You see it rarely from the glamour dolls but when it comes to Raveena she has the guts to prove you wrong. The actress has come up with another winning performance in Satta. Those who have been sceptic about her National Award for Kalpana Lajmi's Daman must take a look when it releases on February 7.

The award was pooh-poohed not just by her archrivals and friends in the industry but had the entire nation wondering if the jury had lost its collective mind, to have bestowed the honour on her, for her dismal portrayal of a hapless victim of domestic violence.Perhaps the guilt was gnawing at her conscience for she was bent upon proving her worth to all and sundry and given a chance could excel.

Prove that she did. At a sneak preview of Satta when the film got over, tears rolled down the actress` cheeks when she saw the entire audience giving her a standing ovation. In the past, only a Smita Patil or a Shabana Azmi could boast of such a rare distinction. So, is it finally the vindication of her choice of a career over a certain Akshay Kumar? Let's hope it is, for the once shahar Ki ladki has nothing else to fall back on, not even a John Abraham or a Rahul Dravid, both of whom have moved on in life too.