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Saas-bahu soaps take the cake
Smriti Kak
Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha and the convenor of ITA Awards Shashi Ranjan. It was the D-day for over 1,729 nominations from 442 serials, we are talking about the Hero Honda ITA Awards, 2002. The ceremony saw people from the world of television, cinema, fashion and even sports inch ahead in the venue bursting at the seams. In spite of having more brickbats than bouquets it was the Saas Bahu Kahani, 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' that walked away with not just the award for best serial, but also saw Smriti 'Tulsi' Irani walked away with the Best Actress trophy. The Best Actor was Cezanne Khan better known as Anurag Basu in the soap 'Kasauti Zindagi Ki' and Aman Verma of 'Khull Jha Sim Sim' walked away as the best anchor. MTV won the award for Best Music Channel, Aaj Tak for Best News Channel and ESPN for Best Sports Channel. A distinctive inclusion to the HHITA Awards, 2002, was the addition of four new language categories comprising Tamil, Telgu, Kannada and Malayalam. Among those present were Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Padmini Kolhapuri, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Smita Thakeray and Sanjay Dutt. Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha was the Chief Guest. Bollywood Dreams
Models at the fashion theatre 'Bollywood Dreams'. The invite, designed to resemble a movie ticket was perhaps to draw attention to what seemed otherwise just another show. Recreating the magic of Bollywood is as old as the Bollywood itself. Remember the Lakme India Fashion Week, where they paid tribute to Bollywood and the numerous stages, where they shout themselves hoarse over the legendary Bollywood. The Capital played host to yet another tribute, this one by a few models dressed as movie stars. Claimed to be a fashion theatre, 'Bollywood Dreams' was choreographed by Shyamlee Kalra and her team Production House. "We have been inspired by Bollywood and have tried to recreate the magic of evergreen Hindi characteristics," claimed Shyamlee. Wonder how Helen took to a Lada Singh playing her or whether Hrithik Roshan can smile to a Bhanujeet Sudan playing him.
Saas-bahu soaps take the cake
Smriti Kak
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The show was presented by Shibani Kashyap, who made no attempt to sing and was attended by Ajay Jadeja, Aparna Sharma, Siddarath Tytler
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