q: ‘Aalo Mora Kandhei’ is one of the four films released in this Rajo festival. Will your film fair well financially?
A: More films releasing on one occasion is certainly a good sign for our Oriya film industry. The number does not matter, only excellence counts. All these films are well advanced technically.

Q: How do you land a role in film?

A: I was well into modeling before I acted in my first film, ‘Oh, My Love’ in 2005.
Q: Who are your favourite stars?
A: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Anubhav, Barsha, Priya.
Q: Who do you love to act with?

A: (She ruminates) I am very comfortable with Anubhav and Sabyasachi. I feel at ease with Akash also.
Q: What would you have been, were you not a film actress?
A: I am doing B Tech now. After one year, I will be an engineer.
Q: As the reigning queen of the Oriya film industry, what is your message to your fans?
A: Many thanks for your commendation. My message to my fans, “Watch my film, Aalo Mora Kandhei”.

RAJA THIS TIME A FESTIVAL OF ODIA MOVIES

Rajo, the festival of cultivation, this year is going to be celebrated as a festival of Odia movies. Near about five movies are going to be released at a time on this occasion. If the Producers get theaters according to their choice, this Rajo will bring five number of movies to Oriya film lovers. According to Cine critics, it is the indication of good future in Odia Film Industry.

Usual funs apart, this Raja is coming with a bonanza of Oriya films to make the schedule of revellers more suffocating. As many as five films from the production houses, old and new; and by the directors - fresh as well as familiar, are getting ready to class with each other for the space in theatres like the audience to be caught in the class of choices for them.

Although such a crowd of films, unforeseen earlier on one occasion, indicates wellbeing of industry, it unleashes a dreary competition where nobody would surely, emerge winner.

With three successive smash–hits in its ensemble in its first foray in to the cine-biz last year, Sarthak Music is one way to arrive at Raja presenting “Ama Bhitare Kichhi Achhi.” Under the tutelage of the producer Sitaram Agrawal the film based on the story conceived by the well-known scribe Bijay Malla is being directed by Susanta Mani with screenplay by Debidutta Mahanty, music by Bikas Das, dialogue by Hara Barik.

Udit Narayan, Abhijit, Shaan, Suresh Wadker, Sunidhi Chouhan along with Nibedita have lent their voice to the songs in it. Along with the sensational Anubhav and Barsha and Sheelalipi, the film has signed almost all veterans to star in it.

Producer Nirajana Rana under Maa Tarini Films is bringing “Pahili Rajo” to glitz Raja this time. The film directed by a newcomer Tapas Saragaria has music By Rabi Narayan Nanda with Sidhanta, Anu, Debasis, Pintu and Jai in the cast. Sri Baldev Jew productions of Ravi Sahoo, a major production house is hectic in cutting and editing its latest picture Alo Mora Kandhei directed by Himansu Parija with music by Premanand the film features Sidhanta, Akash, Archita and Priya.

Back to back Dil Tate Deichhi and Sanju O Sanjana by Top Film and Jay Hanuman Films, respectively, are vying this festive occasion. While Dil Tate Deichhi is directed by Sanjay Nayak, has Sabyasachi and Priya in the lead with music by Manmath Mishra, Sanju Sanjana Directed by Ashok Pati, produced by Lutu Mahanty is the third film of Baboosan. He pairs with Parijata in this film that has a spectacular of horse – sighting.

I wish to be a good girl for my parents, nice woman for my in-laws: Rali Nanda

From a practicing Odissi dancer to becoming a full-fledged actor(actress), Rali Nanda has traveled a lot of path. With unassuming, beautiful actress, with her characteristic smile and elegance has etched a different image in the minds of Oriya audience in just four years.

In a face-to-face interaction with me Rali shares her experiences and discloses her future plan.

Subrat: You are now a popular film star. Did you strive to be one, or it
just happened in your way?
Rali: Before landing a role in a film I was dancing Odissi. I stood first
in a dance festival and so offers poured in.


Subrat: When? What was the occasion?
Rali: It was in 2007.At Bhubaneswar.


Subrat: How did you take offers?
Rali: I was as frightened and nervous as any newcomer. Initially, I tend
to decline offers.


Subrat: Which is your first?
Rali: Kalingaputra. I was not in mood. I credit its director Braja
Kishore Tripathy for what I am today. When I refused, afraid of
acting, he inspired me. He charged my confidence by assuring me that
they needed a dancing girl, not much acting.



Subrat: Please, share your experience in the first film with our reader(readers).
Rali: I was quite afraid. But the unit was wonderful, very hospitable.
I learned a lot from my interaction with them. I would act, no, ape
before them and they were laughing.



Subrat: How many films you have so far acted in?
Rali: Four films.


Subrat: Which is your best?
Rali: All. But I like Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila. There is a lot of dancing there.



Subrat: In all most all your films you are invariably assigned a dance
sequence integral to narrative. How so?
Rali: Yes, they add dance numbers as commercial gimmicks. Why they
visualise on me? Because I am a dancer.



Subrat: And all your dances in films are classical?
Rali: I love classical dance. As a child I was dancing
instinctively...my mother tells me. I owe it all to my parents. After
God's blessing, I have the love and affection of my father and mother
all along. My mother got me admitted in a dance school when I was a
child. Since then I have not turned back.



Subrat: What do you wish in your life?
Rali: I wish to be a cute dancer and an adorable actress. Above everything else, I wish to be a good girl for my parents and a nice woman among my in-laws after marriage.


Subrat : Thank you very much for this interview.
Rali : Thanks.