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About
10,000 fans from across the United States, Canada and even the
Caribbean packed the Nassau Coliseum at Long Island for the Bollywood
Movie Awards 2007 where Hollywood actor Danny Glover, director Mira
Nair and former actress Asha Parekh were among those honoured.
Bollywood
stars who performed at the Saturday night event included Vivek Oberoi,
Arjun Rampal, Bipasha Basu, Urmila Matondkar, Neha Dhupia and Soha Ali
Khan. Mona Singh of 'Jassi' fame was the MC.
Glover, whose
film credits include 'Lethal Weapon' franchise and whose performance in
the title role of HBO movie "Mandela" earned him an Emmy nomination,
was given the award for Outstanding Contribution to Global
Entertainment. Nair, the maker of crossover films like "The Namesake"
and "Monsoon Wedding", was given the Pride of India Award.
Parekh,
who served as the chairperson of the Indian censor board after retiring
as an actress, was given Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other
awards included: Best film: "Lage Raho Munnabhai"; Best Director:
Rajkumar Hirani for "Lage Raho..."; Best Actor: Hrithik Roshan (in
absentia) for "Dhoom 2"; Best Actress: Bipasha Basu for "Corporate",
Best Actor in Supporting Role: Vivek Oberoi for "Omkara"; Best Actress
in Supporting Role: Kirron Kher for "Rang De Basanti". .
The
audience that packed the Nassau Coliseum had, however, come to be
entertained and they were not disappointed. Macho man Arjun Rampal had
them on their feet with his chartbusters. Vivek Oberoi had the women
swooning with his romantic numbers. Bipasha Basu and Urmila Matondkar
performed to a medley of their songs.
An international touch to
the event was provided by Canada-born pop star Raghav, who performed
his hits 'Angel Eyes' and 'Can't Get Enough', Pakistani singer-actress
Shahida Mini and Caribbean crooner Rick Ramdehal.
Bollywood Group, an entertainment company headed by Kamal Dandona, organizes the annual awards ceremony.
"NRIs
carry and promote our culture, values and tradition in the most
meaningful manner. Their love for India's culture is visible by the
success of today's event," Dandona said after the event.
Indo-Asian News Service
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