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In the early half of 2009, a horror film called Raaz – The Mystery Continues’ was released. Here, Kangna played quite an intense role for which she was applauded by many.

This year, Konkana Sen’s two films were released namely, Luck by Chance and Wake up Sid. Konkana is a very powerful actress. Her screen presence is commendable. Even though, Wake up Sid is a film about Sid played by Ranbir Kapoor, Konkana too had an important role to play as she is the influencer in Sid’s life.

Another fantastic year it has been for Katrina Kaif. Her performance in New York was appreciated a lot. She underplayed her part beautifully. Katrina Kaif was also fantabulous in Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani and De Dana Dan. More than anything else, she remains the only actress whose all three films have been super hit this year.

Something changed for Deepika this year after her hit Love Aaj Kal. Deepika not only looked great but also acted quite well!

And this year has also been special for Priyanka Chopra who was superb at her role in Kaminey. But her next film what’s your Raashee was a debacle. However, Priyanka was cast in 12 different roles which was a very demanding proposition and she acted it out beautifully.

This year, Kareena was seen in many films. In Kambakkht Ishq she looked hot and sexy, while in Kurbaan she was in a completely deglamourized role. Even though Kurbaan was a flop, Kareena’s acting is appreciated. Her upcoming film ‘3 idiots’ is yet to be released.

And last which I feel deserves the award is none other than Vidya Balan who played Auro’s mother in Paa. Her subtle nuances, her artistic expressions and her wonderful feminism explored by Balki was mesmerizing. Vidya truly deserves this year’s best actress award for Paa.

Staring Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Kurbaan is a product of dharma productions directed by Rensil d’Silva. Kurbaan has been treated differently than most mainstream Hindi cinema and Rensil has sure taken the subject to a new level with his style of visual expressionism. Kurbaan is primarily a romantic film with a backdrop of terrorism.

Kareena is a professor in NewYork who returns to his ailing father in India where she meets Saif who is also a professor. Kareena falls in love with Saif who is a Muslim and much against her father’s will, she marries him. Kareena also finds a job for Saif there. Kareena meets their neighbors the next day who are hard core muslims. Then it’s Nauheed Cyrusi who comes to meet Kareena to tell her that her life is in trouble. This leaves Kareena troubled and what follows is something that leaves you with adrenaline running high. What I particularly like about Kurbaan is that either way, Rensil’s film looks at the theme of Islamic terrorism with honesty.

The music is given by music duo Salim Suleiman and the lyrics are penned by Irfan Siddiqui. I would particularly like to single out two songs Shukran Allah’, which comes in the beginning of the film and ‘Ali Maula ’which comes just before the climax.

The core of the movie is three characters – the terrorist played by Saif, his pregnant and rebellious wife played by Kareena and the journalist played by Vivek. All the three characters take the story forward. Vivek has played his character with sheer brilliance. Saif could have been better especially in intense career-defining events and Kareena is outstanding in her role. All in all, Kurbaan is a serious gritty romantic thriller that satiates your senses.

Featuring the real life couple, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Kurbaan is a film set against the backdrop of global terrorism which is directed by Rensil D’Silva and produced by Karan Johar. The film also features Vivek Oberoi who is a journalist and Dia Mirza who is a reporter.

 Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor) lives in the US but because her father has a cardiac arrest she returns to Delhi where she meets Ehsaan (Saif Ali Khan), a Delhi University Professor. They fall in love, get married and move to the US.

 After moving there, Avantika realizes that Ehsaan is a terrorist who married her only to cover his identity. Avantika finds out that Ehsaan plans to hijack a flight and one of the passengers on that flight is a journalist (played by Vivek Oberoi). Kurbaan becomes an important film for Kareena Kapoor because after Main aur Mrs Khanna’s poor box office collection, she needs a hit to maintain her position which this film can provide her. Saif also for a change would be seen in a different avatar and not playing his usual confused but cute kind of character.

 This movie is shot in Philadelphia and in Brooklyn. Kurbaan has some refreshing sound tracks. The music is given by Salim – Sulaiman. I love all the songs of the film which are Shukran Allah sung by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Salim Merchant, Dua by Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman , Ali Maula by Salim Merchant, Rasiya by Shruti Pathak, Kurbaan Hua by Vishal Dadlani and the remixes as well.

It is indeed difficult to maintain a top position in Bollywood especially when you have to deliver a series of hits to be there on top. However, some actresses of the recent times has proved with their splendid and superior acting skills that they can not just reach but rule at the top position.

 The top position today is ruled mainly by four actresses namely Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. Till now, Katrina has starred in more than fourteen films and with films like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and De Dana Dan in her kitty, she is surely someone who is giving a tough time to other actresses. For Katrina this year, New York was a big hit and her forthcoming films too seem to be quite promising.

 Another hit actress is Deepika Padukone especially after a huge success of Love Aaj Kal. This movie has proved to be a turning point for Deepika’s career. Her film ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ was a big flop but Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Love Aaj Kal’ has proved that Deepika can pull off a role like that in her film Love Aaj Kal.

 Kareena Kapoor too has some really good projects in her kitty that makes her one of the most envied actresses in Bollywood. ‘Kurbaan’ and ‘3 Idiots’ are the most awaited movies in the recent times and Kareena has been working with Saif and Aamir respectively. Kareena’s recent film Kambakkht Ishq also did good business at the box office.

 Priyanka Chopra’s film ‘What’s Your Raashee’ may not have been a hit at the box office but her acting skills were highly appreciated in the film. Also, Kaminey was a huge success for Priyanka which helped her to maintain her top position. Now we wait for Priyanka’s next film Pyaar Impossible with Uday Chopra and Dino Morea, directed by Jugal Hansraj.

The third big release of the Diwali was Main Aur Mrs Khanna starring Salman Khan. The movie had all the potential to be an intense and complicated love story but somehwre it lost its focus. Script was below par and that explains why it was the poorest performer amongst the three releases of the Diwali. Movie could not cash on Salman’s recent success Wanted. Other stars of the movie were Kareena and Sohail Khan. The theme of the movie was quite sensitive and it could have been a memorable experience had there been more focus on tight script and better screenplay. But then, what if situation is not of much use once the damage has been done.

The story line revolves around marital conflicts between Mr and Mrs Khanna played by Salman and Kareena respectively. They go against their families wishes and tie the nuptial knot and move to Melbourne. But soon they start to face financial issues and Salman leaves for Singapore whereas Kareena is left waiting at Melbourne airport. She is devastated but joins a job at the airport itself where she befriends Sohail khan and thats where the real twist in the story starts.

Sohail was extremely helpful to her and in the process loses his heart to her whereas Kareena does not see him as anything more than a friend. In the meantime, Salman returns with a fat valet and thereafter it’s a emotional rollercoaster ride for all the three lead characters. Movie leaves you with certain questions and somewhere few links are missing. Music has been given by Salman’s favourite Sajod-Wajid and its pretty okay.