LONDON: It is proving to be the mother of all film awards telecast on TV. Zee Telefilms, with ITC Sunfeast Zee Cine Awards, once again stole the show from all the film awards shows held this year. Scintillating performances by Indian film stars, costumes not seen before, a continuance of the Indo-Pak bonhomie theme that Zee started in Dubai last year, a gag by Sajid Khan and the nominees that had everyone in splits, and deserving awards to Yash Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Shahrukh Khan, Divya Dutta, all made for a wholesome entertaining evening. |
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Bollywood stars turned up at the Excel Arena in Dockland, East London in full strength (Abhishekh and Amitabh Bachchan were the glaring absentees). Our correspondent in London reports that the awards evening literally rocked London. And it was not only Indians who went gaga over Bollywood but also the whole Asian community and pleasantly , even 'Firangs' who were in attendance, further emphasising the fact that Indian Entertainment is going global in the real sense.
But the segment that really brought smiles and roars of laughter to audiences faces was the one by Sajid Khan wherein he conducted a ripoff of India TV's Bollywood sting operation on the nominees by asking them their opinions about the other nominees. It was extremely funny to see nominees first making politically correct statements about their fellow nominees on camera, and then carping about the nominations when they thought the camera was off. If the reactions were spontaneous, well it was a gutsy thing that the nominees agreed to, if they were scripted, then it was an innovative and sporting act.
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But the person who literally hijacked the entire show was none other that Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan. His enviable popularity is so high in London, that a huge roar went through the 10,000 strong audience every time his face showed up on the huge AV screens. His act was the highlight of the show with the India-Pakistan and Swades theme which was well received by the audience.
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