Singer Chitra's daughter drowned in Dubai

Singer K.S. Chitra's eight-year-old daughter Nandana drowned in a swimming pool in Dubai Thursday morning, according to sources close to the family in Kerala.
The girl's body would be brought here, sources said.
Chitra, 47, popularly known as "South Indian Nightingale", and her family were in Dubai to take part in a stage show later in the day.
In January, she completed three decades as a playback singer. The singer has rendered more than 15,000 songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali and Punjabi films.
Her husband Vijaya Shankar is an engineer and it was in January this year that they moved into their new home here.
She has won six National Film Awards (in four different languages), five Filmfare Awards and more than 30 different state film awards.

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Koena to do a bisexual role in Hollywood

Koena Mitra to make Hollywood debut in a film that sees her romantically involved with both a man and a woman!
Koena Mitra was in the USA, scouting for work and also prepping herself for her Hollywood project titled Story of Naomi where she plays the central character, who romances both sexes.



Ask her what took her so long to get a break and she replies, "I spent a lot of time on my accent classes and other training.

Unlike India, the West lays a lot of stress on dubbing and other technical aspects."

Producer Michael Hirshenson explains why he chose Mitra. "She looks international and her discipline and hard work can take her places. It all depends on how much she's ready to learn."

No detailsKoena remains tightlipped, adding, "I can't really talk much about the storyline. But I don't mind dating any one on screen as long as they are good-looking."



Directed by fashion photographer Ash Gupta and produced by Michael Hirshenson (Harry Met Sally, Princess Bride), the film stars Koena and Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys).

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Koena Mitra has...
Had a milkshake named after her
Attended the Teen Choice and American Music Awards
Been seen on the red carpet of Hollywood premieres