| Punjabi Film Awards steal a march for the third time |
9th Mar 2013
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Rajiee Shinde presenting Momento to Sunny Deol | Photo: T.S. Bedi
ll the stars from the Punjabi movie world congregated at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Mohali for one of the most colourful events of the Punjab Film Industry, the '3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards'. The awards ceremony was also attended by celebrities from Bollywood.
Bollywood stars included Jimmy Sheirgill, Rahul Dev, Himesh Reshammiya, Vindu Dara Singh and Sunny Deol. Deol attended the award function in a pure Punjab da puttar style. The glittering entertainment extravaganza also included Minissha Lamba, Claudia Ciesla of the Bigg Boss fame, the bold Mahi Gill, and the ravishing Raveena Tandon.
Apart from the stars from Bollywood, the who's who of the Punjabi film industry included Monica Bedi, Neeru Bajwa, Satinder Satti, Divya Dutta, Gurdas Maan, Jazzy B, Roshan Prince, Geeta Zaildar, Diljit Dosanjh, comedian Kapil Sharma, Satinder Sartaj, Miss Pooja, Preeti Sapru, Gurpreet Ghuggi and the controversial Honey Singh etc.
The audience relished live performances by various singers including Himesh Reshammiya, Honey Singh, and Alfaaz.
Rajiee M Shinde, Director & CEO — PTC Punjabi, PTC News & PTC Chak De while speaking about the importance of the awards said, "The PTC Punjabi Film Awards are our tribute to the fast growing world of Punjabi films and we are particularly delighted that both, the PTC Network and these awards that we created, not only highlight the popularity of Punjabi cinema, but have also contributed to its strong growth."
The award function also became a promoting platform as various artists seized the opportunity and utilized the platform to promote their new ventures. Jimmy Shergill, along with Mahi Gill, singer-composer Jazzy B promoted their forthcoming film, Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Returns. Singer-actor Miss Pooja, Tarun Khanna Sahil and star cast of Pooja Kiven Aa also used this platform to promote their upcoming movie whereas singer Satinder Sartaj used it to launch his latest album 'Afsane Sartaaj De'.
Diljit Dosanjh's and Gippy Grewal's electrifying performances and Monica Bedi›s dance on old Punjabi film songs along with Roshan Prince and Geeta Zaildar entertained audiences. Apart from these, the audience also enjoyed Minissha Lamba's enthralling appearance, Claudia Ciesla's dance on a medley of popular item numbers including her signature song Balma.
Throughout the event stand up comedian Kapil Sharma kept adding doses of laughter with his prompt punches, which is his forte.
It should be noted that out of the total 28 awards Jatt & Juliet, Mirza - The Untold Story, and Carry On Jatta bagged 20 PTC Punjabi Film Awards. Interestingly, the best playback singing awards in both the categories were bagged by prominent Bollywood singers Sunidhi Chauhan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/punjabi-film-awards-steal-a-march-for-the-third-time
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