POGO Amazing Kids Awards and POGO Amazing Voice Awards 2007 nominees announced

Media News

Mumbai, November 27, 2007

et ready to see kids with extraordinary talent as POGO Amazing Kids Awards is back! A POGO original production, POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007 stands proud of being the only televised kids’ awards in India. The awards consist of multiple categories within two main sections, namely--POGO Kids Awards, that rewards kids who accomplish extraordinary talent and POGO Voice Awards that empowers kids with the right of choosing their favourite icons. Culminating in a grand awards gala, showcasing high-energy performances, POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007 will be televised exclusively on Saturday, Dec 29th at 6 p.m. on POGO.

Over the past four years, the awards have grown in size and stature. This year, 24 talented kids from across the country will battle it out for the coveted title of the ‘POGO Amazing Kid’ across eight diverse categories including arts, sports, music, singing, dance, genius, leadership and entertainment! These remarkable kids are being profiled on their favourite channel, POGO starting November 19th, 2007.

Speaking about the awards, Monica Tata, Vice President, Advertising Sales and Networks, India & South Asia, Turner International India said, “With the success of last three editions of POGO Amazing Kids Awards, we are proud and elated to announce POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2007. The Awards has the distinction of being the country’s only televised kids’ awards, and also a unique platform that turns the spotlight on the best talent amongst kids across the country. At POGO, every kid is a star and the awards are a reflection of our promise of being a channel that kids can call their own!”

From the Northern region, the POGO Amazing Kid nominees are Bunty Kumar (POGO Amazing Kid Leader) from Jaipur, Shailendra Verma (Parle G Amazing Kid Genius) from Lucknow, Akash Suri (POGO Amazing Kid Artist) and Rohit Bisht (POGO Amazing Kid Sports Star) from Delhi, Keerat Kullar (POGO Amazing Kid Sports Star) from Amritsar and Anirudh Agarwal (POGO Amazing Kid Musician) from Kanpur, will be contesting.

From South, the short listed nominees are Aiswerya Shankar (Parle G Amazing Kid Genius) from Chennai, Mrinali and Kadambari – the Komandur Twins (POGO Amazing Kid Leader) from Bangalore, Pranati Goturi (POGO Amazing Kid Dancer) and R. Sindhuja (POGO Amazing Kid Dancer) from Hyderabad and Prashant Korada (Big Babol Amazing Kid Entertainer) from Vishakapatnam..

From West, the nominees are Surabhi Tipre (POGO Amazing Kid Sports Star), Pia Sutaria (POGO Amazing Kid Dancer), Zenia Bhumgara (Big Babol Amazing Kid Entertainer), Swini Khara (Big Babol Amazing Kid Entertainer), Raj Pandit (POGO Amazing Kid Musician) and Rohit Patil (POGO Amazing Kid Singer) are from Mumbai. Tanay Joshi (POGO Amazing Kid Musician) is from Ahmedabad and Parth Doshi (POGO Amazing Kid Singer) is from Baroda.

From the Eastern region, the nominees are Chirantan Chowdhury (Parle G Amazing Kid Genius), Protijayee Chatterjee (POGO Amazing Kid Artist),Kovid Dutta Gupta (POGO Amazing Kid Artist),and Arpan Mukherjee (POGO Amazing Kid Singer) are from Kolkata. Kislay Kumar (POGO Amazing Kid Leader) is from Patna.

The entire search and selection process of the final 24 nominees across these categories has been managed by Derek O’Brien & Associates Pvt. Ltd, headed by the distinguished and well known quiz master, Derek O’Brien. The winners of the prestigious POGO Kids Awards will be felicitated at a gala, in-studio hosted event in Mumbai that will be interspersed with exciting performances. The winners will be awarded with a child benefit policy worth Rs Five lakhs each and will get a once in a lifetime chance to feature on their favourite channel, POGO and win loads of goodies.  

Having always encouraged kids to voice their choice, the POGO Voice Awards, empower children with the right to vote for their favourite celebrity icons. POGO Voice Awards 2007 category nominees include: Hrithik Roshan; Salman Khan; Abhishek Bachchan; Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan competing for the Most Amazing Super Star, Dhoom 2; Chak De India; Spiderman 3; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Krishna-in Vrindavan are the final nominees in the Most Amazing Film category, for the Most Amazing Song the nominees are title tracks of Dhoom 2; Jhoom Barabar Jhoom; Chak De India; Partner and Darde Disco from the movie Om Shanti Om.

Competing for the Most Amazing Sports Hero are Sania Mirza (Tennis); Vishwanathan Anand (Chess); Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh (Cricket); and Jeev Milkha Singh (Golf). For the Most Amazing Kids Icon, nominees are APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India; Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut; Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket team captain; Shaimak Davar, Choreographer; J K Rowling, Author Harry Potter book series. The nominees in the Most Amazing Kids Programme category are M.A.D. (Music, Art and Dance); Mr. Bean; Galli Galli Sim Sim; Tom and Jerry and Dragon Ball-Z.

POGO, a multi-genre channel created exclusively for kids in India, launched successfully on January 1 2004 and is distributed by Zee Turner Ltd. Broadcast via the PAS-10 satellite, POGO is available in over 21 million cable & satellite homes, and in just months of its launch became the second most popular kids’ entertainment channel in India, after Cartoon Network. Catering to kids and their families, POGO offers the best available programming from acclaimed production companies including Ragdoll Ltd., BBC and HIT Entertainment PLC, with such premium titles as: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban, Takeshi’s Castle, Mr. Bean – The Animated Series, Make Way For Noddy, amongst others. Original productions from POGO include Prime POGO, a hip, energetic hosted zone, POGO Amazing Kids Awards, India’s first televised kids’ awards – now in its fourth year, M.A.D – India’s First Music, Art & Dance Show, Bam! Bam! Bam! Gir Pade Hum, a high energy game show, a sketch, comedy, live action show titled - It’s Alive, India’s first very own pre-school show, Galli Galli Sim Sim and a brand new adventurous series, Cambala Investigation Agency!

For further information, please contact:

Pooja Ahluwalia

Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.

011 4169 9123

pooja.ahluwalia@turner.com

Arpita Bhatia/Vidhi Verma

IPAN

011-42492100

arpita.bhatia@ipan.com/vidhi.verma@ipan.com