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Priyanka beat
Katrina Kaif to the top spot and Hrithik left behind actor-director Farhan
Akhtar at the inaugural edition of the India Youth Icon Awards organised
jointly by Wizcraft Entertainment and electronics major Videocon at the
Leela Kempinski Hotel here on Friday night.
A salutation to the undying
spirit of the human endeavor to continuously excel, the awards aim to recognize
& reward individual excellence and exemplary achievement in the genres
of Business, Sports, Entertainment, Media, Social Welfare and Justice,
Technology, The Arts, Politics and Entertainment, culminating with the
Icon of The Year Award.
The winners of first Videocon
India Youth Icon Awards are; Priyanka Chopra (Entertainment Icon of the
year – female), Hrithik Roshan (Entertainment Icon of the year – male),
Abhinav Bindra (Sports), Sachin Bhatia (Technology), Chetan Bhagat (Arts),
Ajay Bijli (Entrepreneurship – Private), Barkha Dutt (Media), Rahul Bose
(Social Justice) and Omar Abdullah (Politics). There were four other awards
also given out; Global Face of the Year - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Icon
of the Year - Rahul Gandhi, Fashion Icon of the year - Deepika Padukone
and Community icon of the year - PUKAR & Community. Apart from these
awards certain others were recognised for their crusade against corruption
in the system. These were Late Jayram, Late Sh. Kameshwar Yadav, Late Yogendra
Pandey, Late Satyendra Dubey, Late B.S. Manjunathan. Their families were
called on stage and recognised by Nafisa Ali with a Shawl. During the programme
actress Dia Mirza and singer Mohit Chauhan entertained the guests, the
fashion show by renowned designer Manish Malhotra was another attraction
of the evening. On this occasion Shabana Azmi, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka
Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Abhinav Bindra, Rahul Bose, Barkha Dutt, Ajay
Bijli, Chetan Bhagat, Sachin Bhatia, R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Siyali Bhagat,
Usha Uthup, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Jadeja, Nafisa Ali, Priya Dutt, Pradeep
Dhoot, Sabbas Joseph and many others were present. Hussain & Mini Mathur
were the comperes.
On this occasion talking
about Videocon's association with the Videocon India Youth Icon Awards
(VIYIA), Mr. Pradeep Dhoot, President, Videocon Industries Ltd said, “Videocon
as a brand today believes in change, we look forward to be a part of any
form of change that is refreshing, entertaining and progressing. VIYIA
is a platform that acknowledges the drivers of change “The Youth Leaders
and Motivators of today” who are greatly responsible for all the positive
transformations around us. Videocon India Youth Icon Awards is a platform
to identify and honour young Indians who can be emulated for their varied
contribution and exemplary merit across various fields, having made a positive
imprint on our society. They are young achievers and can serve as icons
for the youth of our country.
On introducing this unique
awards property, Mr. Sabbas Joseph, Director, Wizcraft International shared,
“We believe that the Youth will take us forward into the next century.
It is essential that their Icons be those with determination, courage and
aspiration. Instituting the Videocon India Youth Icon Awards is a step
in that direction. It’s an endeavor to identify and honor such commendable
Individuals.
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