Mallika and Karan to host Zee Cine Awards

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Mallika and Karan to host Zee Cine Awards
Mar 3, 2006
By Indo Asian News Service

Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Mallika Sherawat and Karan Johar! That's right, Bollywood's oomph girl and the suave director team up to host the LIC-Zee Cine Awards to be held Saturday in sunny Mauritius.

While Mallika is a first, Karan is hosting the awards ceremony, being held at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, for the third time.

Those who have seen Karan's hit TV talk show 'Koffee with Karan' know that Mallika was the hot topic of discussion in more than one episode.

Karan, who anchored a major segment of the Filmfare awards last week and was a judge on Sony's 'Indian Idol' where he shared 'scream' space with Hollywood actor Will Smith, is unfortunately having a voice problem.

'The doctors have diagnosed it to be laryngitis. I am getting over it. But I sound like someone completely different. What am I supposed to do? Now I am supposed to host the Zee awards at Mauritius on Saturday. I don't know how I'll do it!' Karan told IANS.

Arjun Rampal, Konkona SenSharma and Gulshan Grover are the other celebrity hosts for the show that promises to be a starry affair with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji and Priyanka Chopra performing.

According to media reports, Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam has welcomed the event, offering every facility to the star personalities.

Co-presented by Pepsi and Motorola, the event can be seen live on Zee TV from 7 p.m. onwards.

The nominations in the main categories are:

Best Film

1. 'Apaharan'

2. 'Black '

3. 'Bunty Aur Babli'

4. 'No Entry'

5. 'Parineeta'

6. 'Sarkar'

7. 'Salaam Namaste'

Best Director

1. Pradeep Sarkar for 'Parineeta'

2. Prakash Jha for 'Apaharan'

3. Ram Gopal Varma for 'Sarkar'

4. Sanjay Leela Bhansali for 'Black'

5. Shaad Ali for 'Bunty Aur Babli'

6. Siddharth Anand for 'Salaam Namaste'

Best Actor - Male

1. Abhishek Bachchan for 'Bunty Aur Babli'

2. Ajay Devgan for 'Apaharan'

3. Akshay Kumar for 'Waqt'

4. Amitabh Bachchan for 'Black'

5. Saif Ali Khan for 'Parineeta'

6. Shah Rukh Khan for 'Paheli'

Best Actor - Female

1. Konkona Sen Sharma for 'Page 3'

2. Preity Zinta for 'Salaam Namaste'

3. Rani Mukerji for 'Black'

4. Rani Mukerji for 'Bunty Aur Babli'

5. Urmila Matondkar for 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara'

6. Vidya Balan for 'Parineeta'

Best Popular Track Of The Year

1. 'Aashiq banaya aapne' ('Aashiq Banaya Aapne')

2. 'Dus bahane' ('Dus')

3. 'Just chill' ('Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya')

4. 'Kaal kaal' ('Kaal')

5. 'Kajra re' ('Bunty Aur Babli')

6. 'Woh lamhe' ('Zeher')