Called up Maninee De on her cell to convey new year wishes when her daughter Dianoor took the call to say "Mummy is not well. She is resting." Nevertheless the actor did come on the line but sounded very weak and uneasy as she mumbled, "I am having chest pain and the doctor has been called in."

A week ago, her in-laws had come down and she was busy attending to them as a good daughter-in-law should. Then too,she had complained of chest pain during the conversation.

The actor, who gained popularity for her brilliant performance as the dumb Pari in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, is in fact an intelligent and learned person. She has also trained in voice modulation besides other things. She belongs to a royal family in Oriya where being the youngest daughter in the family, was referred to as Chottu Jama. On the acting front, Maninee has done a lot of episodic serials besides essaying a single mother in Twinkle Beauty Parlour. Presently she anchors Wah Wah on SAB TV and is seen as mausi i Zee's Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan.

The actor has set her eyes on the silver screen and got noticed as Priyanka's best friend in Rakesh Roshan's Krishh. Her grouse is, "We (meaning her age group) are made to act as mothers-in-law and grannies. What's the television industry heading for. I wish I could do some meaningful roles in serials with good content and not be reduced to playing old characters."

Later, the same day, when we spoke to her husband Mihir Mishra, he said, "Maninee is sleeping. The doctor checked her and has given medication. I think she is too stressed out. And she has not been eating properly - so it could be a gastric problem too."

We believe that she has been overly weight conscious and hope 2007 brings Maninee the luck and recognition she deserves and good health above all!