Zee TV announces the 4th year of Idea Zee Astitva Awards 2008

Media News

Mumbai, September 16, 2008

Zee Entertainment Enterprises flagship channel Zee TV announces its fourth season of celebrating the spirit of woman achievers with Idea Zee Astitva Awards 2008.

As always some illustrious personalities of distinct repute were given the responsibility of judging these ladies who belonged from diverse fields and varied cultural backgrounds. The event was held at the prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. The crème de la crème of the society was present for the award ceremony that started a wee bit late but ensured that the audience stayed glued to their seats by the scintillating performances by Rani Mukherjee, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal, Sajid Khan, Raju Shrivastav, Television stars, SRGMP singers, to name a few.

The jury who decided on the winners in each category like performing arts, social service, business, banking & finance, sports, consisted of eminent people like Ms. Rajashree Birla, Ms. Simone Tata, Ms. Chanda Kochhar Ms. Sangita Jindal, Ms. Sathya Saran, Ms. Pheroza Godrej, Ms. Supriya Sule and last but not the least Ms. Simi Garewal .

The other winners of Idea Zee Astitva Award this year were Priyanka Chopra for films, Farah Khan for her contribution to the world of Indian Cinema, Aroona Irani for Television, Anjum Chopra for Sports, Naina Lal Kidwai for Banking and Finance, Devita Saraf as the young achiever, to name a few.

The Zee Astitva Awards makes an effort every year to recognize the strength and struggles of a woman, the effort that she takes to rise above her society and inspire her fellow women to come out of the drudge and build an identity for their own selves.

Catch all this and more, on Idea Zee Astitva Awards 2008 21st September, 2008 Sunday at 9pm only on Zee TV.

For further information, please contact:

Zee Network

Priyanka Joshi

E-mail: joshipriyanka@zeenetwork.com

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