Thankfully, 1940 Lo Voka Gramam bagged the best regional feature film (Telugu), directed by Narasinha Nandi. The awards will be presented in March this year. As alleged earlier, Telugu films in general are being given the go-by at the national level competitions. For reasons unknown, Telugu gets a raw deal, a thing our movie-makers must contemplate over.The other short listed Telugu films which vied with the award-winning1940 Lo Voka Gramam in the regional films category include Ashta Chemma, Arundhati, Batukamma, Cell, Gamyam, Nenuinthe.Deepika in bikini?
Tall, slim and petite Deepika Padukone is still the most coveted matinee idol. If Priyanka is the best actress of 2008, well, Deepika may become the topper in 2009-10.She has many flicks in her kitty including Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se , Farhan Akhtar’s Kartik Calling Kartik and Sajid Khan's Houseful . Moreover, Deepika is also hopeful about a romantic film. Yeah, right! Cricket lovers will immediately identify the man opposite Deepika in this romantic movie being produced by Kunal Kohli.
She is being paired with Imran Khan.“With so much happening, I’ve no time to even breathe,” says the actress, who in two years has given a challenge to top Bollywood heroines. “I’m glad, I got this opportunity to work with Ashutosh,” she says. “He is awesome.” If she revolves round Akshay Kumar in a bikini in Houseful, then she may probably walk away with top acting honours for her role as a revolutionary in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se with Abhishek.