Zee Cine Awards to be held in Singapore

Zee Entertainment Enterprises will organize the Zee Cine Awards at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 14 January, 2011. The Zee Cine Awards which is considered as the grandest tribute paid to the world's largest film industry and has attracted the stalwarts of Indian cinema over the years.

Actors like Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan amongst others are likely to attend the evening. Marina Bay Sands president and CEO Thomas Arasi said that the Indian market is extremely essential to them. The team believe that by hosting the Zee Cine Awards here at Singapore’s new iconic platform, the whole team is stepping forward to reach the world.

He further said that ‘The Zee Cine Awards’ is regarded as the most widely recognized and respected in the awards processes in India and abroad. The awards ceremony will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in the Grand Ballroom with a simulcast to the Event Plaza. Zee Cinema business head Mohan Gopinath added, it is fitting that Zee Cine Awards 2011, which celebrates the emergence of Indian cinema on a global platform is partnering with the Marina Bay Sands. We wish that this time too, the award function proves to be successful in every means…

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Action broadcaster AXN announced the nominees for the AXN Action Awards

The action broadcaster AXN announced the nominees for the AXN Action Awards and the Best Actor category features Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan. In the Best Actor in a Negative Role, Imran Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Kay Kay Menon battle it out for the top spot.

Nominated in the Best Director category are Murgadoss for Ghajini, Ashutosh Gowariker for Jodha Akbar and Abbas Mustan for Race. These three movies are up against each other in the Best Action Film category.

Akshay Kumar who has been nominated for Tashan said, “I am really proud to be nominated for the Best Action Actor for my role in Tashan. I have always been passionate about action as a genre and am happy that AXN Action Awards honour excellence in the field. The action in Tashan has a very edgy and stylish feel to it."

Hrithik Roshan said, “There was a phenomenal amount of training involved in making Jodha Akbar a success. It is great to see the hard work pay off with my nomination at the AXN Action Awards. The magnitude of the battles and the action scenes gave the movie a legendary and historic feel. While the action was not the conventional kind, it is good to see the majestic and noble nature of the action sequences appreciated by AXN.”

Aamir Khan said, “Ghajini is a film that required a lot of aggression that exposes the basic crude emotion of human loss. I am honoured to be nominated by AXN in the ‘Best Action Actor’ category, as the action in Ghajini is more complex and thought provoking, showcasing anger and physical violence. I am pleased that the AXN Action Awards recognises the multifaceted action displayed in Ghajini.”

IIFA 2009 Who's there and Who's not?

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For the IIFA 2009 awards in China that are still a month away are raging with controversies. Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is outraged that although he has been nominated in the best-director category, his film, Fashion, didn’t make the best movie shortlist.

And alike SRK, Salman Khan has also reportedly backed out of the famous IIFA Awards 2009 in Macao.

Just like the last year, this time as well, the event is expected to be Bachchans bastion.

Loosing some of the star power last year itself, IIFA 2009 after the withdrawal of Salman Khan could give a huge setback to organizers of this event.

This is because Salman Khan was supposed to perform at the awards night and also promote his upcoming flick ‘Wanted Dead And Alive’, stepped out at the last minute.

Salman had missed this event last year as well supposedly because Katrina Kaif had performed with Akshay Kumar.

Star Gold - Lux Sabse Favourite Kaun Awards 2009!!!

STAR Gold presented the Lux Sabse Favourite Kaun Awards 2009on 27th December 2008. The 6th edition of Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 was the grandiest and only public opinion poll among Bollywood awards.

Sabsey Favourite Kaun Award show is an award show where Janta is the 100% jury. India’s largest opinion poll on the Hindi Film Industry and is absolutely, positively, the only barometer of a star’s true popularity. The stars are voted not just for one film or one performance or one year, but based on their popularity. Sabsey Favourite Kaun also awards Sabsey Bada Fan, the fan who votes his/her star the most. Keeping up with the promise of igniting the passion of ardent fans, Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 gives an opportunity to not only vote for the winners of every single category but also get up close and personal with their best hero or heroine by becoming the Idea Sabsey Bada Fan! This contest is open to all, the national and international Bollywood fans. And from all those who send in the maximum number of votes, one lucky winner will get to meet his / her favourite star.Bollywood has witnessed some of the biggest blockbuster movies and this year it has created benchmarks with movies like Singh is King, Welcome, Rock On, Jodha Akbar, Jannat, in scoring at the box office.

Awards Universal Appeal
Adding to the excitement, Lux Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2009 captures the emotions of the audiences not only in India but also across the globe as Bollywood fanatics from Middle East, South East Asia,US, UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia and New Zealand too can vote for their best superstars.

Hosts
The show was hosted by Sajid Khan and co-hosted by the actress from Jaane Tu…Manjiri Phadnis. Performances

The show saw performances by Minissha Lamba, Deepika Padukone performing on stage for the first time in front of a LIVE audience, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif dancing on the medley of their songs. Presenting below the winners of the Sabsey Favorite Kaun 2009:

Sabsey Favourite Hero
Akshay Kumar

Sabsey Favourite Heroine
Katrina Kaif

Sabsey Favourite Comic Hero
Paresh Rawal

Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroin
Prachi Desai

Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero
Imran Khan

Sabsey Tez Sitara
Deepika Padukone

Sabsey Favourite Film
Sinngh is King

Sabsey Favourite Gaana
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi

Sabsey Favourite Fashion Icon
Bipasha Basu

Path Breaking Film of the Year
Rock On

Stardust Awards 2009 night - Spectacular!!!

