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Bollywood film industry is talking about Filmware awards, but there is one more prestigious Award for women, the ninth GR8 Women Achievers Award, recognizing the 24 top achievers for their contribution in their respective professions.
In the ninth GR8 Women Achievers Award, some of the well-known winners are Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Saroj Khan, Rukhsana Kausar, Aradhana Gupta (Molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra’s friend), Loveleen Tandon, Asha Parekh, Shahnaaz Hussain, Zoya Akhtar], Reshma Dhillion Pai (medicine) and many others.
Aishwarya Rai received the Gr8 scroll of honor for social service and global recognition. Aishwarya cam along with her mother to attend the Award ceremony and invited her on the stage saying that she is true superwoman and she inspires her to standout in everything she does.
Shushmita Sen was awarded the Gr8 special mention for supporting a girl child. Like Aishwarya, she also came along with her mother and asked her to present the trophy.
Saroj Khan was awarded for her profession dance; Asha Parekh won the Golden Laurel; Ruchika Girhotra’s friend Aradhana Prakash and Asha Parekh were given a standing ovation by the audience.
The highlight of the evening was specially tribute to Anu Ranjan’s cause of Beti — contestants from across the country had been invited to send a 45-second video on ‘Saving the girl child’.
The gleaming function was held at ITC Grand Maratha on 26 February 2010 in Mumbai. The list of awardees is:
Chetna Sinha — Social Services
Suman Sharma, Aradhana Gupta, Loveleen Tandon and Rukhsana Kausar — GR8! Special Mention
Dr Jatinder Kaur Arora — Science & Technology
Krushna Patil, Sparsh Khanchandani — Sports
Jashmin Shorabji — Young Achiever (Advertising)
Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai — Medicine
Amita Wattal — Education
Manisha Girotra — Banking & Finance
Pooja Chopra — Beauty
Mehgna Malik — Television
Kavita Seth — Music
Sabina Khan — Fashion & Designing
Zia Modi — Law
Asha Parekh — Golden Laurel
Latika Khaneji — GR8! Women’s Entrepreneur (Marketing & Management-Sports);
Saroj Khan — Dance
Directing — Zoya Akhtar
Sushmita Sen — GR8! Special Mention “Supporting a Girl Child”;
Rekha Purie – CSR
Shahnaz Hussain – Entrepreneur
Aishwarya Rai — GR8! Scroll of Honour (Cinema, Social Services & Global Recognition)
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