Star Parivaar Awards 2010 celebrates the 10th anniversary of superlative Hindi programming

Media News

Mumbai, May 19, 2010

Star Plus, one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment channels, celebrates its 10th anniversary of superlative Hindi programming on its flagship event, the Star Parivaar Awards 2010. This year the event is going to be on a never-done-before scale for television awards - a grand and unforgettable evening of celebrating the talent that brings alive the Star Plus story-telling for millions of viewers. Star Plus salutes and recognizes artists and the creative community who work both in front of the camera and behind it.

The Star Parivaar Awards were introduced by Star Plus in 2003 as the first ever award for the creative television community of actors, directors, writers, producers and technicians who have delivered on the Star Plus promise of exceptional television content reaching out to millions of Indian homes day after day. The viewers have been enjoying this Awards show tremendously year after year, making it the most watched event on Star Plus.

This year's Star Parivaar Awards, the 'tyoharo ka tyohar – Star Parivaar' promises to be the biggest ever television awards extravaganza aired this year or ever before! India's best and favorite television artists from the last 10 years of Star Plus – including big names like Tulsi, Parvati, Mr. Bajaj, Komolika, Akshara-Naitik, Sadhana-Ragini, Pratigya, Suhana, to name a few, along with creative names like Rajan Shahi, Ekta Kapoor, JD Majithia, and many more, with the large Bollywood community - will come together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Star Plus. Star Parivaar Awards 2010 will also give the Stat Plus viewers a glimpse of how the celebrations will continue on and off the screen for the years to come, creating the promise of many more years of unparalleled television content.

Sanjay Gupta, COO, Star India Pvt. Ltd. dedicates the significant last 10 years to the loyal fans of the channel, and says, "the Star Parivaar event, this year's grandest celebration on Indian television marks one of the biggest innovations in the Hindi GEC space. Star Plus was the first to create an awards night just for the television creative community. Therefore, the Star Parivaar event is the most fitting platform to commemorate the past decade as we move into the future. This spectacular event will invite viewers to get set for an exhilarating ride of innovation in entertainment as Star Plus moves on to inspire and entertain with shows that tug at their heart strings!"

For further information, please contact:

STAR PLUS

Pooja Kumbhare

Mobile: +919321684518

Email: poojak@in.startv.com