Like every year, this year too, the MAX Stardust Awards 2009 was a dazzling, star-shimmering event held on Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Mumbai. Eminent and glorious from the Hindi film industry came out in their gorgeous best to grace the event and acknowledge the super talented, new league of actors emerging in Bollywood.

The award ceremony was spectacular and it reflected in the smiles on the beautiful faces out there. MAX Stardust Awards have always rewarded in areas that have been either ignored or not brought up for consideration, and that is what is different about them in comparison with some of the other ceremonies.They are second in league after Star Screen Awards that happened in January,

Hosts
The hosts of the glittering evening were the lovely Minnisha Lamba and the humorous Tusshar Kapoor. Fresh from the success of ‘Golmaal Returns’, Tusshar kept the audience enthralled with his inimitable Golmaal style and made audiences to laugh hard.

Performances
Anil Kapoor’s performanced on stage for the first time in seven years where he danced to the tracks of some of his most popular numbers from ‘Woh Saat Din’ to ‘Ram Lakhan’ and many more. He ended the medley with an exhilarating performance on the signature song ‘Jai Ho’ from the acclaimed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ saluting the spirit and success of Bollywood. In fact, in his acceptance speech for a special award bestowed upon him for taking Indian cinema global and completing 30 years in Hindi cinema, he remarked, “This is my Oscar!”

The award ceremony had a medley of extravagant entertainment, which included electrifying, foot-tapping performances from Minissha Lamba and Neetu Chandra. Amisha Patel floored the audience with her ‘Lazy Lamhe’ act. The ravishing Priyanka Chopra set the stage on fire with her electrifying dance on a medley of her famous tracks while Salman Khan brought the grand event to its close with a rocking performance.

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dev Anand and Feroz Khan were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Devsaab looking a sprightly 86, spoke about how he was still going strong and looking forward to his new movie releasing later this year! Fardeen Khan accepted the award on his father’s behalf as the ailing senior Khan could not be present.

Celebrity Guests
MAX Stardust Awards is really where the film community comes together to recognize their own without any controversy or ugliness. The who’s who of the industry was present at these awards. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan with Amar Singh, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Ashutosh and Sunita Gowariker, Farhan Akhtar, Boney and Sridevi Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman, Amrita Rao, Asin, Neha Dhupia, Koena Mitra, Abbas-Mustan, Anu Malik, Genelia D’Souza and many more graced the red carpet.

Sets
The event had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. The sets replicated the ocean and the event truly took the audience on a joy-ride they would enjoy.


Telecast
The spectacular MAX Stardust Awards will be telecast on MAX on 28 February 2009 at 8 pm.Do not miss the fun.

Bollywood Beauties at FIICI-IIFA Awards

The morning of 17th February,2009 saw the inauguration of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or FICCI Frames 2009. This three-day long convention is a forum which gives a chance for leading names from media & entertainment industry to share a common platform with government representatives. The bollywood beauties that were present to receive the awards were all looking great. Trace the event with exclusive details of their respective attires.



Priyanka Chopra looked fabulous in skin color strapless dress. Kareena Kapoor looked gorgeous in transperent saree. Preity Zinta looked classy in her executive look. Shilpa Shetty dazzled in White saree at FICCI-IIFA Awards 2009 Ceremony.



The awards function which was held here last night to commemorate the 10th anniversary of FICCI-FRAMES and IIFA saw Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty -collecting their trophies while the other winners - Aamir Khan,Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan did not make it.

FICCI-IIFA Awards Ceremony 2009

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was among the top ten bollywood personalities to be felicitated with the first FICCI-IIFA(International Indian Film Academy) Awards for the'Most Powerful Entertainers of the decade'.The awards function which was held on night of 18th Feb,09 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of FICCI-FRAMES and IIFA ,it saw Bachchan and actresses - Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zintaand Shilpa Shetty - collecting their trophies while the other winners-Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan - did not make it.

The eve also witnessed the presentation of the FICCI-USIBC (US-India Business Council) Award to hollywood actor and leading social activist Danny Glover and to Congressman John Lewis. Speaking on the occasion,all humbled Bachchan recalled through the windows of past that he had completed 40 years in the showbiz on February 5. He seemed emotional to be blessed with such a prestigious felicitation as being the living legend of Bollywood. "I am happy at being a part of the film industry which is a symbol of national integration," he said. When Danny referred to Bachchan as the greatest actor in the world, an apparently embarrassed Big B thanked him for the compliment.As an actor Danny Glover, film credits range from the blockbuster'Lethal Weapon' franchise to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced.

Most recently, he completed filming the critically acclaimed feature 'Dreamgirls' directed by Bill Condon and'Poor Boy's Game' for director Clement Virgo and'Shooter' for director Antoine Fuqua and 'Be Kind, Rewind' for director Michel Gondry.

At the same time, Glover has also gained immense respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice, and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa.For these efforts, Glover received a 2006 DGA Honor. Internationally,Glover has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty,disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and currently serves as UNICEF Ambassador. John Lewis,often called "one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced," has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America. His dedication to the supreme ethical standards and moral principles has won him the admiration of many of his contemprories on both sides of the aisle in the United States Congress.