Shahid Kapoor recieves Rajiv Gandhi award

With the kind of flight that Shahid Kapur has taken, it’s not surprising that he is receiving awards and recognitions in plenty. The latest one that comes in his basket is the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Awards. The award proves that Shahid has shows eminence in his chosen field.


The award function will be held in the second week of August, just around the release of Shahid's upcoming flick - Kaminey. Talking about the award, Shahid said "I was pleasantly surprised to get the news about my being chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi award. I am only 28 years old and it's really early in my career. I feel humbled and honoured to be chosen by the jury."


The earlier recipients for this award have been the likes of legendary greats like Sunita Williams, Sachin Tendulkar, Mukesh Ambani and Amitabh Bachchan among others

Priyanka Chopra has a fantastic start to 2009

It is just the fourth month of the year but Priyanka Chopra already has enough reason to say 2009 has been 'fantastic' for her. The star has already walked away with seven awards which also includes an international recognition.

Priyanka, who set the silver screen on fire with her scorching performance in 'Fashion' and 'Dostana', was bestowed the Nielsen Box Office Award for outstanding contribution to Asian cinema at the Third Annual Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong last month.

She also walked away with the Filmfare best actress award for her performance as a supermodel in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Fashion'. She also recieved the best actress award at the STAR Screen Awards, Lions Club Gold Awards as well as the Stardust Awards for the same performance.

Aapart, from this she also received an honour at the 10th Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Frames this year for her contribution to entertainment and was also given a best brand ambassador award at the NDTV Profit Car and Bike Awards.

And this is not it. With the upcoming IIFA Awards she can expect some more prizes.

Till then, she is busy with her upcoming films - Ashutosh Gowariker's 'What's Your Raashee?' opposite Hurman S. Baweja and Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Kaminay' alongside Shahid Kapur.